Application without needing user access? (client_id)

API
#1

I’m working on a small app that only reads public data from Twitch. It doesn’t need any user authentication, etc. Therefore, I don’t need an OAuth setup since nobody needs to log in to use it.

Do I still require a client_id? If so, can I just put a non-functioning OAuth link since the users will never need to authorize the application to use it?

Thanks!

#2

Is it absolutely necessary, no, but it is the best practice. If you can’t easily send the header than I wouldn’t worry about it unless you are making a lot of requests.

#3

I can add the header in, just wanted to know if it would matter if the OAuth actually pointed somewhere valid or not if there’s no authentication needed.

Thanks for responding :smiley:

#4

The redirect url does not have to be valid.

#5

Thanks! One more question, if you happen to know…

Is rate limiting an issue by client id, or by client id + requester? I’m working on a small client-side app, so they’d be requesting the information, scaling request rate by individual client to prevent over usage.

#6

There is currently no automatic rate limiting in the Twitch API

#8

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