I’m not sure on the ins and outs of hosting/running a 3rd part reddit app, but since reddit is claiming these API charges are only for apps that pull in big numbers, couldn’t the app creators just make a bunch of versions of the app with a limit to how many users can access it?
I’m not sure what reddit’s threshold is for when they start charging for API usage, but do any of you see this happening? Would it be possible for the 3rd party creators to release personal instances of their apps that are technically separate entities that could stay in the free APL limit?
Again, I have no idea on how 3rd party apps are run or how they access the API. I was just curious if there was a way to keep an app under the limit.
I think I read somewhere this was against TOS or smth, take that with a huge grain of salt because I’m not sure if I’m remembering that right.
If that’s the case, then the point of all of that is definitely to get people onto the official app and not to save money on “inefficient” API calls.
Either way, I won’t be going back. I am tired of being the product.