diff --git a/app/Http/Kernel.php b/app/Http/Kernel.php
index 5feef552..30020a50 100644
--- a/app/Http/Kernel.php
+++ b/app/Http/Kernel.php
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ class Kernel extends HttpKernel
         ],
 
         'api' => [
-            'throttle:60,1',
+            'throttle:api',
             \Illuminate\Routing\Middleware\SubstituteBindings::class,
         ],
     ];
diff --git a/app/Providers/RouteServiceProvider.php b/app/Providers/RouteServiceProvider.php
index b3544761..43c3c9fb 100644
--- a/app/Providers/RouteServiceProvider.php
+++ b/app/Providers/RouteServiceProvider.php
@@ -2,7 +2,10 @@
 
 namespace App\Providers;
 
+use Illuminate\Cache\RateLimiting\Limit;
 use Illuminate\Foundation\Support\Providers\RouteServiceProvider as ServiceProvider;
+use Illuminate\Http\Request;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\RateLimiter;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Route;
 
 class RouteServiceProvider extends ServiceProvider
@@ -23,6 +26,8 @@ class RouteServiceProvider extends ServiceProvider
      */
     public function boot()
     {
+        $this->configureRateLimiting();
+
         $this->routes(function () {
             Route::middleware('web')
                 ->group(base_path('routes/web.php'));
@@ -32,4 +37,16 @@ public function boot()
                 ->group(base_path('routes/api.php'));
         });
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Configure the rate limiters for the application.
+     *
+     * @return void
+     */
+    protected function configureRateLimiting()
+    {
+        RateLimiter::for('api', function (Request $request) {
+            return Limit::perMinute(60);
+        });
+    }
 }