diff --git a/controller/ratelimit_middleware.go b/controller/ratelimit_middleware.go
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+++ b/controller/ratelimit_middleware.go
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+package controller
+
+import (
+	"github.com/gin-gonic/gin"
+	"go.uber.org/ratelimit"
+)
+
+var rl ratelimit.Limiter
+
+func rateLimitMiddleware(c *gin.Context) {
+	rl.Take()
+
+	c.Next()
+}