From 69f78773a05666430c93eac5ef2eead7f648cc09 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Lorenz Diener Date: Fri, 25 Nov 2016 23:28:30 +0100 Subject: Requirement and documentation fixes --- docs/index.rst | 7 ++++--- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) (limited to 'docs') diff --git a/docs/index.rst b/docs/index.rst index 02676a4..5e893fe 100644 --- a/docs/index.rst +++ b/docs/index.rst @@ -41,9 +41,10 @@ node running Mastodon. A note about rate limits ------------------------ -Mastodons API rate limits per IP. Mastodon.py has three modes for dealing -with rate limiting that you can pass to the constructor, "throw", "wait" -and "pace", "wait" being the default. +Mastodons API rate limits per IP. By default, the limit is 150 requests per 5 minute +time slow. This can differ from instance to instance and is subject to change. +Mastodon.py has three modes for dealing with rate limiting that you can pass to +the constructor, "throw", "wait" and "pace", "wait" being the default. In "throw" mode, Mastodon.py makes no attempt to stick to rate limits. When a request hits the rate limit, it simply throws a MastodonRateLimitError. This is -- cgit v1.2.3