sleep

sleep(ms) pauses execution for a specified duration. Async and yields the Lua VM, allowing other tasks to run while waiting.

Signature

sleep(ms)

async

Parameters

Param	Type	Description
ms	number	Duration to sleep in milliseconds

Returns

None.

Example

function before_fetch(request, ctx)
    -- Rate limiting: wait 2 seconds between requests
    sleep(2000)
    return request
end

See Also

• before_fetch - Modify request before fetching