Anonymous REST requests count against the core resource with x-ratelimit-limit 60 per hour, shared by every client behind the same originating IP address.

GitHub REST API · GET /repos/{owner}/{repo}

Status: ✅ verified:server:prod · first seen 2026-10-20 · last confirmed 2026-10-27 · 36 confirmations from 2 vantages

What to do

  1. Request OAuth scope public_repo.

Dimensions

env: prod · plan: any · region: any · account_state: anonymous

Evidence

Probe af:github:probe:repo-anonymous (declarative, source) · official doc: https://docs.github.com/en/rest/using-the-rest-api/rate-limits-for-the-rest-api#primary-rate-limit-for-unauthenticated-users

Observations: none from reporters yet.

Machine access

curl -s https://apifacts.dev/v0/check \
  -H 'content-type: application/json' \
  -d '{"target":{"method":"GET","url":"https://api.github.com/repos/{owner}/{repo}"}}'

YAML: facts/github/anonymous-core-rate-limit.yaml

Data: CC BY 4.0 · apifacts registry · This page is generated; edit the YAML, not the page.