From 5d2215c1d27f374fb4dcb556be45d68af5a621af Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Broque Thomas <26755000+Nezreka@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 1 Apr 2026 08:42:55 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] Increase Genius API interval from 1.5s to 2s to reduce 429
 rate limits
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Genius rate limits are undocumented but users hit 429s at ~40 req/min.
Bumping interval from 1.5s to 2s drops throughput to ~30 req/min which
stays under the threshold. No functional change — just slower enrichment.
---
 core/genius_client.py | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/core/genius_client.py b/core/genius_client.py
index f7b8cc18..fac8e228 100644
--- a/core/genius_client.py
+++ b/core/genius_client.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ logger = get_logger("genius_client")
 # Global rate limiting variables
 _last_api_call_time = 0
 _api_call_lock = threading.Lock()
-MIN_API_INTERVAL = 1.5  # 1.5s between calls — Genius 429s at 500ms
+MIN_API_INTERVAL = 2.0  # 2s between calls — Genius rate limits are undocumented, ~30req/min is safe
 _rate_limit_backoff = 0  # Extra backoff seconds after 429
 _rate_limit_until = 0    # Timestamp until which all calls should wait