How Many Requests Do I Need for a Meaningful Load Test?
Estimate how many total requests make a load test meaningful using duration × RPS, warmup, percentile stability, and Loadcurl quota holds.
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6 posts tagged with "Metrics & SLOs"
6 articles tagged with "Metrics & SLOs"
Loadcurl2 min readWhat Causes High p99 Latency in APIs?
Common causes of high API p99 latency under load — queues, pools, GC, locks, dependencies — and how to confirm them with load-test reports.
Loadcurl2 min readHow to Set Latency SLOs for an HTTP API
Set practical HTTP API latency SLOs using p95 and p99, tie them to load-test pass criteria, and avoid averages that hide user pain.
Loadcurl2 min readRequest Quota Explained: Why duration × RPS Matters
Understand Loadcurl request quota — allotted, available, held, used — and why starting a test reserves duration × RPS until the run settles.
Loadcurl2 min readWhat Is p95 and p99 Latency?
Understand p50, p95, and p99 latency percentiles for API load testing — why averages lie, how tails form, and how to read them in a load test report.
Loadcurl3 min readHow to Calculate RPS for API Load Testing
Learn how to estimate target requests per second for API load tests using traffic data, concurrency, and peak factors — with safe starting profiles.
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