Having trouble with image uploads via RapidAPI
I’ve been using an Android application that handles photo uploads to Imgur using RapidAPI’s commercial service. For the past week or so, the upload functionality has completely stopped working.
When I check Imgur’s official status page, everything appears to be running normally with no reported outages or maintenance issues. I submitted a support request through RapidAPI’s help system but haven’t received any updates yet.
Has anyone else experienced similar problems with RapidAPI’s Imgur integration recently? Are there known issues with their commercial API service that might be causing these upload failures?
Encountered this exact issue about ten days ago with my web application that relied on RapidAPI’s Imgur endpoint. The problem persisted for roughly three days before resolving itself without any intervention on my part. During troubleshooting, I noticed the API was returning inconsistent response codes - sometimes 429 (rate limiting) even when well within quota limits, other times generic 500 errors. What worked temporarily was implementing exponential backoff retry logic, though this felt more like a workaround than a proper solution. RapidAPI’s support eventually confirmed they had infrastructure issues affecting certain Imgur API calls but didn’t provide specific timelines for resolution. Consider implementing direct Imgur API integration as a backup option if this becomes a recurring problem.
i’ve had similar probs lately, it’s kinda frustrating. switching to imgur’s direct api sounds like a good idea. those rapidapi things can be a bit glitchy sometimes even if imgur’s site is fine.
This sounds like a middleware authentication issue I encountered with RapidAPI about six months back. The Imgur service itself was operational, but RapidAPI’s proxy layer was failing to properly authenticate requests or pass through headers correctly. What solved it for me was regenerating my RapidAPI key and updating the request headers in my application code. Also worth checking if your RapidAPI subscription status changed or if there were any billing issues that might have suspended service. The fact that Imgur’s direct service shows no problems strongly suggests the issue lies within RapidAPI’s integration layer rather than Imgur’s infrastructure. You might want to test a few manual API calls using Postman or similar tools to isolate whether it’s a consistent authentication failure or intermittent connectivity problems.