Table: github_rate_limit - Query GitHub Rate Limits using SQL

GitHub Rate Limits are a part of the GitHub API that sets the maximum number of requests that a user can make within an hour. These limits are designed to prevent abuse and ensure fair usage of the GitHub API. They apply to authenticated and unauthenticated users, and vary depending on the type of authentication used.

Table Usage Guide

The github_rate_limit table provides insights into the rate limits set by GitHub for API usage. As a developer or system administrator, you can use this table to monitor your application's API usage, ensuring it stays within the prescribed limits to avoid service disruption. This table is also useful for planning and optimizing the distribution of API requests to maximize efficiency and avoid hitting the rate limit.

Examples

List rate limit of rest apis

Explore the usage of your REST APIs by identifying the remaining and maximum allowed requests. This is beneficial to avoid hitting rate limits and ensuring smooth operation of your services.

select
  core_limit,
  core_remaining,
  search_limit,
  search_remaining
from
  github_rate_limit;

select
  core_limit,
  core_remaining,
  search_limit,
  search_remaining
from
  github_rate_limit;

Schema for github_rate_limit

Name	Type	Description
_ctx	jsonb	Steampipe context in JSON form, e.g. connection_name.
core_limit	bigint	The number of requests per hour the client is currently limited to.
core_remaining	bigint	The number of remaining requests the client can make this hour.
core_reset	timestamp with time zone	The time at which the current rate limit will reset.
search_limit	bigint	The number of requests per hour the client is currently limited to.
search_remaining	bigint	The number of remaining requests the client can make this hour.
search_reset	timestamp with time zone	The time at which the current rate limit will reset.

Export

This table is available as a standalone Exporter CLI. Steampipe exporters are stand-alone binaries that allow you to extract data using Steampipe plugins without a database.

You can download the tarball for your platform from the Releases page, but it is simplest to install them with the steampipe_export_installer.sh script:

/bin/sh -c "$(curl -fsSL https://steampipe.io/install/export.sh)" -- github

You can pass the configuration to the command with the --config argument:

steampipe_export_github --config '<your_config>' github_rate_limit