Twitter API Protected User Rate Limit

Question

I get mixed results when I try this so I thought I'd ask if anyone else knows of any documentation, etc that explains what happens - the problem is when you access a protected users feed on Twitter, does that count towards your API rate limit?

Thanks,

Answer 1

Based on Twitter's documentation page for user_timeline , it is counted towards your rate limit. Regardless of whether the user is protected or public.

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