# Exempting specific user from rate limiting

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/exempting-specific-user-from-rate-limiting/321152
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [August 11, 2024, 11:42pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/exempting-specific-user-from-rate-limiting/321152 "2024-08-11T23:42:19Z")
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### Author: ![CubeCoders](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/cubecoders/32/298429_2.png) [@CubeCoders](https://meta.discourse.org/u/CubeCoders)
#### Post date: [August 11, 2024, 11:42pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/exempting-specific-user-from-rate-limiting/321152/1 "2024-08-11T23:42:19Z")

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Is there a way I can exempt a particular user from rate limits for API calls without affecting global settings? It’s for an external bot that queries the forum via the API.