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title: Requests Per IP Per Path Per Timeframe Per Application Event Source
slug: ps/help/en_us/vwaf/ag/requests-per-ip-per-path-per-timeframe-per-application-event-source
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createdAt: 2026-08-02T10:05:41.445Z
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## Purpose

This is a special event source that’s triggered by the Event Per IP Per Path Prefilter Handler.

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[Requests Per Minute Per Application Event Source](docId:2HGyra4W-sGNZHXQQ1126) and [Denied Requests Per IP Per Severity Per Timeframe Per App. Ev. Source](docId\:jg5qegxmH77HDzr_y-tme) are similar events.
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For more information regarding adding and editing Event Sources, see [Editing Event Sources](docId\:V6JsMMBOlcuIyvnVzNiYi).
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## Attributes

| Attribute  | Meaning                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| ---------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| msg prefix | Here you can enter some text, which is added to the beginning of the issued alert.<br />The default text is “requests per client ip per prefix for this application are over the configured limit:” |