# How to bypass rate limiter when using an API key?

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-bypass-rate-limiter-when-using-an-api-key/25990>\
**Category:** Self-hosting\
**Created:** [5 مارس 2015، 12:01ص UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-bypass-rate-limiter-when-using-an-api-key/25990 "2015-03-05T00:01:14Z")\
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**Post date:** [5 مارس 2015، 12:01ص UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-bypass-rate-limiter-when-using-an-api-key/25990/1 "2015-03-05T00:01:14Z")

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I’ve noticed that even when using an API key, I run into both the 12 requests per second limit in nginx and the per-user post limits. It makes scripting against Discourse very difficult. Is there a way that this can be disabled for requests that include a valid API key?

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