Unauthenticated requests are rate limited by IP. On Mon, Oct 20, 2008 at 10:57 AM, hwked <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > 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 >
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