Linked Questions
20 questions linked to/from How API Keys Work (FAQ)
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2
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Is there a limit of API requests?
Our development community wants to use Stackoverflow: http://www.openntf.org/blogs/openntf.nsf/d6plinks/NHEF-8R4ABK
We used the Stackoverflow REST APIs to display the most recent requests on http://...
4
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2
answers
312
views
rate-limit per endpoint per IP VS. server apps in hosted environments
I was wondering if the scenario of a server based app that lives in a hosted environment, where a single IP can be shared by many web sites.
As I understand the rate-limit as it stands, every site on ...
4
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2
answers
300
views
Can I apply the API Key first and do the application later?
I don't have an application to submit at the moment, but can I apply the key first?
9
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1
answer
140
views
Count of API Daily limits on different family sites
API daily limits:
Key: 10,000
No Key: 300
How these caps are calculated daily, hitting different family sites?
300/10,000 requests on Stack Overflow
+
300/10,000 requests on ...
8
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1
answer
2k
views
How to make a Stack Exchange API call, using my key
I have a Meteor application and I'm making API calls like:
var urlString = "http://api.stackexchange.com/2.2/users/"+surl;
HTTP.call ("GET", urlString, {params:{site:"stackoverflow"}},
function (...
6
votes
1
answer
341
views
Where is the usage documentation?
I know this is probably a dumb question, but there's a bunch of documentation and I don't know what to do with this stuff. How do you use the API?
5
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1
answer
347
views
Is the Stack API daily quota of 10,000 a hard limit, or can it be increased?
We are developing an indexer that will be used to store and serve up questions/answers related to our products. The indexer uses a key (and soon an access_token) to retrieve the data from Stack ...
3
votes
1
answer
118
views
What's the relation between access_token, key, quota_max, and throttling?
From How API Keys Work (FAQ) I read that the limit of requests per day per IP is 300 without a registered key, or 10000 with it.
And this is what I see by experimenting myself: since I've not ...
3
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1
answer
125
views
Update the default filter editor to use the API key
When I run a sample query using the SE API browser (is that right term?), say against /questions for example (here), I'll always see something to the effect of:
...
"quota_remaining": 9424,
"...
2
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1
answer
112
views
How to get all tags' descriptions from the Stack Exchange API directly?
I know I can get one tag description by request such as "https://api.stackexchange.com/2.2/tags/tag_name/wikis?site=dba".
But if I use it more than hundreds of times, I will get a ...
1
vote
1
answer
74
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Do my users need to be logged in, for quota?
I am building an application and want to showcase relevant Stack Overflow questions. I have made the request and getting a response, but its responding with a quota value:
"quota_max": 300,
"...
1
vote
1
answer
99
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Can the no-key request limit be increased to 1000 for a certain amount of time?
Can the no-API-key request limit be increased to 1000 for a certain amount of time - maybe 1-2 weeks?
-1
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1
answer
1k
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Why and how to make use of API key and credentials Stack Overflow API? [duplicate]
I am in need of using the Stack Overflow API for my website. I've gone through the documentation and I got the API key and client credentials. But my question is, I am able to send my question through ...
-5
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1
answer
630
views
What is the root cause for too many request issue?
I am getting the following error when importing questions under a particular tag name:
{"error_id":502,"error_message":"too many requests from this IP, more
requests available in 56100
seconds"...
0
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0
answers
93
views
How to make unlimited requests to API [duplicate]
I wanted to make unlimited call to the API to retrieve/update the threads. Is there any way to do so?
I understand
"Without a key you can make 300 requests per day, with a key you can make 10,000 ...