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title: Throttle the indexing process
slug: '3185'
canonical_url: https://docs.coveo.com/en/3185/
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# Throttle the indexing process

If the Coveo for ServiceNow [indexing](https://docs.coveo.com/en/204.md) process has a noticeable impact on the server hosting your ServiceNow instance, you can use ServiceNow's [rate limiting](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/bundle/australia-api-reference/page/integrate/inbound-rest/concept/inbound-REST-API-rate-limiting.html) feature to limit the number of requests processed hourly.

Rate limiting rules are defined on a per-table basis.
You must therefore [create a Table API rule](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/bundle/australia-api-reference/page/integrate/inbound-rest/task/create-REST-API-rate-limits.html) for every table listed in your [source JSON configuration](https://docs.coveo.com/en/2107.md#content-to-include-tab).

You can choose to apply your rule to a single user or to all users with a specific role.
If you opt for the latter, create a role to assign to the [crawling account](https://docs.coveo.com/en/2107.md#create-a-crawling-account) only, so that your rule doesn't affect other users.