diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 6fbd968..b57fd04 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -58,6 +58,8 @@ end
 
 Use any [ActiveSupport Time extension to Numeric](http://edgeguides.rubyonrails.org/active_support_core_extensions.html#time) object.
 
+---
+
 By default it will use the request ip address to identity the client making the request.
 You can pass your own identifier using a `Proc`:
 
@@ -83,6 +85,36 @@ class MyApi < Grape::API
 end
 ```
 
+---
+
+By default requests to each endpoint's methods will be counted separately, if you would like the requests to the method to be counted for and checked against a global total, you can specify `global_throttling: true`. When `global_throttling` is set to true, `max` and `per` are ignored on the endpoint and instead, `global_throttling_max`, and `global_throttling_per` from the [configuration](#configuration) are looked at.
+
+> `global_throttling` can also be set to true in the [Grape::Attack configuration](#configuration).
+
+```ruby
+class MyApi < Grape::API
+
+  use Grape::Attack::Throttle
+
+  helpers do
+    def current_user
+      @current_user ||= User.authorize!(env)
+    end
+  end
+
+  resources :comments do
+
+    throttle global_throttling: true
+    get do
+      Comment.all
+    end
+
+  end
+end
+```
+
+---
+
 When rate limit is reached, it will raise `Grape::Attack::RateLimitExceededError` exception.
 You can catch the exception using `rescue_from`:
 
@@ -115,6 +147,8 @@ Content-Type: application/json
 {"message":"API rate limit exceeded for xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx."}
 ```
 
+---
+
 Finally the following headers will automatically be set:
 
 * `X-RateLimit-Limit` -- The maximum number of requests that the consumer is permitted to make per specified period.
@@ -128,6 +162,21 @@ Currently there is only a Redis adapter. You can set redis client url through `e
 
 Defaults to `redis://localhost:6379/0`.
 
+## Configuration
+
+If you wish to set a different [adapter](#adapters) or provide configuration options for `global_throttling`, you can configure `Grape::Attack` in a Rails initializer.
+
+```ruby
+# config/initializers/grape_attack.rb
+
+Grape::Attack.configure do |c|
+  c.adapter = Grape::Attack::Adapters::Memory.new  # defaults to Grape::Attack::Adapters::Redis.new
+  c.global_throttling = true                       # defaults to false
+  c.global_throttling_max = 1000                   # defaults to 500
+  c.global_throttling_per = 1.day                  # defaults to 1.day
+end     
+```
+
 ## Development
 
 After checking out the repo, run `bin/setup` to install dependencies. Then, run `rake spec` to run the tests. You can also run `bin/console` for an interactive prompt that will allow you to experiment.
@@ -142,4 +191,3 @@ Bug reports and pull requests are welcome on GitHub at https://github.com/[USERN
 ## License
 
 The gem is available as open source under the terms of the [MIT License](http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT).
-
diff --git a/lib/grape/attack/configuration.rb b/lib/grape/attack/configuration.rb
index c933a32..90a37be 100644
--- a/lib/grape/attack/configuration.rb
+++ b/lib/grape/attack/configuration.rb
@@ -2,11 +2,14 @@ module Grape
   module Attack
     class Configuration
 
-      attr_accessor :adapter, :disable
+      attr_accessor :adapter, :disable, :global_throttling, :global_throttling_max, :global_throttling_per
 
       def initialize
         @adapter = ::Grape::Attack::Adapters::Redis.new
         @disable = Proc.new { false }
+        @global_throttling = false
+        @global_throttling_max = 500
+        @global_throttling_per = 1.day
       end
 
     end
diff --git a/lib/grape/attack/counter.rb b/lib/grape/attack/counter.rb
index 1f8ea9c..d9d9762 100644
--- a/lib/grape/attack/counter.rb
+++ b/lib/grape/attack/counter.rb
@@ -28,7 +28,11 @@ def update
       private
 
       def key
-        "#{request.method}:#{request.path}:#{request.client_identifier}"
+        if request.throttle_options.global_throttling
+          "#{request.client_identifier}"
+        else
+          "#{request.method}:#{request.path}:#{request.client_identifier}"
+        end
       end
 
       def ttl_in_seconds
diff --git a/lib/grape/attack/options.rb b/lib/grape/attack/options.rb
index 9f9625c..d5b7107 100644
--- a/lib/grape/attack/options.rb
+++ b/lib/grape/attack/options.rb
@@ -5,15 +5,26 @@ module Attack
     class Options
       include ActiveModel::Model
 
-      attr_accessor :max, :per, :identifier, :remaining
+      attr_accessor :max, :per, :identifier, :global_throttling, :remaining
 
-      validates :max, presence: true
-      validates :per, presence: true
+      validates :max, presence: true, unless: :global_throttling
+      validates :per, presence: true, unless: :global_throttling
 
       def identifier
         @identifier || Proc.new {}
       end
 
+      def max
+        global_throttling ? ::Grape::Attack.config.global_throttling_max : @max
+      end
+
+      def per
+        global_throttling ? ::Grape::Attack.config.global_throttling_per : @per
+      end
+
+      def global_throttling
+        @global_throttling.nil? ? ::Grape::Attack.config.global_throttling : @global_throttling
+      end
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/lib/grape/attack/throttle.rb b/lib/grape/attack/throttle.rb
index e06a1a4..f30f32e 100644
--- a/lib/grape/attack/throttle.rb
+++ b/lib/grape/attack/throttle.rb
@@ -17,9 +17,9 @@ def after
         return if ::Grape::Attack.config.disable.call
         return unless request.throttle?
 
-        @app_response['X-RateLimit-Limit']     = request.context.route_setting(:throttle)[:max].to_s
-        @app_response['X-RateLimit-Remaining'] = request.context.route_setting(:throttle)[:remaining].to_s
-        @app_response['X-RateLimit-Reset']     = request.context.route_setting(:throttle)[:per].from_now.to_i.to_s
+        @app_response['X-RateLimit-Limit']     = request.throttle_options.max.to_s
+        @app_response['X-RateLimit-Remaining'] = request.throttle_options.remaining.to_s
+        @app_response['X-RateLimit-Reset']     = request.throttle_options.per.from_now.to_i.to_s
         @app_response
       end