diff --git a/src/app/api/withings/connect/__tests__/route.test.ts b/src/app/api/withings/connect/__tests__/route.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..cef1b033d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/api/withings/connect/__tests__/route.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,136 @@
+/**
+ * v1.4.48 L5 + L14 — GET /api/withings/connect
+ *
+ * Pins:
+ *   1. Happy path: mints a nonce, creates a `WithingsOAuthState` row,
+ *      redirects to the Withings authorize URL with the state cookie
+ *      attached.
+ *   2. Rate-limit: the 11th call in a 60 s window redirects to
+ *      `/settings/integrations?withings=error&reason=rate_limited`
+ *      and does not call `prisma.withingsOAuthState.create`.
+ *   3. Row-create failure: a Prisma error inside the try/catch
+ *      redirects to
+ *      `/settings/integrations?withings=error&reason=connect`
+ *      instead of bubbling a 500.
+ */
+import { describe, it, expect, vi, beforeEach } from "vitest";
+import { NextRequest } from "next/server";
+
+vi.mock("@/lib/api-handler", () => ({
+  apiHandler: <T extends (...args: unknown[]) => unknown>(fn: T) => fn,
+  requireAuth: vi.fn(async () => ({
+    user: { id: "u-1" },
+    session: { id: "s-1" },
+  })),
+}));
+
+vi.mock("@/lib/db", () => ({
+  prisma: {
+    withingsOAuthState: {
+      create: vi.fn(),
+    },
+  },
+}));
+
+vi.mock("@/lib/rate-limit", () => ({
+  checkRateLimit: vi.fn(),
+}));
+
+vi.mock("@/lib/withings/credentials", () => ({
+  getUserWithingsCredentials: vi.fn(),
+}));
+
+vi.mock("@/lib/withings/client", () => ({
+  getAuthorizationUrl: vi.fn(
+    () => "https://account.withings.com/oauth2_user/authorize2?state=nonce-stub",
+  ),
+}));
+
+vi.mock("@/lib/withings/oauth-state", () => ({
+  WITHINGS_OAUTH_STATE_COOKIE: "withings_oauth_state",
+  WITHINGS_OAUTH_STATE_TTL_MS: 10 * 60 * 1000,
+  mintWithingsOAuthStateNonce: vi.fn(() => "nonce-stub"),
+}));
+
+vi.mock("@/lib/logging/context", () => ({
+  annotate: vi.fn(),
+  getEvent: vi.fn(() => ({
+    setError: vi.fn(),
+    addWarning: vi.fn(),
+  })),
+}));
+
+import { GET } from "../route";
+import { prisma } from "@/lib/db";
+import { checkRateLimit } from "@/lib/rate-limit";
+import { getUserWithingsCredentials } from "@/lib/withings/credentials";
+
+function connectRequest(): NextRequest {
+  return new NextRequest("http://localhost/api/withings/connect", {
+    method: "GET",
+  });
+}
+
+beforeEach(() => {
+  vi.mocked(checkRateLimit).mockResolvedValue({
+    allowed: true,
+    remaining: 9,
+    resetAt: Date.now() + 60_000,
+  } as never);
+  vi.mocked(prisma.withingsOAuthState.create).mockReset();
+  vi.mocked(prisma.withingsOAuthState.create).mockResolvedValue(
+    {} as never,
+  );
+  vi.mocked(getUserWithingsCredentials).mockResolvedValue({
+    clientId: "client-id",
+    clientSecret: "client-secret",
+  } as never);
+});
+
+describe("GET /api/withings/connect", () => {
+  it("redirects to the Withings authorize URL on the happy path", async () => {
+    const response = await GET(connectRequest());
+
+    expect(response.status).toBe(307);
+    expect(response.headers.get("location")).toContain(
+      "account.withings.com/oauth2_user/authorize2",
+    );
+    expect(prisma.withingsOAuthState.create).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(checkRateLimit).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      "withings:connect:u-1",
+      10,
+      60_000,
+    );
+  });
+
+  it("redirects to reason=rate_limited when the 11th call within 60 s is rejected", async () => {
+    vi.mocked(checkRateLimit).mockResolvedValueOnce({
+      allowed: false,
+      remaining: 0,
+      resetAt: Date.now() + 60_000,
+    } as never);
+
+    const response = await GET(connectRequest());
+
+    expect(response.status).toBe(307);
+    const location = response.headers.get("location") ?? "";
+    expect(location).toContain("/settings/integrations");
+    expect(location).toContain("withings=error");
+    expect(location).toContain("reason=rate_limited");
+    expect(prisma.withingsOAuthState.create).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+
+  it("redirects to reason=connect when the row create throws", async () => {
+    vi.mocked(prisma.withingsOAuthState.create).mockRejectedValueOnce(
+      new Error("Prisma transient failure"),
+    );
+
+    const response = await GET(connectRequest());
+
+    expect(response.status).toBe(307);
+    const location = response.headers.get("location") ?? "";
+    expect(location).toContain("/settings/integrations");
+    expect(location).toContain("withings=error");
+    expect(location).toContain("reason=connect");
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/app/api/withings/connect/route.ts b/src/app/api/withings/connect/route.ts
index fd8393327..9ed054552 100644
--- a/src/app/api/withings/connect/route.ts
+++ b/src/app/api/withings/connect/route.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 import { apiHandler, requireAuth } from "@/lib/api-handler";
 import { apiError } from "@/lib/api-response";
 import { prisma } from "@/lib/db";
-import { annotate } from "@/lib/logging/context";
+import { annotate, getEvent } from "@/lib/logging/context";
+import { checkRateLimit } from "@/lib/rate-limit";
 import { getAuthorizationUrl } from "@/lib/withings/client";
 import { getUserWithingsCredentials } from "@/lib/withings/credentials";
 import {
@@ -9,7 +10,7 @@ import {
   WITHINGS_OAUTH_STATE_TTL_MS,
   mintWithingsOAuthStateNonce,
 } from "@/lib/withings/oauth-state";
-import { NextResponse } from "next/server";
+import { NextRequest, NextResponse } from "next/server";
 
 /**
  * Redirects the user to Withings OAuth authorization page.
@@ -21,11 +22,39 @@ import { NextResponse } from "next/server";
  * nonce, and the callback resolves the user via the row's `userId`
  * column. Closes the v1.4.43 security audit L-1 finding where the
  * user id was recoverable from log entries / network captures.
+ *
+ * v1.4.48 L5 + L14 — endpoint is now rate-limited per-user (10 calls
+ * per 60 s) so a logged-in user with valid creds can't spam ledger
+ * rows for the full 10-min TTL window. The row-create call is wrapped
+ * in try/catch; a transient DB glitch now lands on the existing
+ * `/settings/integrations?withings=error&reason=connect` surface
+ * instead of bubbling a 500. Both rate-limit and create-failure paths
+ * redirect rather than returning JSON because the entry point is a
+ * browser navigation — a 429 envelope would surface as a blank page.
  */
-export const GET = apiHandler(async () => {
+
+const CONNECT_RATE_LIMIT = 10;
+const CONNECT_WINDOW_MS = 60_000;
+
+export const GET = apiHandler(async (req: NextRequest) => {
   const { user } = await requireAuth();
   annotate({ action: { name: "withings.connect" } });
 
+  const rl = await checkRateLimit(
+    `withings:connect:${user.id}`,
+    CONNECT_RATE_LIMIT,
+    CONNECT_WINDOW_MS,
+  );
+  if (!rl.allowed) {
+    annotate({ action: { name: "withings.connect.rate_limited" } });
+    return NextResponse.redirect(
+      new URL(
+        "/settings/integrations?withings=error&reason=rate_limited",
+        req.url,
+      ),
+    );
+  }
+
   const creds = await getUserWithingsCredentials(user.id);
   if (!creds) {
     return apiError(
@@ -35,13 +64,24 @@ export const GET = apiHandler(async () => {
   }
 
   const nonce = mintWithingsOAuthStateNonce();
-  await prisma.withingsOAuthState.create({
-    data: {
-      nonce,
-      userId: user.id,
-      expiresAt: new Date(Date.now() + WITHINGS_OAUTH_STATE_TTL_MS),
-    },
-  });
+  try {
+    await prisma.withingsOAuthState.create({
+      data: {
+        nonce,
+        userId: user.id,
+        expiresAt: new Date(Date.now() + WITHINGS_OAUTH_STATE_TTL_MS),
+      },
+    });
+  } catch (err) {
+    getEvent()?.setError(err);
+    annotate({ action: { name: "withings.connect.create_failed" } });
+    return NextResponse.redirect(
+      new URL(
+        "/settings/integrations?withings=error&reason=connect",
+        req.url,
+      ),
+    );
+  }
 
   const url = getAuthorizationUrl(nonce, creds);