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Comment by Eikon

This approach is generally seen as unwanted by website owners (it's worth noting that automated API clients are distinct from regular user agents). As a “reverse engineer”, you have no idea how expensive or not an endpoint is to process a request.

Instead, I'd recommend reaching out to the website owners directly to discuss your API needs - they're often interested in hearing about potential integrations and use cases.

If you don't receive a response, proceeding with unauthorized API usage is mostly abusive and poor internet citizenship.

parent Eikon 2 years ago

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