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> Proxying all API requests through your servers might work, but only with low-volume and if the service doesn't have rate limits per IP.

No paid api (intended to be used by a server instead of an end-user) has rate limits per ip. If it's a free api you are either using it in a way they did not intend, or the api secret is generally not truly secret (granting you special privileges) just a way to identify developers.

As for low-volume, obviously you should have servers to handle the traffic from your app. If you aren't low-volume I'm sure you can afford more servers.



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