curl -X GET 'https://api.github.com/rate_limit' \
  -H 'Accept: application/vnd.github+json' \
  -H 'X-GitHub-Api-Version: 2026-03-10'

# GET /rate_limit (GitHub API)
Base URL: https://api.github.com
Auth: Authorization; GitHub token; optional for public resources.
Last verified: 2026-10-20

> Get rate limit status for the authenticated user

Check rate limit status by resource: core covers non-search REST resources; graphql covers the GraphQL API. These are example values, not guaranteed quotas. See the [GitHub rate-limit operation](https://docs.github.com/en/rest/rate-limit/rate-limit?apiVersion=2026-03-10#get-rate-limit-status-for-the-authenticated-user).

## 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 GET 'https://api.github.com/rate_limit' \
  -H 'Accept: application/vnd.github+json' \
  -H 'X-GitHub-Api-Version: 2026-03-10'

## Response (200 OK)
{"resources":{"core":{"limit":5000,"used":1,"remaining":4999,"reset":1691591363},"graphql":{"limit":5000,"used":7,"remaining":4993,"reset":1691593228}}}

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GET

GET /rate_limit — GitHub API

GitHub token (optional for public resources); https://api.github.com

GitHub API

Get rate limit status for the authenticated user

Check rate limit status by resource: core covers non-search REST resources; graphql covers the GraphQL API. These are example values, not guaranteed quotas. See the GitHub rate-limit operation.

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 GET 'https://api.github.com/rate_limit' \  -H 'Accept: application/vnd.github+json' \  -H 'X-GitHub-Api-Version: 2026-03-10'

Parameters

No parameters.

Response 200 OK

{
  "resources": {
    "core": {
      "limit": 5000,
      "used": 1,
      "remaining": 4999,
      "reset": 1691591363
    },
    "graphql": {
      "limit": 5000,
      "used": 7,
      "remaining": 4993,
      "reset": 1691593228
    }
  }
}

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