Class: Ratelimit

Last published : Nov 12, 2026
A rate limiter associated with one or more callers
Related information
XenServer 8.4 Management API

Fields for class: Ratelimit

Field Type Qualifier Description
burst_size float RO/constructor Maximum tokens that the bucket can hold
callers Caller ref set RO/runtime The set of callers attached to this rate limiter
fill_rate float RO/constructor Tokens added to the bucket per second
name_description string RW a notes field containing human-readable description
name_label string RW a human-readable name
uuid string RO/runtime Unique identifier/object reference

RPCs associated with class: Ratelimit

RPC name: addcaller

Overview:
Attach the given caller to this rate limiter. Replaces any rate limiter previously attached to the caller.
Signature:
void add_caller (session ref session_ref, Rate_limit ref self, Caller ref caller)
Arguments:
Type Name Description
session ref session_ref Reference to a valid session
Rate_limit ref self The rate limiter
Caller ref caller The caller to attach
Minimum Role: pool-admin
Return Type: void

RPC name: create

Overview:
Create a new Ratelimit instance, and return its handle.
Signature:
Rate_limit ref create (session ref session_ref, Rate_limit record args)
Arguments:
Type Name Description
session ref session_ref Reference to a valid session
Rate_limit record args All constructor arguments
Minimum Role: pool-admin
Return Type: Rate_limit ref
reference to the newly created object

RPC name: destroy

Overview:
Destroy the specified Ratelimit instance.
Signature:
void destroy (session ref session_ref, Rate_limit ref self)
Arguments:
Type Name Description
session ref session_ref Reference to a valid session
Rate_limit ref self reference to the object
Minimum Role: pool-admin
Return Type: void

RPC name: getall

Overview:
Return a list of all the Ratelimits known to the system.
Signature:
Rate_limit ref set get_all (session ref session_ref)
Arguments:
Type Name Description
session ref session_ref Reference to a valid session
Minimum Role: read-only
Return Type: Rate_limit ref set
references to all objects

RPC name: getallrecords

Overview:
Return a map of Ratelimit references to Ratelimit records for all Ratelimits known to the system.
Signature:
(Rate_limit ref -> Rate_limit record) map get_all_records (session ref session_ref)
Arguments:
Type Name Description
session ref session_ref Reference to a valid session
Minimum Role: read-only
Return Type: (Rate_limit ref -> Rate_limit record) map
records of all objects

RPC name: getburstsize

Overview:
Get the burstsize field of the given Ratelimit.
Signature:
float get_burst_size (session ref session_ref, Rate_limit ref self)
Arguments:
Type Name Description
session ref session_ref Reference to a valid session
Rate_limit ref self reference to the object
Minimum Role: read-only
Return Type: float
value of the field

RPC name: getbynamelabel

Overview:
Get all the Ratelimit instances with the given label.
Signature:
Rate_limit ref set get_by_name_label (session ref session_ref, string label)
Arguments:
Type Name Description
session ref session_ref Reference to a valid session
string label label of object to return
Minimum Role: read-only
Return Type: Rate_limit ref set
references to objects with matching names

RPC name: getbyuuid

Overview:
Get a reference to the Ratelimit instance with the specified UUID.
Signature:
Rate_limit ref get_by_uuid (session ref session_ref, string uuid)
Arguments:
Type Name Description
session ref session_ref Reference to a valid session
string uuid UUID of object to return
Minimum Role: read-only
Return Type: Rate_limit ref
reference to the object

RPC name: getcallers

Overview:
Get the callers field of the given Ratelimit.
Signature:
Caller ref set get_callers (session ref session_ref, Rate_limit ref self)
Arguments:
Type Name Description
session ref session_ref Reference to a valid session
Rate_limit ref self reference to the object
Minimum Role: read-only
Return Type: Caller ref set
value of the field

RPC name: getfillrate

Overview:
Get the fillrate field of the given Ratelimit.
Signature:
float get_fill_rate (session ref session_ref, Rate_limit ref self)
Arguments:
Type Name Description
session ref session_ref Reference to a valid session
Rate_limit ref self reference to the object
Minimum Role: read-only
Return Type: float
value of the field

RPC name: getnamedescription

Overview:
Get the name/description field of the given Ratelimit.
Signature:
string get_name_description (session ref session_ref, Rate_limit ref self)
Arguments:
Type Name Description
session ref session_ref Reference to a valid session
Rate_limit ref self reference to the object
Minimum Role: read-only
Return Type: string
value of the field

RPC name: getnamelabel

Overview:
Get the name/label field of the given Ratelimit.
Signature:
string get_name_label (session ref session_ref, Rate_limit ref self)
Arguments:
Type Name Description
session ref session_ref Reference to a valid session
Rate_limit ref self reference to the object
Minimum Role: read-only
Return Type: string
value of the field

RPC name: getrecord

Overview:
Get a record containing the current state of the given Ratelimit.
Signature:
Rate_limit record get_record (session ref session_ref, Rate_limit ref self)
Arguments:
Type Name Description
session ref session_ref Reference to a valid session
Rate_limit ref self reference to the object
Minimum Role: read-only
Return Type: Rate_limit record
all fields from the object

RPC name: getuuid

Overview:
Get the uuid field of the given Ratelimit.
Signature:
string get_uuid (session ref session_ref, Rate_limit ref self)
Arguments:
Type Name Description
session ref session_ref Reference to a valid session
Rate_limit ref self reference to the object
Minimum Role: read-only
Return Type: string
value of the field

RPC name: removecaller

Overview:
Detach the given caller from this rate limiter
Signature:
void remove_caller (session ref session_ref, Rate_limit ref self, Caller ref caller)
Arguments:
Type Name Description
session ref session_ref Reference to a valid session
Rate_limit ref self The rate limiter
Caller ref caller The caller to detach
Minimum Role: pool-admin
Return Type: void

RPC name: setburstsize

Overview:
Set the burst size of the rate limiter
Signature:
void set_burst_size (session ref session_ref, Rate_limit ref self, float value)
Arguments:
Type Name Description
session ref session_ref Reference to a valid session
Rate_limit ref self The rate limiter
float value The new burst size, must be positive
Minimum Role: pool-admin
Return Type: void

RPC name: setfillrate

Overview:
Set the fill rate of the rate limiter
Signature:
void set_fill_rate (session ref session_ref, Rate_limit ref self, float value)
Arguments:
Type Name Description
session ref session_ref Reference to a valid session
Rate_limit ref self The rate limiter
float value The new fill rate (tokens/second), must be positive
Minimum Role: pool-admin
Return Type: void

RPC name: setnamedescription

Overview:
Set the name/description field of the given Ratelimit.
Signature:
void set_name_description (session ref session_ref, Rate_limit ref self, string value)
Arguments:
Type Name Description
session ref session_ref Reference to a valid session
Rate_limit ref self reference to the object
string value New value to set
Minimum Role: pool-admin
Return Type: void

RPC name: setnamelabel

Overview:
Set the name/label field of the given Ratelimit.
Signature:
void set_name_label (session ref session_ref, Rate_limit ref self, string value)
Arguments:
Type Name Description
session ref session_ref Reference to a valid session
Rate_limit ref self reference to the object
string value New value to set
Minimum Role: pool-admin
Return Type: void