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# API rate limits

Learn about GitHub API rate limits.

**Rate limits are enforced for security reasons to prevent a large number of requests from blocking or destabilizing the application.**

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## General information

**GitHub** limits the number of API requests that you can make within a specific time period to prevent abuse, protect against denial-of-service conditions, and maintain platform stability. Primary rate limit thresholds are determined by your authentication method, though specific resource-intensive endpoints—such as search APIs—enforce stricter request quotas.

You can learn more about **GitHub** API rate limits in the official **GitHub** documentation.

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