NexusMods Integration
The mod manager can retrieve information about mods from NexusMods such as latest version, title, thumbnails, and so on.
You can also endorse mods from within the mod manager.
To access the NexusMods API however, you'll need to login first.
In the app, go to the NexusMods view:
From there, click on "Login". This will open your web browser.
In your web browser, click on "Authorize":
After that, you should be logged in.
If you cannot login with the normal method, please follow this guide to login with an API key: Troubleshooting: Login with NexusMods failed
The app uses the API:
- to download thumbnails and additional information about a mod for display,
- to check for updates,
- to allow you to endorse or abstain from endorsing a mod (or all mods),
- to retrieve the download URLs for a mod if you click on "Mod Manager Download",
- to display your profile picture, username, and rate limit for your convenience.
The app will display some information about your profile, if you're logged in. This is where you can check your rate limit:
Every time the app makes a request to the API, you'll use up a bit of your rate limit.
Once you used it up completely, you won't be able to access the API for a while until it resets.
(You'll still be able to use the website, don't worry)
The limit is 20,000 requests per 24h period, and once that limit has been reached 500 requests per hour.
This is plenty and you're unlikely to completely use it up.
Read more about it here: I have reached a daily or hourly limit / API requests have been consumed / Rate Limit Exceeded - What does this mean?