diff --git a/swh/web/api/views/origin.py b/swh/web/api/views/origin.py
--- a/swh/web/api/views/origin.py
+++ b/swh/web/api/views/origin.py
@@ -175,7 +175,8 @@
 
 
 @api_route(r'/origin/search/(?P<url_pattern>.+)/',
-           'api-1-origin-search')
+           'api-1-origin-search',
+           throttle_scope='swh_api_origin_search')
 @api_doc('/origin/search/')
 @format_docstring(return_origin_array=DOC_RETURN_ORIGIN_ARRAY)
 def api_origin_search(request, url_pattern):
diff --git a/swh/web/config.py b/swh/web/config.py
--- a/swh/web/config.py
+++ b/swh/web/config.py
@@ -49,6 +49,12 @@
                 },
                 'exempted_networks': ['127.0.0.0/8']
             },
+            'swh_api_origin_search': {
+                'limiter_rate': {
+                    'default': '10/m'
+                },
+                'exempted_networks': ['127.0.0.0/8']
+            },
             'swh_vault_cooking': {
                 'limiter_rate': {
                     'default': '120/h',