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Version: 0.16

MtaOutboundThrottle

Defines an outbound rate limit rule for message delivery.

This object can be configured from the WebUI under Settings › MTA › Rates & Quotas › Outbound Rate Limits

Fields

enable

Type: Boolean · default: true

Whether to enable this throttle

description

Type: String · required

Short description for the throttle

key

Type: MtaOutboundThrottleKey[]

Optional list of context variables that determine where this throttle should be applied

match

Type: Expression · default: {"else":"true"}

Enable the imposition of concurrency and rate limits only when a specific condition is met

Available variables: MtaQueueHostVariable.

rate

Type: Rate · required

Number of incoming requests over a period of time that the rate limiter will allow

JMAP API

The MtaOutboundThrottle object is available via the urn:stalwart:jmap capability.

x:MtaOutboundThrottle/get

This is a standard Foo/get method as defined in RFC 8620, Section 5.1.

This method requires the sysMtaOutboundThrottleGet permission.

curl -X POST https://mail.example.com/api \
-H 'Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN' \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-d '{
"methodCalls": [
[
"x:MtaOutboundThrottle/get",
{
"ids": [
"id1"
]
},
"c1"
]
],
"using": [
"urn:ietf:params:jmap:core",
"urn:stalwart:jmap"
]
}'

x:MtaOutboundThrottle/set

This is a standard Foo/set method as defined in RFC 8620, Section 5.3.

Supports create, update, and destroy operations in a single call.

Create

This operation requires the sysMtaOutboundThrottleCreate permission.

curl -X POST https://mail.example.com/api \
-H 'Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN' \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-d '{
"methodCalls": [
[
"x:MtaOutboundThrottle/set",
{
"create": {
"new1": {
"description": "Example",
"enable": true,
"key": [],
"match": {
"else": "true"
},
"rate": {
"count": 0,
"period": "0s"
}
}
}
},
"c1"
]
],
"using": [
"urn:ietf:params:jmap:core",
"urn:stalwart:jmap"
]
}'

Update

This operation requires the sysMtaOutboundThrottleUpdate permission.

curl -X POST https://mail.example.com/api \
-H 'Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN' \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-d '{
"methodCalls": [
[
"x:MtaOutboundThrottle/set",
{
"update": {
"id1": {
"description": "updated value"
}
}
},
"c1"
]
],
"using": [
"urn:ietf:params:jmap:core",
"urn:stalwart:jmap"
]
}'

Destroy

This operation requires the sysMtaOutboundThrottleDestroy permission.

curl -X POST https://mail.example.com/api \
-H 'Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN' \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-d '{
"methodCalls": [
[
"x:MtaOutboundThrottle/set",
{
"destroy": [
"id1"
]
},
"c1"
]
],
"using": [
"urn:ietf:params:jmap:core",
"urn:stalwart:jmap"
]
}'

x:MtaOutboundThrottle/query

This is a standard Foo/query method as defined in RFC 8620, Section 5.5.

This method requires the sysMtaOutboundThrottleQuery permission.

curl -X POST https://mail.example.com/api \
-H 'Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN' \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-d '{
"methodCalls": [
[
"x:MtaOutboundThrottle/query",
{
"filter": {}
},
"c1"
]
],
"using": [
"urn:ietf:params:jmap:core",
"urn:stalwart:jmap"
]
}'

CLI

stalwart-cli wraps the same JMAP calls. See the CLI reference for installation, authentication, and general usage.

Fetch

stalwart-cli get mta-outbound-throttle id1

Create

stalwart-cli create mta-outbound-throttle \
--field enable=true \
--field description=Example \
--field 'key=[]' \
--field 'match={"else":"true"}' \
--field 'rate={"count":0,"period":"0s"}'

Query

stalwart-cli query mta-outbound-throttle

Update

stalwart-cli update mta-outbound-throttle id1 --field description='Updated'

Delete

stalwart-cli delete mta-outbound-throttle --ids id1

Nested types

Expression

A conditional expression with match rules and a default value.

match

Type: ExpressionMatch[]

List of conditions and their corresponding results

else

Type: String · required

Else condition

ExpressionMatch

A single condition-result pair in an expression.

if

Type: String · required

If condition

then

Type: String · required

Then clause

Rate

Defines a rate limit as a count over a time period.

count

Type: UnsignedInt · default: 0 · min: 1 · max: 1000000

Count

period

Type: Duration · default: "0s" · min: 1

Period

Enums

MtaOutboundThrottleKey

ValueLabel
mxMX Host
remoteIpRemote IP
localIpLocal IP
senderSender
senderDomainSender Domain
rcptDomainRecipient Domain

Expression references

The following expression contexts are used by fields on this page: