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Because they're also taking this opportunity to change rate limiting from client_id+user_id to just client_id. To stay inside the free tier, you get 1000 reque
by jamie_ca 3y ago
Because they're also taking this opportunity to change rate limiting from client_id+user_id to just client_id.
To stay inside the free tier, you get 1000 requests spread over 10 minutes (their current spike-smoothing behaviour) across your entire user base.
- SirMaster 3y agoI'm not that great at APIs. Is client_id something you have to register with reddit? So you can't, for example have a client_id per user? What if you as the app maker forced all your users who want to use your app to go register for their free personal client_id for their own personal API use, and then you have them give that client_id to the app along with their OAuth with they log in? I am just trying to understand why a third party app can't just be a "software shell" that individual users can use to access reddit through their own personal free API limits as if they were just some individual accessing reddit through the API.
- wvenable 3y ago> Is client_id something you have to register with reddit? Yes.
- JoshGlazebrook 3y agoclient_id is effectively "apollo" in this context.
- pb7 3y agoYes, GP's question is why can't I go register "apollo_pb7" and give Apollo my secret token so it can make requests on my behalf?