Your application's IP-based whitelisting will apply to all calls originating from the IP address. This includes unauthenticated and authenticated methods, regardless of user. Additionally, your application's authenticated calls made on behalf of a user will not count toward their 100 credits elsewhere.
@dougw On 4/23/09, Bill Kocik <bko...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Thanks. I realize it isn't available yet; my question could more > simply have been stated as "what will OAuth whitelisting mean, > exactly?", but since after I posted my question I realized I had a > fundamental misunderstanding of the effect whitelisting has on the > rate limits of app users (i.e., none) the question is really no longer > relevant. :) > > Actually, since I'm here, let me try this one (I'm checking my > understanding of what whitelisting does): Am I correct in thinking > that even if my app (or IP) is whitelisted, when I make requests on > behalf of authenticated users, their 100/hr per user rate limit still > applies, and that the elevated limit applies to unauth requests coming > from my app (IP)? > > On Apr 24, 12:16 am, Doug Williams <d...@twitter.com> wrote: >> Whitelisting by OAuth is currently not available. You will need a static >> IP >> address if you are running an EC2 applicaiton. >> >> Doug Williams >> Twitter API Supporthttp://twitter.com/dougw >> >> On Thu, Apr 23, 2009 at 8:35 PM, Peter Denton >> <petermden...@gmail.com>wrote: >> >> >> >> > Hi Bill, >> > Whitelisting is done per IP, related to the number of requests by your >> > server. >> >> > -Peter >> >> > On Thu, Apr 23, 2009 at 1:58 PM, Bill Kocik <bko...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> >> I was just looking at the form use to apply for whitelisting, which >> >> says you must fill it out while logged in as the account you want the >> >> rate limit raised for. In my case, my app will be used by arbitrary >> >> Twitter account holders, who will not be using my credentials, so >> >> whitelisting my Twitter login will do nothing for my app. I saw Alex >> >> mention in another thread that whitelisting by OAuth will become the >> >> preferred method for whitelisting apps running in clouds (mine will be >> >> in EC2). >> >> >> I am assuming that OAuth whitelisting means I'll be able to whitelist >> >> my app, and the raised limit would apply for requests having OAuth >> >> access tokens obtained by my application, regardless of the Twitter >> >> user they belong to? >> >> >> Thanks, >> >> -Bill >> >> > -- >> > Peter M. Denton >> >www.twibs.com >> > i...@twibs.com >> >> > Twibs makes Top 20 apps on Twitter -http://tinyurl.com/bopu6c > -- Sent from my mobile device Doug Williams Twitter API Support http://twitter.com/dougw
