priv users now have 6sec timeout, platinum users have 9sec timeout
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h1. Authentication
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All API calls must be authenticated. You can pass in two parameters: login and api_key. For legacy users, password_hash using the old salted SHA1 hashed password is also supported. Your API key is equivalent to your bcrypted password hash, which is stored in your cookies as password_hash. You can discover your API key by visiting your user profile. Your API key is intended to be a secret so you should not publicly distribute it.
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You must be logged in to use the API.
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If you can't maintain a session via a cookie, you can pass in two parameters to authenticate: login and api_key. For legacy users, password_hash using the old salted SHA1 hashed password is also supported. Your API key is equivalent to your bcrypted password hash, which is stored in your cookies as password_hash. You can discover your API key by visiting your user profile. Your API key is intended to be a secret so you should not publicly distribute it.
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You can also authenticate via HTTP Basic Authentication using your user name and API key.
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If you are writing a user script for a browser, you do not need to embed an API key. You can rely on the user's session.
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Basic members can make 3,000 requests an hour. Gold members can make 10,000 requests an hour. Platinum members can make 20,000 requests an hour.
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h1. Posts
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