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I realize now that it causes too much friction. How can i limit free uses without people creating accounts ?
by pomdevv 3y ago
I realize now that it causes too much friction.
How can i limit free uses without people creating accounts ?
- simlevesque 3y agoWith IP addresses or cookies. OAuth could make the signup process simpler.
- pomdevv 3y agoOooh I see. Thank you
- sidlls 3y agoRate limit it by ip address (and/or combination of other request/header data), and be transparent about the limits. Have a blurb asking users not to abuse it by keeping requests to a minimum. Captcha every nth request. I could go on. Why do you want to limit free uses? Is it because it costs you money, or because you think there's a product worth paying for here?
- pomdevv 3y agoI note all those ideas. It costs me money to use the API
- josephcsible 3y agoMaybe something like this: save prior responses and let anyone see those, only requiring an account to ask for new ones.
- pomdevv 3y agoOh interesting one I keep note
- fiddlerwoaroof 3y agoPut each request in a queue, process N requests a second and tell people how many people are in front of them/how long it will be. Adjust the N requests per second based on how much you want to spend max
- BoorishBears 3y agoYou need more strategic thinking: if you get so many people trying to use this thing that you can't afford you bills you have an excellent problem with a million solutions My first thought was this must be a joke if you expect me to login to use it
- pomdevv 3y agoAll the feedbacks are so useful. I'll repost with the changes ;)