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A simple, opensource weather app for Android.
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Somebody is using our API key for other projects #634

Closed robinpaulson closed 2 years ago

robinpaulson commented 2 years ago

I don't know who it is or what the project is, but we are already over the One Call API limit for each day.

If this continues, the key will be cancelled by OWM.

I have got another, but if the same thing happens again, there's nothing else I can do, no more weather forecasts unless users sign up for their own key.

robinpaulson commented 2 years ago

I have replaced the existing key, OWM will disable it if we continue going over the limit.

Install v1.21 for the new key, due in a few days.

igor-cali commented 2 years ago

Any idea for the key not be human readable in the source code?

robinpaulson commented 2 years ago

@igor-cali I'm not sure how to do that. I made a mistake posting it in another issue, I shouldn't have done that.

igor-cali commented 2 years ago

@igor-cali I'm not sure how to do that. I made a mistake posting it in another issue, I shouldn't have done that.

You may cancel/update that post.

robinpaulson commented 2 years ago

Unfortunately, I fear that won't prevent the current person who is using it.

v1.21 with the new key will be out in a few days, then I'll cancel the compromised key and hopefully all will be good.

woheller69 commented 2 years ago

Are you sure someone else is using the key? One call API limit is 1000 calls per day. You do not need more than a handful of users to reach that limit...

woheller69 commented 2 years ago

with one call API everyone needs his own key. That is what I did in RadarWeather.

Regarding increased limit I was already in contact with OWM and got the answer " that FOSS access does not and will not be increasing limits for One Call API." #499

robinpaulson commented 2 years ago

We don't use one call anywhere

woheller69 commented 2 years ago

First sentence of this issue... ", but we are already over the One Call API limit for each day."

robinpaulson commented 2 years ago

Yep

robinpaulson commented 2 years ago

OK, the key has been cancelled, v1.21 is out with the new key.

robinpaulson commented 2 years ago

Closing, v1.21 has been out a couple of days with no obvious problems

shortspider commented 2 years ago

@robinpaulson when will the google play version be updated?

robinpaulson commented 2 years ago

Ah, Google, yes. @martykan handles that. Tomas?