Updated rate limits for unauthenticated requests
a year ago
- #rate limits
- #API security
- #GitHub
- GitHub is updating rate limits for unauthenticated requests to enhance security and reliability.
- The changes affect operations like cloning repositories over HTTPS, anonymous REST API interactions, and downloading files from raw.githubusercontent.com.
- The update is in response to increased scraping activity targeting GitHub's API.
- Unauthenticated users may experience new rate limits, while authenticated users will maintain higher rate limits.
- GitHub encourages the use of authentication for better consistency and reliability in accessing its services.