We recently encountered some problems with users making excessive requests
via the API. This put our server under a heavy load and had adverse effect
to other Kiva users. For the sake fairness, we have decided to introduce a
limit on the number of requests to our API. Initially we are setting this
limit to 500 requests per minute, per IP address. This will affect a very
small number of users. The change will go live on August 6th.
In the event that you exceed the limit, you will receive a 403 error and a
temporary lockout. Your applications should account for the possiblity of a
403 and deal with it appropriately.
If you require access to Kiva's data in bulk, we have our snapshots
available here: http://build.kiva.org/docs/data/snapshots. If you have a
use case that is not met by the API or the snapshots, then get in touch! We
are always excited to hear about how people are using our data in creative
ways.
> We recently encountered some problems with users making excessive requests
> via the API. This put our server under a heavy load and had adverse effect
> to other Kiva users. For the sake fairness, we have decided to introduce a
> limit on the number of requests to our API. Initially we are setting this
> limit to 500 requests per minute, per IP address. This will affect a very
> small number of users. The change will go live on August 6th.
> In the event that you exceed the limit, you will receive a 403 error and a
> temporary lockout. Your applications should account for the possiblity of a
> 403 and deal with it appropriately.
> If you require access to Kiva's data in bulk, we have our snapshots
> available here: http://build.kiva.org/docs/data/snapshots. If you have a
> use case that is not met by the API or the snapshots, then get in touch! We
> are always excited to hear about how people are using our data in creative
> ways.
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Thanks for the offer. The problem was not in the API itself, but with the
number of requests being made. They were being made in the range of a DoS
attack.
Regards,
Martin
On 31 July 2012 00:35, Gary Mulder <flyingkiwi...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I'm a software performance tester by trade. Do you need any help
> identifying what the performance issues with the API are?
> Regards,
> Gary
> On 30 July 2012 22:43, Martin Butt <mar...@kiva.org> wrote:
>> Dear Kiva Developers,
>> We recently encountered some problems with users making excessive
>> requests via the API. This put our server under a heavy load and had
>> adverse effect to other Kiva users. For the sake fairness, we have decided
>> to introduce a limit on the number of requests to our API. Initially we are
>> setting this limit to 500 requests per minute, per IP address. This will
>> affect a very small number of users. The change will go live on August 6th.
>> In the event that you exceed the limit, you will receive a 403 error and
>> a temporary lockout. Your applications should account for the possiblity of
>> a 403 and deal with it appropriately.
>> If you require access to Kiva's data in bulk, we have our snapshots
>> available here: http://build.kiva.org/docs/data/snapshots. If you have a
>> use case that is not met by the API or the snapshots, then get in touch! We
>> are always excited to hear about how people are using our data in creative
>> ways.
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