There are some API methods that don't have the concept of an unauthenticated user -- these "public-only" resources will not consider OAuth credentials when calculating the rate limit. We are looking to make the application of rate limiting across resources, regardless of whether the resource expects auth or not, consistent in the future.
Taylor On Mon, Nov 29, 2010 at 10:05 AM, Randolph Estebat <raeste...@gmail.com>wrote: > > Thanks for the reply, Igor... > > Yes it should be. The problem is that the headers are giving me the limit > 150 rather than the expected 350 after OAuth. > > Any ideas why this is the case? > > Thanks again. > > > > On Mon, Nov 29, 2010 at 8:17 PM, Igor Kharin <igorkha...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> All rate limited methods responses include X-Ratelimit-Remaining and >> X-Ratelimit-Limit HTTP-headers, use them or >> http://dev.twitter.com/doc/get/account/rate_limit_status >> >> On Fri, Nov 26, 2010 at 1:55 PM, m36tb6ll <raeste...@gmail.com> wrote: >> > >> > Hi! I am a newbie in the field and am working on my first twitter web >> > app. I have created a variable loop timer using rate_limit_status >> > which works well in maximizing the usage of the twitter API without >> > going over the hourly limits. >> > >> > Now that I have incorporated OAuth, I was expecting to see the limit >> > increase from 150 (unauthenticated requests) to 350 (authenticated >> > requests). But, I am still seeing the 150 limit both in the response >> > headers and Firebug when calling rate_limit_status API after OAuth. >> > >> > Is there something I'm missing here? >> > >> > Your help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance... >> > >> > -- >> > Twitter developer documentation and resources: >> http://dev.twitter.com/doc >> > API updates via Twitter: http://twitter.com/twitterapi >> > Issues/Enhancements Tracker: >> http://code.google.com/p/twitter-api/issues/list >> > Change your membership to this group: >> http://groups.google.com/group/twitter-development-talk >> > >> >> -- >> Twitter developer documentation and resources: http://dev.twitter.com/doc >> API updates via Twitter: http://twitter.com/twitterapi >> Issues/Enhancements Tracker: >> http://code.google.com/p/twitter-api/issues/list >> Change your membership to this group: >> http://groups.google.com/group/twitter-development-talk >> > > > > -- > Randolph Estebat > > -- > Twitter developer documentation and resources: http://dev.twitter.com/doc > API updates via Twitter: http://twitter.com/twitterapi > Issues/Enhancements Tracker: > http://code.google.com/p/twitter-api/issues/list > Change your membership to this group: > http://groups.google.com/group/twitter-development-talk > -- Twitter developer documentation and resources: http://dev.twitter.com/doc API updates via Twitter: http://twitter.com/twitterapi Issues/Enhancements Tracker: http://code.google.com/p/twitter-api/issues/list Change your membership to this group: http://groups.google.com/group/twitter-development-talk
