Core Platform Team/Initiative/API Gateway/Open Questions
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| Question | Reason we're asking | Responsible for the answer |
|---|---|---|
| What rate limit policies do other major API providers have? | To figure out and justify our rate limit policies | Evan |
| What formal or informal API rate limit policies does WMF have in place already? | To make sure new rate limit policies don't conflict too much | Evan |
| What initial rate limit classes should we have, and what should their rate limits be? | To help with estimation and architecture of the solution | Evan |
| Do we need soft limits as well as hard limits? | Validate the assumption that we only need hard limits | Evan |
| Is it OK to weight every API call equally? | Balance simplicity for clients with resource management | Evan |
| Is it OK to have a global rate limit, or do we need different limits for different APIs or endpoints | Balance simplicity for clients with resource management | Evan |
| Do we limit API calls by API key, or by developer account? | Validate requirements | Evan |
| How do we differentiate between APIs intended for public use versus those for private use? | Validate requirements | Evan |
| Do we use api.wikimedia.org, api.wikipedia.org, or something else? | Validate requirements | Evan |
| How long can and should we keep historical API usage data? | Scaling for data storage | Evan |
| What should the anonymous rate limit be? | Validate requirements | Evan |
| Can we do a first release without user story #14? | Simplify implementation and launch policy | Evan |
| Is the feeds API a good candidate for the initial release? | Validate user story | Evan |
| What are our criteria for choosing APIs to route through the gateway? | Validate whether API-related user stories meet our criteria | Evan |
| Which rate-limit header format should we use? | Clearer interface definition | Evan, Bill |
| What problems are people trying to solve? | Eric, Bill | |
| What software exists? | Eric, Bill | |
| What are the pros and cons? | Eric, Bill | |
| What are people doing at our scale? | Eric, Bill | |
| What are the lessons learned? | Eric, Bill |