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ILYAS_Kerbal
ILYAS_Kerbal

Reputation: 1445

Best practices for limited REST APIs

Hello Stackoverflow community,

I want to build an Android app which uses soccer data. I've found a service that provides soccer information via a REST API. The service is limited to 5,000 request/hour and I want to implement it.

If I have lots of users the app will break.

I've found a way to decrease the number of requests, by using an API-caching middleware. Example:

Question: What are the best practices when using limited REST APIs?

Upvotes: 0

Views: 85

Answers (1)

Saeed Falsafin
Saeed Falsafin

Reputation: 558

Best practice is that you implement a server-side application that caches the unique requests with a lifespan and Android application get data from it! Don't get data directly from third-parties.

Upvotes: 1

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