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diff --git a/docs/api-guide/throttling.md b/docs/api-guide/throttling.md index 69b15a82..34418e84 100644 --- a/docs/api-guide/throttling.md +++ b/docs/api-guide/throttling.md @@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ The default throttling policy may be set globally, using the `DEFAULT_THROTTLE_C The rate descriptions used in `DEFAULT_THROTTLE_RATES` may include `second`, `minute`, `hour` or `day` as the throttle period. -By default Django REST Framework will try to use the `HTTP_X_FORWARDED_FOR` header to uniquely identify client machines for throttling. If HTTP_X_FORWARDED_FOR is not present `REMOTE_ADDR` header value will be used. +By default Django REST Framework will try to use the `HTTP_X_FORWARDED_FOR` header to uniquely identify client machines for throttling. If `HTTP_X_FORWARDED_FOR` is not present `REMOTE_ADDR` header value will be used. To help Django REST Framework identify unique clients the number of application proxies can be set using `NUM_PROXIES`. This setting will allow the throttle to correctly identify unique requests when there are multiple application side proxies in front of the server. `NUM_PROXIES` should be set to an integer. It is important to understand that if you configure `NUM_PROXIES > 0` all clients behind a unique [NAT'd](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Network_address_translation) gateway will be treated as a single client. |