diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 49c8f5a..47b0d5d 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@
     "fastify": "^4.27.0",
     "grammy": "^1.24.1",
     "leetcode-query": "^1.2.3",
-    "node-schedule": "^2.1.1"
+    "node-schedule": "^2.1.1",
+    "@grammyjs/transformer-throttler": "^1.2.1"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@grammyjs/types": "^3.8.0",
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index 15c49d4..2603480 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@ importers:
       '@grammyjs/parse-mode':
         specifier: ^1.10.0
         version: 1.10.0(grammy@1.24.1)
+      '@grammyjs/transformer-throttler':
+        specifier: ^1.2.1
+        version: 1.2.1(grammy@1.24.1)
       codeforces-api-ts:
         specifier: ^3.0.1
         version: 3.0.1
@@ -75,6 +78,12 @@ packages:
     peerDependencies:
       grammy: ^1.20.1
 
+  '@grammyjs/transformer-throttler@1.2.1':
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-CpWB0F3rJdUiKsq7826QhQsxbZi4wqfz1ccKX+fr+AOC+o8K7ZvS+wqX0suSu1QCsyUq2MDpNiKhyL2ZOJUS4w==}
+    engines: {node: ^12.20.0 || >=14.13.1}
+    peerDependencies:
+      grammy: ^1.0.0
+
   '@grammyjs/types@3.8.0':
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-5r2rUJ/s939iQEt6j2gyl1owbWwKAYAg2gQH7FfWIP1swL2assZ97vRUl8cBU3UEp7es9c/VioWeQjKbV6g4eg==}
 
@@ -126,6 +135,9 @@ packages:
   base64-js@1.5.1:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-AKpaYlHn8t4SVbOHCy+b5+KKgvR4vrsD8vbvrbiQJps7fKDTkjkDry6ji0rUJjC0kzbNePLwzxq8iypo41qeWA==}
 
+  bottleneck@2.19.5:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-VHiNCbI1lKdl44tGrhNfU3lup0Tj/ZBMJB5/2ZbNXRCPuRCO7ed2mgcK4r17y+KB2EfuYuRaVlwNbAeaWGSpbw==}
+
   buffer@6.0.3:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-FTiCpNxtwiZZHEZbcbTIcZjERVICn9yq/pDFkTl95/AxzD1naBctN7YO68riM/gLSDY7sdrMby8hofADYuuqOA==}
 
@@ -473,6 +485,11 @@ snapshots:
     dependencies:
       grammy: 1.24.1
 
+  '@grammyjs/transformer-throttler@1.2.1(grammy@1.24.1)':
+    dependencies:
+      bottleneck: 2.19.5
+      grammy: 1.24.1
+
   '@grammyjs/types@3.8.0': {}
 
   '@types/node-fetch@2.6.11':
@@ -520,6 +537,8 @@ snapshots:
 
   base64-js@1.5.1: {}
 
+  bottleneck@2.19.5: {}
+
   buffer@6.0.3:
     dependencies:
       base64-js: 1.5.1
diff --git a/src/bot/bot.ts b/src/bot/bot.ts
index 2a89f04..b745ac0 100644
--- a/src/bot/bot.ts
+++ b/src/bot/bot.ts
@@ -1,12 +1,15 @@
 import { Bot, Context } from "grammy";
 import { parseMode, ParseModeFlavor } from "@grammyjs/parse-mode";
 import { helpCommand, messageSink, setCommands, startCommand } from "./commands/miscCommands";
+import { apiThrottler } from "@grammyjs/transformer-throttler";
 
 
 export const bot = new Bot<ParseModeFlavor<Context>>(`${process.env.BOT_TOKEN}`);
 export type myBot = Bot<ParseModeFlavor<Context>>;
 
 export async function botInit() {
+	const throttler = apiThrottler();
+	bot.api.config.use(throttler);
 	bot.api.config.use(parseMode("HTML"));
 	setCommands(bot);
 	bot.hears(/^\/start/, async(ctx) => await startCommand(ctx));