Alex, Rate limiting is only for authenticated API methods. So, how is accessing a user timeline like this:
http://twitter.com/statuses/user_timeline/ahujaankit.json an authenticated api call if the user's timeline is not protected? Whose account is the call going to be charged to? So, is it necessary for me to authenticate the user just in order to display his timeline? On Oct 20, 10:41 pm, "Alex Payne" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Sure would. > > > > On Mon, Oct 20, 2008 at 10:33 AM, hwked <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > If I simply access the rss feed of the user's timeline, i.e. > > >http://twitter.com/statuses/user_timeline/ahujaankit.rss > > > will that also count as an api call? > > > On Oct 20, 8:57 pm, "Alex Payne" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Yes, all calls count. > > >> On Mon, Oct 20, 2008 at 7:28 AM, hwked <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >> > Ok also I am actually not authenticating the user. I am using "http:// > >> > twitter.com/statuses/user_timeline/bob.json" to obtain the user's last > >> > 20 tweets. > > >> > My app is only making this single api call. Still, I don't think I am > >> > being allowed 70 api calls per hour. If I make a different api call, > >> > say for a different user, such as > > >> > "http://twitter.com/statuses/user_timeline/ahujaankit.json"; > > >> > Would that also count in the 70 that are allowed? > > >> > On Oct 20, 3:26 am, "Alex Payne" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> >> Yes, please see this API > >> >> method:http://apiwiki.twitter.com/REST+API+Documentation#ratelimitstatus > > >> >> On Sat, Oct 18, 2008 at 11:06 AM, hwked <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >> >> > Is there anyway I can track the no. of api calls made from my client? > >> >> > I don't know but after making a few calls, twitter starts sending an > >> >> > error :| > > >> >> > On Oct 18, 8:35 pm, Cameron Kaiser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> >> >> > Does twitter take into account only the client IP address to > >> >> >> > determine > >> >> >> > the no. of calls made to it? Doesn't it take into account the > >> >> >> > application that is sending the api call? > > >> >> >> Yes, or whatever credentials you provide it. No (too easy to abuse > >> >> >> by simply > >> >> >> changing application strings). > > >> >> >> -- > >> >> >> ------------------------------------ > >> >> >> personal:http://www.cameronkaiser.com/-- > >> >> >> Cameron Kaiser * Floodgap Systems [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> >> >> -- If you're not very clever, you should be conciliatory. -- > >> >> >> Benjamin Disraeli > > >> >> -- > >> >> Alex Payne - API Lead, Twitter, Inc.http://twitter.com/al3x > > >> -- > >> Alex Payne - API Lead, Twitter, Inc.http://twitter.com/al3x > > -- > Alex Payne - API Lead, Twitter, Inc.http://twitter.com/al3x
