Thanks Jeremy! May I ask do you (or anyone else) know what the response is from the API when the daily query limit has been reached? I am thinking about having such a response trigger a query on Yahoo BOSS, so essentially we rely on BOSS as only our backup if no results come in.
On Jul 3, 5:47 pm, Jeremy Geerdes <[email protected]> wrote: > To answer your other question, the TOS provide for a three-year deprecation > period. So you can expect Google to make reasonable effortsmto maintain the > Image Search API until roughly June 1, 2014. However, it would be prudent to > note that Google has given themselves an escape hatch in the event that the > API becomes financially burdensome to maintain, in which case they reserve > the right to shut down the API at any time, even without notice. In short, I > would be looking for a migration path out of the Image Search API rather > than counting on it to function for any real production appkication. > > Sadly, you are correct in your assessment of the Y! BOSS API. In the little > bit that I've used it, it is woefully inadequate in comparison to the Google > API. However, if I can't rely on Google's API to work tomorrow, that is > serious incentive to develop a path to either BOSS or the Bing API. > > And yes, I'm going to go wash my fingers and eyes in hot, soapy water and > acid for typing that. > > Jg > On Jul 3, 2011 4:39 PM, "Jeremy Geerdes" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > I would not anticipate an official hard limit to be publicized. Just build > > your app(s) to recognize the quota limit error messages. > > > Jg > > On Jul 3, 2011 4:30 PM, "CA" <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi, > > >> With google images being depricated, I saw it may limit the number of > >> requests it allows via the api. Do we know that that number may be? > > >> Also, I haven't seen an exact shutdown date, if anyone has heard > >> anything that may be helpful. I heard sometimes depreciated apis last > >> for as much as three years. Am I stupid to use this API? The quality > >> of results seems better than Yahoo BOSS'. > > >> Brad > > >> -- > >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "Google AJAX APIs" group. > >> To post to this group, send email to > > [email protected]. > >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > [email protected]. > >> For more options, visit this group at > >http://groups.google.com/group/google-ajax-search-api?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Google AJAX APIs" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/google-ajax-search-api?hl=en.
