Merchant volume spike — throttle
draft v1Defensive throttle for merchants whose volume jumps suspiciously.
by seed
Original English
If a merchant processes 100 or more card transactions within 60 seconds, throttle the merchant's API tier.
Compiled AST
{
"name": "Merchant volume spike — throttle",
"action": {
"sink": "billing",
"params": {
"verb": "throttle_tier",
"severity": "high"
}
},
"stages": [
{
"id": "card_burst",
"type": "counter",
"match": {
"eq": "card",
"field": "method"
},
"stream": "payments",
"requires_count": 100,
"remember_for_seconds": 60
}
],
"join_key": "merchant_id",
"description": "If a merchant processes 100 or more card transactions within 60 seconds, throttle the merchant's API tier."
}
Timeline
- Created
- 2026-05-21 18:54