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I am hitting the rate limit on Instapaper. I've contacted Instapaper via the Official Twitter Account and the Support Email Address with no response from either. I started hitting the rate limit Monday (July 23rd) with never having seen that response before hand. I haven't changed my usage of Instapaper that I'm aware of. The rate limit apparently reset itself this morning and I was able to add articles for about an hour or so before it once again became in effect.

Anybody know of a solution or what would be causing the rate limit issue.

Official Response from Instapaper Support:

Hi Justin,

We're experimenting with tightening the rate limits on Instapaper to help reduce the load on our servers, and it looks like you're hitting them. The limits aren't set in stone, and we'll be tweaking them according to feedback. If you find yourself hitting them, consider waiting a little while and trying again later.

Richard Instapaper Support

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Your update sounds like you're answering, which should be in the answer section – Eight Days of Malaise Jul 26 '12 at 22:59

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Official response from Instapaper Support.

Hi Justin,

We're experimenting with tightening the rate limits on Instapaper to help reduce the load on our servers, and it looks like you're hitting them. The limits aren't set in stone, and we'll be tweaking them according to feedback. If you find yourself hitting them, consider waiting a little while and trying again later.

Richard Instapaper Support

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