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I use the YouTube api to get information about embedded videos on my site, and despite using inefficient repetitive calls which could have been cached, or otherwise throttled down, I'm calling the api several thousand times a day.

I'm hurriedly trying to fix up my site, whose video section became popular quicker than I could address the issue, but I'm amazed that YouTube hasn't reined me in yet. I can't find anything in the docs about the actual amount of calls allowed.

Anyone know anything about this?

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I'm reasonably sure this is a StackOverflow question. – CarlF Nov 24 '09 at 9:04
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This is not computer related, anyway, so has nothing to do with SU. Voted to close. – alex Jan 24 '10 at 22:56
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closed as off topic by alex, random♦, Ivo Flipse♦ Jan 25 '10 at 9:57

Questions on Super User are expected to generally relate to computer software or computer hardware, within the scope defined in the faq.

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It depends on your quota and if you reached your quota, youtube send you error through API.

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It doesn't look like YouTube have a limit - If you are doing suspicious activity such as nothing for a week then 1,000,000 requests in a minute, they will probably block you - but if you explain and have a good reason, I am sure you will be unblocked.

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Upload limits are apparently maximum 2000 videos per account or 100 videos per 5 hours.

Viewing limits apparently exist but are undocumented, and as I haven't been able to find by google anyone who encountered this limit, they are apparently pretty generous and hard to reach.

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