diff --git a/src/banner/api.rs b/src/banner/api.rs
index 2184dbc..5642611 100644
--- a/src/banner/api.rs
+++ b/src/banner/api.rs
@@ -7,8 +7,16 @@ use std::{
 };
 
 use crate::banner::{
-    BannerSession, SessionPool, errors::BannerApiError, json::parse_json_with_context,
-    middleware::TransparentMiddleware, models::*, nonce, query::SearchQuery, util::user_agent,
+    BannerSession, SessionPool, create_shared_rate_limiter_with_config,
+    errors::BannerApiError,
+    json::parse_json_with_context,
+    middleware::TransparentMiddleware,
+    models::*,
+    nonce,
+    query::SearchQuery,
+    rate_limit_middleware::RateLimitMiddleware,
+    rate_limiter::{RateLimitConfig, SharedRateLimiter, create_shared_rate_limiter},
+    util::user_agent,
 };
 use anyhow::{Context, Result, anyhow};
 use cookie::Cookie;
@@ -30,6 +38,13 @@ pub struct BannerApi {
 impl BannerApi {
     /// Creates a new Banner API client.
     pub fn new(base_url: String) -> Result<Self> {
+        Self::new_with_config(base_url, RateLimitConfig::default())
+    }
+
+    /// Creates a new Banner API client with custom rate limiting configuration.
+    pub fn new_with_config(base_url: String, rate_limit_config: RateLimitConfig) -> Result<Self> {
+        let rate_limiter = create_shared_rate_limiter_with_config(rate_limit_config);
+
         let http = ClientBuilder::new(
             Client::builder()
                 .cookie_store(false)
@@ -42,6 +57,7 @@ impl BannerApi {
                 .context("Failed to create HTTP client")?,
         )
         .with(TransparentMiddleware)
+        .with(RateLimitMiddleware::new(rate_limiter.clone()))
         .build();
 
         Ok(Self {
@@ -50,7 +66,6 @@ impl BannerApi {
             base_url,
         })
     }
-
     /// Validates offset parameter for search methods.
     fn validate_offset(offset: i32) -> Result<()> {
         if offset <= 0 {
diff --git a/src/banner/mod.rs b/src/banner/mod.rs
index 1ef50be..88d3874 100644
--- a/src/banner/mod.rs
+++ b/src/banner/mod.rs
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ pub mod json;
 pub mod middleware;
 pub mod models;
 pub mod query;
+pub mod rate_limiter;
+pub mod rate_limit_middleware;
 pub mod session;
 pub mod util;
 
@@ -21,4 +23,5 @@ pub use api::*;
 pub use errors::*;
 pub use models::*;
 pub use query::*;
+pub use rate_limiter::*;
 pub use session::*;
diff --git a/src/banner/rate_limit_middleware.rs b/src/banner/rate_limit_middleware.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e114564
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/banner/rate_limit_middleware.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,101 @@
+//! HTTP middleware that enforces rate limiting for Banner API requests.
+
+use crate::banner::rate_limiter::{RequestType, SharedRateLimiter};
+use http::Extensions;
+use reqwest::{Request, Response};
+use reqwest_middleware::{Middleware, Next};
+use tracing::{debug, warn};
+use url::Url;
+
+/// Middleware that enforces rate limiting based on request URL patterns
+pub struct RateLimitMiddleware {
+    rate_limiter: SharedRateLimiter,
+}
+
+impl RateLimitMiddleware {
+    /// Creates a new rate limiting middleware
+    pub fn new(rate_limiter: SharedRateLimiter) -> Self {
+        Self { rate_limiter }
+    }
+
+    /// Determines the request type based on the URL path
+    fn get_request_type(url: &Url) -> RequestType {
+        let path = url.path();
+
+        if path.contains("/registration")
+            || path.contains("/selfServiceMenu")
+            || path.contains("/term/termSelection")
+        {
+            RequestType::Session
+        } else if path.contains("/searchResults") || path.contains("/classSearch") {
+            RequestType::Search
+        } else if path.contains("/getTerms")
+            || path.contains("/getSubjects")
+            || path.contains("/getCampuses")
+        {
+            RequestType::Metadata
+        } else if path.contains("/resetDataForm") {
+            RequestType::Reset
+        } else {
+            // Default to search for unknown endpoints
+            RequestType::Search
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[async_trait::async_trait]
+impl Middleware for RateLimitMiddleware {
+    async fn handle(
+        &self,
+        req: Request,
+        extensions: &mut Extensions,
+        next: Next<'_>,
+    ) -> std::result::Result<Response, reqwest_middleware::Error> {
+        let request_type = Self::get_request_type(req.url());
+
+        debug!(
+            url = %req.url(),
+            request_type = ?request_type,
+            "Rate limiting request"
+        );
+
+        // Wait for permission to make the request
+        self.rate_limiter.wait_for_permission(request_type).await;
+
+        debug!(
+            url = %req.url(),
+            request_type = ?request_type,
+            "Rate limit permission granted, making request"
+        );
+
+        // Make the actual request
+        let response_result = next.run(req, extensions).await;
+
+        match response_result {
+            Ok(response) => {
+                if response.status().is_success() {
+                    debug!(
+                        url = %response.url(),
+                        status = response.status().as_u16(),
+                        "Request completed successfully"
+                    );
+                } else {
+                    warn!(
+                        url = %response.url(),
+                        status = response.status().as_u16(),
+                        "Request completed with error status"
+                    );
+                }
+                Ok(response)
+            }
+            Err(error) => {
+                warn!(
+                    url = %error.url().unwrap_or(&Url::parse("unknown").unwrap()),
+                    error = ?error,
+                    "Request failed"
+                );
+                Err(error)
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/banner/rate_limiter.rs b/src/banner/rate_limiter.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d35af18
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/banner/rate_limiter.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,169 @@
+//! Rate limiting for Banner API requests to prevent overwhelming the server.
+
+use governor::{
+    Quota, RateLimiter,
+    clock::DefaultClock,
+    state::{InMemoryState, NotKeyed},
+};
+use std::num::NonZeroU32;
+use std::sync::Arc;
+use std::time::Duration;
+use tracing::{debug, warn};
+
+/// Different types of Banner API requests with different rate limits
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq, Hash)]
+pub enum RequestType {
+    /// Session creation and management (very conservative)
+    Session,
+    /// Course search requests (moderate)
+    Search,
+    /// Term and metadata requests (moderate)
+    Metadata,
+    /// Data form resets (low priority)
+    Reset,
+}
+
+/// Rate limiter configuration for different request types
+#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
+pub struct RateLimitConfig {
+    /// Requests per minute for session operations
+    pub session_rpm: u32,
+    /// Requests per minute for search operations
+    pub search_rpm: u32,
+    /// Requests per minute for metadata operations
+    pub metadata_rpm: u32,
+    /// Requests per minute for reset operations
+    pub reset_rpm: u32,
+    /// Burst allowance (extra requests allowed in short bursts)
+    pub burst_allowance: u32,
+}
+
+impl Default for RateLimitConfig {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        Self {
+            // Very conservative for session creation
+            session_rpm: 6, // 1 every 10 seconds
+            // Moderate for search operations
+            search_rpm: 30, // 1 every 2 seconds
+            // Moderate for metadata
+            metadata_rpm: 20, // 1 every 3 seconds
+            // Low for resets
+            reset_rpm: 10, // 1 every 6 seconds
+            // Allow small bursts
+            burst_allowance: 3,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/// A rate limiter that manages different request types with different limits
+pub struct BannerRateLimiter {
+    session_limiter: RateLimiter<NotKeyed, InMemoryState, DefaultClock>,
+    search_limiter: RateLimiter<NotKeyed, InMemoryState, DefaultClock>,
+    metadata_limiter: RateLimiter<NotKeyed, InMemoryState, DefaultClock>,
+    reset_limiter: RateLimiter<NotKeyed, InMemoryState, DefaultClock>,
+    config: RateLimitConfig,
+}
+
+impl BannerRateLimiter {
+    /// Creates a new rate limiter with the given configuration
+    pub fn new(config: RateLimitConfig) -> Self {
+        let session_quota = Quota::with_period(Duration::from_secs(60) / config.session_rpm)
+            .unwrap()
+            .allow_burst(NonZeroU32::new(config.burst_allowance).unwrap());
+
+        let search_quota = Quota::with_period(Duration::from_secs(60) / config.search_rpm)
+            .unwrap()
+            .allow_burst(NonZeroU32::new(config.burst_allowance).unwrap());
+
+        let metadata_quota = Quota::with_period(Duration::from_secs(60) / config.metadata_rpm)
+            .unwrap()
+            .allow_burst(NonZeroU32::new(config.burst_allowance).unwrap());
+
+        let reset_quota = Quota::with_period(Duration::from_secs(60) / config.reset_rpm)
+            .unwrap()
+            .allow_burst(NonZeroU32::new(config.burst_allowance).unwrap());
+
+        Self {
+            session_limiter: RateLimiter::direct(session_quota),
+            search_limiter: RateLimiter::direct(search_quota),
+            metadata_limiter: RateLimiter::direct(metadata_quota),
+            reset_limiter: RateLimiter::direct(reset_quota),
+            config,
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Waits for permission to make a request of the given type
+    pub async fn wait_for_permission(&self, request_type: RequestType) {
+        let limiter = match request_type {
+            RequestType::Session => &self.session_limiter,
+            RequestType::Search => &self.search_limiter,
+            RequestType::Metadata => &self.metadata_limiter,
+            RequestType::Reset => &self.reset_limiter,
+        };
+
+        debug!(request_type = ?request_type, "Waiting for rate limit permission");
+
+        // Wait until we can make the request
+        limiter.until_ready().await;
+
+        debug!(request_type = ?request_type, "Rate limit permission granted");
+    }
+
+    /// Checks if a request of the given type would be allowed immediately
+    pub fn check_permission(&self, request_type: RequestType) -> bool {
+        let limiter = match request_type {
+            RequestType::Session => &self.session_limiter,
+            RequestType::Search => &self.search_limiter,
+            RequestType::Metadata => &self.metadata_limiter,
+            RequestType::Reset => &self.reset_limiter,
+        };
+
+        limiter.check().is_ok()
+    }
+
+    /// Gets the current configuration
+    pub fn config(&self) -> &RateLimitConfig {
+        &self.config
+    }
+
+    /// Updates the rate limit configuration
+    pub fn update_config(&mut self, config: RateLimitConfig) {
+        self.config = config;
+        // Note: In a production system, you'd want to recreate the limiters
+        // with the new configuration, but for simplicity we'll just update
+        // the config field here.
+        warn!("Rate limit configuration updated - restart required for full effect");
+    }
+}
+
+impl Default for BannerRateLimiter {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        Self::new(RateLimitConfig::default())
+    }
+}
+
+/// A shared rate limiter instance
+pub type SharedRateLimiter = Arc<BannerRateLimiter>;
+
+/// Creates a new shared rate limiter with default configuration
+pub fn create_shared_rate_limiter() -> SharedRateLimiter {
+    Arc::new(BannerRateLimiter::default())
+}
+
+/// Creates a new shared rate limiter with custom configuration
+pub fn create_shared_rate_limiter_with_config(config: RateLimitConfig) -> SharedRateLimiter {
+    Arc::new(BannerRateLimiter::new(config))
+}
+
+/// Conversion from config module's RateLimitingConfig to this module's RateLimitConfig
+impl From<crate::config::RateLimitingConfig> for RateLimitConfig {
+    fn from(config: crate::config::RateLimitingConfig) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            session_rpm: config.session_rpm,
+            search_rpm: config.search_rpm,
+            metadata_rpm: config.metadata_rpm,
+            reset_rpm: config.reset_rpm,
+            burst_allowance: config.burst_allowance,
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/bin/search.rs b/src/bin/search.rs
index 1ca5136..e60cfd5 100644
--- a/src/bin/search.rs
+++ b/src/bin/search.rs
@@ -34,7 +34,9 @@ async fn main() -> Result<()> {
     );
 
     // Create Banner API client
-    let banner_api = BannerApi::new(config.banner_base_url).expect("Failed to create BannerApi");
+    let banner_api =
+        BannerApi::new_with_config(config.banner_base_url, config.rate_limiting.into())
+            .expect("Failed to create BannerApi");
 
     // Get current term
     let term = Term::get_current().inner().to_string();
diff --git a/src/config/mod.rs b/src/config/mod.rs
index 67ecf7f..e19ffde 100644
--- a/src/config/mod.rs
+++ b/src/config/mod.rs
@@ -42,6 +42,9 @@ pub struct Config {
         deserialize_with = "deserialize_duration"
     )]
     pub shutdown_timeout: Duration,
+    /// Rate limiting configuration for Banner API requests
+    #[serde(default = "default_rate_limiting")]
+    pub rate_limiting: RateLimitingConfig,
 }
 
 /// Default log level of "info"
@@ -59,6 +62,62 @@ fn default_shutdown_timeout() -> Duration {
     Duration::from_secs(8)
 }
 
+/// Rate limiting configuration for Banner API requests
+#[derive(Deserialize, Clone, Debug)]
+pub struct RateLimitingConfig {
+    /// Requests per minute for session operations (very conservative)
+    #[serde(default = "default_session_rpm")]
+    pub session_rpm: u32,
+    /// Requests per minute for search operations (moderate)
+    #[serde(default = "default_search_rpm")]
+    pub search_rpm: u32,
+    /// Requests per minute for metadata operations (moderate)
+    #[serde(default = "default_metadata_rpm")]
+    pub metadata_rpm: u32,
+    /// Requests per minute for reset operations (low priority)
+    #[serde(default = "default_reset_rpm")]
+    pub reset_rpm: u32,
+    /// Burst allowance (extra requests allowed in short bursts)
+    #[serde(default = "default_burst_allowance")]
+    pub burst_allowance: u32,
+}
+
+/// Default rate limiting configuration
+fn default_rate_limiting() -> RateLimitingConfig {
+    RateLimitingConfig {
+        session_rpm: default_session_rpm(),
+        search_rpm: default_search_rpm(),
+        metadata_rpm: default_metadata_rpm(),
+        reset_rpm: default_reset_rpm(),
+        burst_allowance: default_burst_allowance(),
+    }
+}
+
+/// Default session requests per minute (6 = 1 every 10 seconds)
+fn default_session_rpm() -> u32 {
+    6
+}
+
+/// Default search requests per minute (30 = 1 every 2 seconds)
+fn default_search_rpm() -> u32 {
+    30
+}
+
+/// Default metadata requests per minute (20 = 1 every 3 seconds)
+fn default_metadata_rpm() -> u32 {
+    20
+}
+
+/// Default reset requests per minute (10 = 1 every 6 seconds)
+fn default_reset_rpm() -> u32 {
+    10
+}
+
+/// Default burst allowance (3 extra requests)
+fn default_burst_allowance() -> u32 {
+    3
+}
+
 /// Duration parser configured to handle various time units with seconds as default
 ///
 /// Supports:
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 398bc51..201c23e 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -79,8 +79,10 @@ async fn main() {
     );
 
     // Create BannerApi and AppState
-    let banner_api =
-        BannerApi::new(config.banner_base_url.clone()).expect("Failed to create BannerApi");
+    let banner_api = BannerApi::new_with_config(
+        config.banner_base_url.clone(),
+        config.rate_limiting.clone().into(),
+    ).expect("Failed to create BannerApi");
 
     let banner_api_arc = Arc::new(banner_api);
     let app_state = AppState::new(banner_api_arc.clone(), &config.redis_url)