Strava blames zero-code AI apps and scrapers as it tightens API access
中文摘要
Strava收紧API访问，归咎于“零代码AI工具”和数据抓取器，导致应用请求激增448%。开发者现需每月支付11.99美元，以限制AI驱动的数据滥用。
English Summary
Strava is tightening API access, blaming a 448% surge in applications from "zero-code AI tools" and scrapers. Developers now pay $11.99/month to use its data, aiming to curb excessive AI-driven data requests.
The popular fitness-tracking platform, Strava, is restricting access to its API as part of efforts to clamp down on AI scraping, as reported earlier by TechCrunch. Developers who want to build an app using Strava's data now need to pay for a flat $11.99 / month subscription. In an update on its developer hub, Strava blames the change on "zero-code AI tools" that allow users to quickly create apps that "hammer" APIs. "We have felt this firsthand - developer applications to our program are up 448% year-to-date, API intermediaries have violated policy terms, and scraping attempts have degraded platform performance for everyone," the company wr … Read the full story at The Verge.