Request limits

Users that have configurations with large numbers of similar data sources or resources, like security policies or custom rules, can occasionally see a HTTP 429 Too Many Requests error during application.

This is because Terraform attempts to execute items in a configuration in parallel, and depending on the number of similar items you have, there is potential to hit an API call rate that exceeds thresholds set to prevent overuse of system resources.

To address this, version 4.0.0 of our Terraform provider introduced the ability to set a global request limit in your configuration file or through an environment variable. The limit sets the maximum number of requests allowed per second, protecting the Terraform resources from being exhausted by single users. Once you exceed the limit, you receive the 429 error.

Configuration. Add the request_limit argument to the provider block of your configuration file, specifying the request limit per second.
```
provider "akamai" {  
  request_limit = 3  
}
```
Environment variable. From your shell instance, specify the request limit per second using the AKAMAI_REQUEST_LIMIT environment variable.
```
export AKAMAI_REQUEST_LIMIT=3
```