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justinclift
on July 31, 2024
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After 10 years, Yelp gave my app 4 days
A 25,000 calls per day limit for an API sounds absurdly low. Any idea if the API calls actually would have used much in the way of backend resources, or do you reckon it was more just mostly a database lookup?
Nextgrid
on July 31, 2024
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API rate-limits have always been a cash grab and a way to discourage efficient automated use in favor of getting a human to "engage" instead.
WoodenChair
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I would be surprised if it were much more than a database lookup.
justinclift
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Yeah, it's probably that simple. 25k calls may only be a few seconds worth of actual database runtime too, if that.
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