OAuth Token Request Limitations

patricknegri · 2012-02-29T20:45:16.000Z

Ok, i know that with a specific token i can make 350 calls per hour, and for others 150.

What about the request for the token itself? I am experiencing a limit of 10 tokens requests per second (Getting ECONNREFUSED and forbidden messages).

What if my app goes to television and more than 1000 users tries to sign in with their Twitter account in the same hour?

Thanks

episod · 2012-02-29T23:55:02.000Z

What library are you using? Can you tell us more about the endpoints you’re using to obtain access tokens (host, protocol, path)? How are you measuring the limit of 10 tokens requests per second – is this through real human usage? How are you interpreting/receiving the connection refused and forbidden messages? At which specific methods do you receive the errors?

There are no specific limits around issuing access tokens to a specific IP address or API key – however, if you’re attempting to perform automated testing of any kind, I recommend that you divorce your testing from actual execution of the API or token-acquiring methods.