diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index a631d4a1a..cf2e488ec 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -153,4 +153,4 @@ IMPORT_TIME_LIMIT=600
 IMPORT_MEMORY_LIMIT=500M
 REPORT_TIME_LIMIT=12000
 REQUIRE_SAML=false
-
+API_THROTTLE_PER_MINUTE=120
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/Http/Kernel.php b/app/Http/Kernel.php
index 69afddc74..f94d390d7 100644
--- a/app/Http/Kernel.php
+++ b/app/Http/Kernel.php
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@ class Kernel extends HttpKernel
         ],
 
         'api' => [
-            'throttle:120,1',
             'auth:api',
         ],
     ];
diff --git a/config/app.php b/config/app.php
index f08334a6e..f0e61c548 100755
--- a/config/app.php
+++ b/config/app.php
@@ -425,4 +425,15 @@ return [
 
     ],
 
+    /*
+    |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    | API Throttling
+    |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    |
+    | This value determines the number of API requests permitted per minute
+    |
+    */
+
+    'api_throttle_per_minute' => env('API_THROTTLE_PER_MINUTE', 120),
+
 ];
diff --git a/routes/api.php b/routes/api.php
index 398af78bc..e6f841531 100644
--- a/routes/api.php
+++ b/routes/api.php
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ use Illuminate\Http\Request;
 */
 
 
-Route::group(['prefix' => 'v1','namespace' => 'Api', 'middleware' => 'auth:api'], function () {
+Route::group(['prefix' => 'v1','namespace' => 'Api', 'middleware' => ['api', 'throttle:'.config('app.api_throttle_per_minute').',1']], function () {
 
 
     Route::get('/', function() {