Here's the typical errors. Call 1 says 132 hits remaining; call 2 returns over the limit. Once an hour, call 2 slips through and returns the right result. Otherwise, on some accounts - the rate_limit bug blocks access. On other accounts, there is no problem at all. Sometimes, the problem resolves on one account; and moves to another. In my humble opinion, the bugs trace to out-of-control, unpredictable rate-limiting statements.
Also, note reset time in seconds makes no sense. 1. http://twitter.com/account/rate_limit_status.xml Results: <hash> <remaining-hits type="integer">132</remaining-hits> <hourly-limit type="integer">150</hourly-limit> <reset-time type="datetime">2009-08-18T17:32:14+00:00</reset-time> <reset-time-in-seconds type="integer">1250616734</reset-time-in- seconds> </hash> 2. http://twitter.com/statuses/followers/scotmckay.xml Results: <hash> <request>/statuses/followers/scotmckay.xml</request> - <error> Rate limit exceeded. Clients may not make more than 150 requests per hour. </error> </hash>
