Comment by TheChrisD on 06/06/2023 at 12:39 UTC

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View submission: Lets talk about those API calls

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Well that's silly. I had presumed that when someone logs in to one of these apps and approves the connection to their reddit account, that a new client ID was generated for that install's usage.

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Comment by Meepster23 at 06/06/2023 at 12:47 UTC

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No the client id is for the application itself. Each user gets their own token for the app, and the rate limit used to be at that token level but they changed that