Title: API rate limit exceeded?
Last modified: April 5, 2022

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# API rate limit exceeded?

 *  Resolved [wmacmill](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wmacmill/)
 * (@wmacmill)
 * [4 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/api-rate-limit-exceeded/)
 * Running into an issue with the Unsplash API where I’m getting an error on every
   load of a page if editing:
 * The API rate limit has been exceeded for this image provider. Please add a new
   API key or try again later.
 * It then gives me an opportunity to put in an Unsplash API key. I’ve never seen
   this before today using this plugin and have it on all sites I’m using it on.

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 *  Plugin Author [Darren Cooney](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dcooney/)
 * (@dcooney)
 * [4 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/api-rate-limit-exceeded/#post-15529437)
 * [@wmacmill](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wmacmill/) Thanks for the heads
   up.
    Looks like Unsplash put a 5000 limit on my API key – It was previously unlimited
   or at least much higher like 25k+.
 * I’ll need to update the plugin and allow users to enter their own key.
 * In the meantime you’ll have to switch the Default Provider (under Settings) or
   deactivate the plugin.
 *  Plugin Author [Darren Cooney](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dcooney/)
 * (@dcooney)
 * [4 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/api-rate-limit-exceeded/#post-15529446)
 * [@wmacmill](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wmacmill/) Actually it’s back
   up again. It might be 5k requests an hour. and it’s been refreshed.
 *  Thread Starter [wmacmill](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wmacmill/)
 * (@wmacmill)
 * [4 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/api-rate-limit-exceeded/#post-15529586)
 * Got it ok good to know because I was searching around trying to figure out if
   I can put in my own API key and wasn’t sure where to do that! Thanks for looking
   into this.

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 * Last reply from: [wmacmill](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wmacmill/)
 * Last activity: [4 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/api-rate-limit-exceeded/#post-15529586)
 * Status: resolved