NexusMods Integration
The mod manager can access the public NexusMods API to retrieve information about mods such as latest version, title, thumbnails, and so on.
You can also endorse mods from within the mod manager.
To access the API however, you'll need to login first.
First, open nexusmods.com in your default web browser and log in, if you haven't already.
Then go to the NexusMods tab:
From there, click on "Log in". This will open your web browser.
In your web browser, click on "Authorize":
After that, you should be logged in. Have fun. :)
When you're on Windows 7, the login probably fails.
Please follow this guide to login with an API key: Troubleshooting: Login with NexusMods failed
The mod manager 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 URL for a mod if you click on "Mod Manager Download" or "Vortex".
The tool uses the API:
- to display your profile picture, username, and rate limit for your convenience.
The tool will display some information about your profile, if you're logged in. This is where you can check your rate limit:
Every time the tool 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 10,000 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?