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1.0 out of 5 starsGovee's API rate limit is completely unreasonable - try a rolling window
Reviewed in Canada on January 1, 2024
All of Govee's products intentionally have LAN API access disabled, and they force you to use their hosted API to interact with your devices - with ONE bulb, you will exceed that rate limit by simply toggling the device on/off a few times a day; never mind trying to change colours, as we're talking ONE REQUEST per SIX full SECONDS of waiting: if you exceed that limit, you are waiting 24 HOURS before you can turn your light on or off.
If you have upwards of 20 devices, like I was stupid to purchase Govee devices for, they are basically useless aside from being dumb bulbs - you would be MUCH better off simply buying plain bulbs over Govee ones, as the functionality is IDENTICAL when the _smart_ capabilities are so completely neutered.
Govee: a basic rate-limit is reasonable, but try a rolling window rate-limit that doesn't leave your customers unable to use their devices for up to 24 hours + even then only being able to interact with them a handful of times per-day. OR, simply open up LAN API access on ALL your devices, so we don't need to use your poorly implemented API that you have needed to aggressively rate limit because you have forced your customers to use it instead of just being able to use these devices offline ENTIRELY, AS THEY SHOULD BE.