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Norman "Theo" Armour III
8/27/2025 at 17:19
Hello Geni devs!

I am a JavaScript developer trying to build my first app using the Geni API. I have registered my app with Geni successfully and obtained an App ID. However, I am having trouble understanding how to make my first API call to fetch user data.

From the Geni GitHub repository I found and downloaded this example:

https://github.com/geni/geni-js-sdk/blob/master/samples/last_name_directory.html

I am running the script locally on my computer.

I have replaced the placeholder App ID in the code with my actual App ID. I have commented out the spinner image request.

When I open the HTML file in my browser, I see a button to "Connect with Geni".

When I click the button, there is an error message in the console, that says rate limit exceeded.

The error message also includes an array of the first fifty last names. This tells me that that the script is working to some extent.

Any help or guidance on how to proceed would be greatly appreciated!

Theo
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