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The question seems duplicated, yet it's not. The question seems silly and it is. If I want to search for a certain word in tweets, I would send a request to the Twitter API. I can send the request:

  1. Using user authentication: which requires logged in user.
  2. Using application authentication: which doesn't require a logged in user and uses an application ID (public and private keys).

Now, Facebook, Twitter and other social networks for that matter provides API Rate Limit per user and per application (globally). Suppose that I want to search for the word "stackoverflow" from two application instances (one on iOS and the other on Android). Is the API limit divided on both of them? or each has its own full limit?

For example, assume that social network "X" provides up to 150 requests/app/15 min window. Do I have that 150 requests for each running instance of the application or I have a total of 150 requests for all instances?

Hope I made it clear enough.

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Found the answer here: Question about app-only auth and rate limits for an iOS app in API v1.1

The number of users or "instances of use" of your application are not figured in to rate limits for app-only auth. A method with a limit of 180 requests per 15 minute window is intrinsic to your application, regardless of whether it's on device A, device B, device C, website 1, website 2.

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