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Asked: 2026-06-15T20:42:49+00:00

i was wondering if github search API has limit on number of requests, and

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i was wondering if github search API has limit on number of requests, and also i would like to know if is possible to save the retrieved data in my own databse, or there is some policy between.

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  1. Editorial Team

    http://developer.github.com/v3/#rate-limiting says the following

    We limit requests to 60 per hour for unauthenticated requests. For requests using Basic Authentication or OAuth, we limit requests to 5,000 per hour. You can check the returned HTTP headers of any API request to see your current status:

    $ curl -i https://api.github.com/users/whatever

    As for saving the data, if it’s yours it’s OK, if it’s other’s it might also be OK but I’m not a lawyer:

    Section F.1 of GitHub terms of services:

    We claim no intellectual property rights over the material you provide
    to the Service. Your profile and materials uploaded remain yours.
    However, by setting your pages to be viewed publicly, you agree to
    allow others to view your Content. By setting your repositories to be
    viewed publicly, you agree to allow others to view and fork your
    repositories.

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