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AZ-204 Practice Question: Connect to and consume Azure services and third-party services
A developer exposes several backend APIs through Azure API Management. Clients must be throttled by subscription to protect the backend. What should be configured?
⚠ Common exam trap
Many candidates confuse Application Insights sampling (a telemetry feature) with API throttling, or think Blob soft delete or DNS zones could somehow limit API calls, when only API Management policies directly enforce subscription-based rate limits.
Answer choices
Why each option matters
Answer the question above first, then reveal the full breakdown to understand why each option is right or wrong.
Correct answer & explanation
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API Management rate-limit or quota policy
Azure API Management provides built-in rate-limit and quota policies that allow you to throttle client requests based on the subscription key. This directly protects backend services from excessive traffic by enforcing per-subscription call rates and quotas, which aligns with the requirement to throttle clients by subscription.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
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Blob soft delete
Why it's wrong here
Blob soft delete has no effect on API traffic.
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Application Insights sampling
Why it's wrong here
Sampling reduces telemetry volume, not API traffic.
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Private DNS zone only
Why it's wrong here
Private DNS resolves names but does not throttle clients.
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API Management rate-limit or quota policy
Why this is correct
APIM policies can enforce rate limits and quotas per subscription or caller.
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