Does Twitter's rate limits affect an app's status update ability to it's connected users?

Question

I have done lots and lots of reading on twitters documentation, and I am just triple checking! I have read that Twitter's rate limits do not affect posting statuses on authenticated users (i.e. user connects with web app and they authorise a status post to their profile from the web app.) through an app except for and only if the user themselves have reached their own limits?

Is the correct and can someone please confirm this?

Answer 1

That's correct. There are two separate API limits, an IP-based one and a user-based one. If you're making an authenticated request, the user's limit gets used. If you're making an anonymous request, the IP's limit gets used.