Can I use https://www.tumblr.com/api/v2 as the API endpoint? (dns cache issue)

[bennworks]

When using the Tumblr API, I experience the 'host not found' error quite frequently. It will return to normal after a while, but it occurs frequently when I first use it. The API endpoint is https://api.tumblr.com/v2, and I think this problem occurs because the DNS of the ISP I am connected to does not cache this address. I am connected to a very major ISP, and many users are experiencing similar problems. This problem has been occurring more frequently recently (in the past few months) and it is becoming quite a problem. When I looked at the Tumblr website, it uses https://www.tumblr.com/api/v2, and I was wondering if app developers can also use this address. If we use the www.tumblr.com address, we probably won't experience the 'host not found' error.

[cyle]

I experience the 'host not found' error quite frequently. It will return to normal after a while, but it occurs frequently when I first use it.

this is fairly concerning. can you provide more detail on this, such as the output of a dig command? there should be no issues looking up Tumblr's DNS records. api.tumblr.com and www.tumblr.com are both using the same infrastructure on our side, so one working consistently and the other not working consistently doesn't make sense.

even so, usage of https://www.tumblr.com/api/v2 is only allowed by our official web client. anyone else trying to use it will be blocked as potential abuse/spam, so please don't use it.