recipe and grocery list api documentation

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API OVERVIEW

AUTHENTICATION

API PROTOCOL

API DATA

DATA MANAGEMENT

BRANDING, LEGAL & FINANCIAL

Usage Throttling

We want to serve as many users around the world as possible, but we need to roll it out in a measured and economically sustainable way.

The BigOven API imposes limits on the maximum rate at which requests can be made of the API server. This throttling exists to ensure a high quality experience for all consumers by protecting against abuse of the service.

This limit is imposed solely on GET requests, since we feel at this time that other types of requests directly contribute to the growth of the BigOven community. Abuse of this privilege, however, will be reviewed and offending consumers may have their licenses revoked.

What Is The Default Rate?

Default Rate (Beta) 100 GET Requests / Hour
We understand that in some cases this limit may negatively impact the legitimate activity of a consuming application. Upon request, a BigOven administrator can review your needs and increase the cap as necessary. Adjustment might be subject to a usage fee. We're happy to support great use of the recipe content; just let us know if this is a constraint for you and we'll be happy to discuss and work it out.

 

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