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Is there any client side limitation on API?
posted by john1jacobSTAFFMOD on August 24, 2016 at 3:52 AM
I know there is 40 request limit every 10 seconds for an IP Address. But let's say my user is viewing a page with around 50 movies and I want to request all of them through AJAX. Will the restriction still be imposed for the client? If yes, how do I pass the user's IP address into the API to remove the restrction for him maybe.
Thanks
Reply by Travis Bell
on August 24, 2016 at 9:56 PM
Hi john1jacob,
The limit is simply imposed by IP, so if you have your client make the request instead of your server, each person making a request is the one with the limit.
The auto complete search here on the website is making direct calls to the API. I just use jQuery's standard .ajax() calls with my API key. It's a real world example of what you're talking about.