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

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**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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**Author:** ![codinghorror](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/codinghorror/32/110067_2.png) [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)\
**Post date:** [5 مارس 2015، 1:20ص UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-bypass-rate-limiter-when-using-an-api-key/25990/2 "2015-03-05T01:20:48Z")

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Not really, no, since it implies nginx (the thing enforcing the limits) would be able to test the validity of the API key when it is far upstream of all that..

> [@rcfox](#):
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> It makes scripting against Discourse very difficult

Also that’s by design, wouldn’t you say 😉

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