Ask HN: Would you not use an API if it's free trial required you to sign up?

1 pointjonathan-kosgei2 comments

I run an API with a 1500 daily requests free tier and after a month-long small scale ddos I'm strongly considering requiring users to sign up and get an API key to access the free tier.

I'm concerned that this might negatively affect our API's uptake.

Is this something that would deter you from using an API?

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How do you determine it's not one person going over their free tier. How do you communicate with the users about changes? would totally require a registration unless competitors aren't

I can see all the ip addresses from multiple countries. Via announcements on the website. Some are but others aren't.

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