rateLimits:
  - name: Public API Rate Limit
    description: >-
      Lobsters does not publish explicit rate limits for its public JSON API
      endpoints. The platform is a community-run open-source Rails application
      with no documented throttling for read endpoints. Excessive automated
      requests may be blocked at the server or infrastructure level at the
      operators' discretion. Respectful use and reasonable request pacing are
      expected by community norms.
    url: https://lobste.rs/about
    limits:
      - type: Requests
        description: No published numeric rate limit for public read endpoints.
        period: unknown
        quota: undocumented
    notes:
      - No rate-limit response headers documented.
      - The anti-enumeration logic in the application may return randomized
        responses to outdated or suspicious user agents.
      - RSS token-authenticated feeds are available to registered users for
        personalized content without scraping.