diff --git a/apisec/sampler.go b/apisec/sampler.go
index 97147e7..76131f2 100644
--- a/apisec/sampler.go
+++ b/apisec/sampler.go
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/DataDog/appsec-internal-go/apisec/internal/timed"
+	"github.com/DataDog/appsec-internal-go/limiter"
 )
 
 type (
@@ -20,6 +21,12 @@ type (
 
 	timedSetSampler timed.LRU
 
+	proxySampler struct {
+		limiter limiter.Limiter
+	}
+
+	nullSampler struct{}
+
 	SamplingKey struct {
 		// Method is the value of the http.method span tag
 		Method string
@@ -32,6 +39,20 @@ type (
 	clockFunc = func() int64
 )
 
+// NewProxySampler creates a new sampler suitable for proxy environments where the sampling decision
+// is not based on the request's properties, but on a rate.
+func NewProxySampler(rate int, interval time.Duration) Sampler {
+	if rate <= 0 {
+		return &nullSampler{}
+	}
+	r := int64(rate)
+	l := limiter.NewTokenTickerWithInterval(r, r, interval)
+	l.Start()
+	return &proxySampler{
+		limiter: l,
+	}
+}
+
 // NewSamplerWithInterval returns a new [*Sampler] with the specified interval.
 func NewSamplerWithInterval(interval time.Duration) Sampler {
 	return newSampler(interval, timed.UnixTime)
@@ -53,6 +74,14 @@ func (s *timedSetSampler) DecisionFor(key SamplingKey) bool {
 	return (*timed.LRU)(s).Hit(keyHash)
 }
 
+func (s *proxySampler) DecisionFor(_ SamplingKey) bool {
+	return s.limiter.Allow()
+}
+
+func (s *nullSampler) DecisionFor(_ SamplingKey) bool {
+	return false
+}
+
 // hash returns a hash of the key. Given the same seed, it always produces the
 // same output. If the seed changes, the output is likely to change as well.
 func (k SamplingKey) hash() uint64 {
diff --git a/appsec/config.go b/appsec/config.go
index a50e4e1..09cbbd4 100644
--- a/appsec/config.go
+++ b/appsec/config.go
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ const (
 	// EnvAPISecSampleRate is the env var used to set the sampling rate of API Security schema extraction.
 	// Deprecated: a new [APISecConfig.Sampler] is now used instead of this.
 	EnvAPISecSampleRate = "DD_API_SECURITY_REQUEST_SAMPLE_RATE"
+	// EnvAPISecProxySampleRate is the env var used to set the sampling rate of API Security schema extraction for proxies.
+	EnvAPISecProxySampleRate = "DD_API_SECURITY_PROXY_SAMPLE_RATE"
 	// EnvObfuscatorKey is the env var used to provide the WAF key obfuscation regexp
 	EnvObfuscatorKey = "DD_APPSEC_OBFUSCATION_PARAMETER_KEY_REGEXP"
 	// EnvObfuscatorValue is the env var used to provide the WAF value obfuscation regexp
@@ -48,6 +50,10 @@ const (
 	DefaultAPISecSampleRate = .1
 	// DefaultAPISecSampleInterval is the default interval between two samples being taken.
 	DefaultAPISecSampleInterval = 30 * time.Second
+	// DefaultAPISecProxySampleRate is the default rate (schemas per minute) at which API Security schemas are extracted from requests
+	DefaultAPISecProxySampleRate = 300
+	// DefaultAPISecProxySampleInterval is the default time window for the API Security proxy sampler rate limiter.
+	DefaultAPISecProxySampleInterval = time.Minute
 	// DefaultObfuscatorKeyRegex is the default regexp used to obfuscate keys
 	DefaultObfuscatorKeyRegex = `(?i)pass|pw(?:or)?d|secret|(?:api|private|public|access)[_-]?key|token|consumer[_-]?(?:id|key|secret)|sign(?:ed|ature)|bearer|authorization|jsessionid|phpsessid|asp\.net[_-]sessionid|sid|jwt`
 	// DefaultObfuscatorValueRegex is the default regexp used to obfuscate values
@@ -63,6 +69,7 @@ const (
 type APISecConfig struct {
 	Sampler apisec.Sampler
 	Enabled bool
+	IsProxy bool
 	// Deprecated: use the new [APISecConfig.Sampler] instead.
 	SampleRate float64
 }
@@ -79,12 +86,23 @@ type APISecOption func(*APISecConfig)
 func NewAPISecConfig(opts ...APISecOption) APISecConfig {
 	cfg := APISecConfig{
 		Enabled:    boolEnv(EnvAPISecEnabled, true),
-		Sampler:    apisec.NewSamplerWithInterval(durationEnv(envAPISecSampleDelay, "s", DefaultAPISecSampleInterval)),
 		SampleRate: readAPISecuritySampleRate(),
 	}
 	for _, opt := range opts {
 		opt(&cfg)
 	}
+
+	if cfg.Sampler != nil {
+		return cfg
+	}
+
+	if cfg.IsProxy {
+		rate := intEnv(EnvAPISecProxySampleRate, DefaultAPISecProxySampleRate)
+		cfg.Sampler = apisec.NewProxySampler(rate, DefaultAPISecProxySampleInterval)
+	} else {
+		cfg.Sampler = apisec.NewSamplerWithInterval(durationEnv(envAPISecSampleDelay, "s", DefaultAPISecSampleInterval))
+	}
+
 	return cfg
 }
 
@@ -116,6 +134,13 @@ func WithAPISecSampler(sampler apisec.Sampler) APISecOption {
 	}
 }
 
+// WithProxy configures API Security for a proxy environment.
+func WithProxy() APISecOption {
+	return func(c *APISecConfig) {
+		c.IsProxy = true
+	}
+}
+
 // RASPEnabled returns true if RASP functionalities are enabled through the env, or if DD_APPSEC_RASP_ENABLED
 // is not set
 func RASPEnabled() bool {
@@ -243,3 +268,16 @@ func durationEnv(key string, unit string, def time.Duration) time.Duration {
 	}
 	return val
 }
+
+func intEnv(key string, def int) int {
+	strVal, ok := os.LookupEnv(key)
+	if !ok {
+		return def
+	}
+	val, err := strconv.Atoi(strVal)
+	if err != nil {
+		logEnvVarParsingError(key, strVal, err, def)
+		return def
+	}
+	return val
+}
diff --git a/limiter/limiter.go b/limiter/limiter.go
index f1f16d3..fbe4f3e 100644
--- a/limiter/limiter.go
+++ b/limiter/limiter.go
@@ -28,14 +28,21 @@ type Limiter interface {
 type TokenTicker struct {
 	tokens    atomic.Int64  // The amount of tokens currently available
 	maxTokens int64         // The maximum amount of tokens the bucket can hold
+	interval  time.Duration // The interval at which the tokens are refilled
 	ticker    *time.Ticker  // The ticker used to update the bucket (nil if not started yet)
 	stopChan  chan struct{} // The channel to stop the ticker updater (nil if not started yet)
 }
 
 // NewTokenTicker is a utility function that allocates a token ticker, initializes necessary fields and returns it
 func NewTokenTicker(tokens, maxTokens int64) *TokenTicker {
+	return NewTokenTickerWithInterval(tokens, maxTokens, time.Second)
+}
+
+// NewTokenTickerWithInterval is a utility function that allocates a token ticker with a custom interval
+func NewTokenTickerWithInterval(tokens, maxTokens int64, interval time.Duration) *TokenTicker {
 	t := &TokenTicker{
 		maxTokens: maxTokens,
+		interval:  interval,
 	}
 	t.tokens.Store(tokens)
 	return t
@@ -44,7 +51,7 @@ func NewTokenTicker(tokens, maxTokens int64) *TokenTicker {
 // updateBucket performs a select loop to update the token amount in the bucket.
 // Used in a goroutine by the rate limiter.
 func (t *TokenTicker) updateBucket(startTime time.Time, ticksChan <-chan time.Time, stopChan <-chan struct{}, syncChan chan<- struct{}) {
-	nsPerToken := time.Second.Nanoseconds() / t.maxTokens
+	nsPerToken := t.interval.Nanoseconds() / t.maxTokens
 	elapsedNs := int64(0)
 	prevStamp := startTime
 
diff --git a/limiter/limiter_test.go b/limiter/limiter_test.go
index 6eaa3b3..7d0467c 100644
--- a/limiter/limiter_test.go
+++ b/limiter/limiter_test.go
@@ -349,3 +349,47 @@ func (t *TestTicker) tick(delta time.Duration) {
 func (t *TestTicker) Allow() bool {
 	return t.t.Allow()
 }
+
+func newTestTickerWithInterval(tokens, maxTokens int64, interval time.Duration) *TestTicker {
+	return &TestTicker{
+		C: make(chan time.Time),
+		t: NewTokenTickerWithInterval(tokens, maxTokens, interval),
+	}
+}
+
+func TestLimiterWithInterval(t *testing.T) {
+	startTime := time.Now()
+	t.Run("60-per-minute-rate", func(t *testing.T) {
+		defer goleak.VerifyNone(t)
+
+		l := newTestTickerWithInterval(1, 60, time.Minute) // 60 tokens per minute, so 1 per second
+		l.start(startTime)
+		defer l.stop()
+		require.True(t, l.Allow(), "First call should be allowed")
+		require.False(t, l.Allow(), "Second call should be disallowed")
+
+		l.tick(500 * time.Millisecond)
+		require.False(t, l.Allow(), "A call after 0.5s should be disallowed")
+
+		l.tick(500 * time.Millisecond) // Total 1 second passed
+		require.True(t, l.Allow(), "A call after 1s should be allowed")
+		require.False(t, l.Allow(), "Another call should be disallowed")
+	})
+
+	t.Run("1-per-100ms-rate", func(t *testing.T) {
+		defer goleak.VerifyNone(t)
+
+		l := newTestTickerWithInterval(1, 1, 100*time.Millisecond) // 1 token per 100ms
+		l.start(startTime)
+		defer l.stop()
+		require.True(t, l.Allow(), "First call should be allowed")
+		require.False(t, l.Allow(), "Second call should be disallowed")
+
+		l.tick(50 * time.Millisecond)
+		require.False(t, l.Allow(), "A call after 50ms should be disallowed")
+
+		l.tick(50 * time.Millisecond) // Total 100ms passed
+		require.True(t, l.Allow(), "A call after 100ms should be allowed")
+		require.False(t, l.Allow(), "Another call should be disallowed")
+	})
+}