diff --git a/TRENZ.Docs.API/Controllers/SearchController.cs b/TRENZ.Docs.API/Controllers/SearchController.cs
index c7233c8..c59a02c 100644
--- a/TRENZ.Docs.API/Controllers/SearchController.cs
+++ b/TRENZ.Docs.API/Controllers/SearchController.cs
@@ -34,18 +34,20 @@ public async Task<IndexStats> Stats()
     }
 
     [HttpGet]
-    public async Task Reindex([FromQuery] string? key, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
+    public async Task<IActionResult> Reindex([FromQuery] string? key, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
     {
         if (_configuration["ReindexPassword"] != key)
-            return;
+            return Unauthorized();
 
 #if !DEBUG
-        if (DateTime.Now - _lastReindex < TimeSpan.FromMinutes(30))
-            return;
+        if (DateTime.Now - _lastReindex < TimeSpan.FromSeconds(_configuration.GetValue<int>("ReindexThrottling")))
+            return new StatusCodeResult(429);
 
         _lastReindex = DateTime.Now;
 #endif
 
         await _indexWorker.DoReindex(cancellationToken);
+
+        return Ok();
     }
 }
diff --git a/TRENZ.Docs.API/appsettings.json b/TRENZ.Docs.API/appsettings.json
index 10f68b8..34d4eae 100644
--- a/TRENZ.Docs.API/appsettings.json
+++ b/TRENZ.Docs.API/appsettings.json
@@ -5,5 +5,6 @@
       "Microsoft.AspNetCore": "Warning"
     }
   },
-  "AllowedHosts": "*"
+  "AllowedHosts": "*",
+  "ReindexThrottling": 600
 }