Is there anyway to get your IP whitelisted on the API

API
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The correct (official) method is:

Exists: https://api.twitch.tv/kraken/users/barrycarlyon

{
    "display_name": "BarryCarlyon",
    "_id": 15185913,
    "name": "barrycarlyon",
    "type": "user",
    "bio": "NNNNNEEEEEEEEERRRRRRRRRRRRDDDDDDDDDDDDD",
    "created_at": "2010-09-01T17:51:01Z",
    "updated_at": "2016-06-13T05:30:07Z",
    "logo": "https://static-cdn.jtvnw.net/jtv_user_pictures/barrycarlyon-profile_image-57VGstR8g2yjIFm-300x300.jpg",
    "_links": {
        "self": "https://api.twitch.tv/kraken/users/barrycarlyon"
    }
}

NoExist (at time of writing): https://api.twitch.tv/kraken/users/bobysdfjdhsfjkhdf

{
    "error": "Not Found",
    "status": 404,
    "message": "User 'bobysdfjdhsfjkhdf' does not exist"
}