GitHub REST API root
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- Publisher
- GitHub
- Human landing
- https://docs.github.com/en/rest
- Artifact URL
https://api.github.com/
- Auth
- API key optional
- Rate limit
- Unauthenticated requests are limited to 60 per hour (verified x-ratelimit-limit: 60). Authenticated requests rise to 5,000 per hour. GET /rate_limit is free and uncounted.
Evidence
Publisher identity: GitHub Artifact relationship: official domain Automated access: plain GET succeeded Integrity hash: cb8c56af7fce… Parseability: valid Effects: read Licensing: GitHub API terms; repository contents are not mirrored. Freshness: Sep 17, 2026, 7:10 PM PDT
Notes
The API root returns JSON hypermedia links. A classic PAT is not stored and must not be wired: 60/hour already covers one GET per sweep. If the 5,000/hour tier is wanted, use a zero-permission fine-grained token and record its expiry.
Tasks this artifact can answer
- call the GitHub REST API without scraping github.com HTML
- see unauthenticated rate-limit reality on api.github.com
Change history
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