Title: API Timeout
Last modified: August 27, 2020

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# API Timeout

 *  Resolved [Emilien](https://wordpress.org/support/users/milouze/)
 * (@milouze)
 * [5 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/api-timeout/)
 * Hello,
 * Is for you inform that the plugin make slow all my website and after investigated,
   i fond that is the botscout Api can’t respond below 5 second.
 * Is very intrusive, 1 plugin slows down the website…
 * Also i make 1 second timeout
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    -  This topic was modified 5 years, 10 months ago by [Emilien](https://wordpress.org/support/users/milouze/).
    -  This topic was modified 5 years, 10 months ago by [Emilien](https://wordpress.org/support/users/milouze/).
    -  This topic was modified 5 years, 10 months ago by [Emilien](https://wordpress.org/support/users/milouze/).

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 *  Thread Starter [Emilien](https://wordpress.org/support/users/milouze/)
 * (@milouze)
 * [5 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/api-timeout/#post-13322678)
 * Hello,
 * [http://botscout.com/](http://botscout.com/) is down or very slow can i deactivate
   this API ?
 * Thank you
 *  Plugin Author [Ben Marshall](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bmarshall511/)
 * (@bmarshall511)
 * [5 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/api-timeout/#post-13323217)
 * Yes, BotScout is optional. Just delete its API key in the plugin settings.
 *  Thread Starter [Emilien](https://wordpress.org/support/users/milouze/)
 * (@milouze)
 * [5 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/api-timeout/#post-13323231)
 * Hum, i don’t have set API Key of BotScout. Can you verify ?
 * If look this : [https://ibb.co/8rqdSbS](https://ibb.co/8rqdSbS)
 * You see that a call to BotScout it send with the ip and empty key.
 * Thank you
    -  This reply was modified 5 years, 10 months ago by [Emilien](https://wordpress.org/support/users/milouze/).
 *  [purbeckpixels](https://wordpress.org/support/users/purbeckpixels/)
 * (@purbeckpixels)
 * [5 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/api-timeout/#post-13323551)
 * Same here. Have had to disable on all sites; the latest version has slowed response
   times to five or more seconds. No API keys being used.
 *  Plugin Author [Ben Marshall](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bmarshall511/)
 * (@bmarshall511)
 * [5 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/api-timeout/#post-13323790)
 * Hey guys, found the problem. Will be fixed in the next release. You can download
   the dev version where this is currently fixed if you want: [https://github.com/bmarshall511/wordpress-zero-spam/tree/4.10.1](https://github.com/bmarshall511/wordpress-zero-spam/tree/4.10.1)
 * Closing this since it’s been addressed in the upcoming version.
 *  [purbeckpixels](https://wordpress.org/support/users/purbeckpixels/)
 * (@purbeckpixels)
 * [5 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/api-timeout/#post-13323804)
 * Thanks.

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 * Last activity: [5 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/api-timeout/#post-13323804)
 * Status: resolved