curl -X PATCH 'https://api.github.com/orgs/example-org/interaction-limits/pulls/creation-cap' \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $GITHUB_TOKEN" \
  -H 'Accept: application/vnd.github+json' \
  -H 'X-GitHub-Api-Version: 2026-03-10' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{
  "enabled": true
}'

# PATCH /orgs/{org}/interaction-limits/pulls/creation-cap (GitHub API)
Base URL: https://api.github.com
Auth: Authorization; GitHub token; required.
Request formats: application/json.
Last verified: 2026-10-20

> Update pull request creation cap for an org

## Critical Gotchas
* GitHub recommends an `Accept: application/vnd.github+json` header and an explicit `X-GitHub-Api-Version` header.
* Fine-grained tokens only authorize repositories and permissions selected when the token is created.

## cURL
curl -X PATCH 'https://api.github.com/orgs/example-org/interaction-limits/pulls/creation-cap' \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $GITHUB_TOKEN" \
  -H 'Accept: application/vnd.github+json' \
  -H 'X-GitHub-Api-Version: 2026-03-10' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{
  "enabled": true
}'

## Parameters
| Name | In | Type | Required | Description |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| org | path | string | Yes | The organization name. The name is not case sensitive. |
| enabled | body | boolean | Yes | Whether the pull request creation cap is enabled |
| max_open_pull_requests | body | integer | No | The maximum number of open pull requests a user can have at one time |
| include_drafts | body | boolean | No | Whether draft pull requests count toward the pull request creation cap |

## Response example
{"enabled":true,"max_open_pull_requests":0,"include_drafts":true}

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PATCH /orgs/{org}/interaction-limits/pulls/creation-cap — GitHub API

GitHub token (required); https://api.github.com

GitHub API

Update pull request creation cap for an org

Base URL: https://api.github.com
Auth: Authorization: Bearer <GITHUB_API_KEY>
Last verified: 2026-10-20 · upstream hash matched

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Critical gotchas

GitHub recommends an Accept: application/vnd.github+json header and an explicit X-GitHub-Api-Version header.

Fine-grained tokens only authorize repositories and permissions selected when the token is created.

cURL

curl -X PATCH 'https://api.github.com/orgs/example-org/interaction-limits/pulls/creation-cap' \  -H "Authorization: Bearer $GITHUB_TOKEN" \  -H 'Accept: application/vnd.github+json' \  -H 'X-GitHub-Api-Version: 2026-03-10' \  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \  -d '{  "enabled": true}'

Parameters

Name	In	Type	Required	Description
org	path	string	Yes	The organization name. The name is not case sensitive.
enabled	body	boolean	Yes	Whether the pull request creation cap is enabled
max_open_pull_requests	body	integer	No	The maximum number of open pull requests a user can have at one time
include_drafts	body	boolean	No	Whether draft pull requests count toward the pull request creation cap

Response 200 OK

{
  "enabled": true,
  "max_open_pull_requests": 0,
  "include_drafts": true
}

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