How often is GitHub Rate Limit down?

In the monitoring period, GitHub Rate Limit has had 14 incidents, with an average duration of 213 minutes.

What is the average uptime of GitHub Rate Limit in 2026?

The 30-day uptime for GitHub Rate Limit is 100.00%%. This is measured by Probecast's independent monitoring from 4 global regions.

How do I get alerted when GitHub Rate Limit has an incident?

Create a free Probecast account, add GitHub Rate Limit to your monitoring stack, and configure alerts via email, Slack, Microsoft Teams, WhatsApp, or custom webhooks.

Which region has the fastest GitHub Rate Limit response times?

Currently, Asia Pacific has the fastest response times for GitHub Rate Limit at 4ms.

What endpoint does Probecast monitor for GitHub Rate Limit?

Probecast monitors GET https://api.github.com/rate_limit for GitHub Rate Limit. Health checks run every 5 minutes from 4 global regions.

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GitHub Rate Limit

OperationalLast checked: —

Tech Ci Cd • GitHub Actions

Docs

Stack Health Score

Score = Uptime - Penalties
Latency >500ms: -2 | >1000ms: -5
Outages: -2 each | Degradations: -1 each

100.0/ 100

Based on uptime, latency & incidents

100.00%

UptimePercentage of time the API was available.
Only DOWN status impacts this metric.

73ms

Avg Latency

1,000+

APIs monitored

Outages

Degradations

This Month

+14 reported by provider

Uptime History

31-day uptime100.00%

31 days ago

Operational

Degraded

Down

Today

Regional Status

🇺🇸

US West

Operational

27ms

latency

🇺🇸

US East

Operational

208ms

latency

🇪🇺

Europe

Operational

54ms

latency

🌏

Asia Pacific

Operational

4ms

latency

Latency (24h)

Avg: 80ms

Min: 26ms

Max: 124ms

124ms62ms0ms

04:51 PM08:58 PM

Last response:

HTTP 200

Showing data from OregonPrimary monitoring node location. See all 4 regions above for regional availability.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Recent Incidents

resolved

Apr 23, 07:30 PM

Duration: 19m

Degradation - Medium

resolved

Apr 23, 02:45 PM

Duration: 34m

Degradation - Medium

resolved

Apr 22, 07:55 PM

Duration: 2h 49m

Degradation - Medium

resolved

Apr 22, 03:40 PM

Duration: 3h 39m

Down - Critical

resolved

Apr 21, 03:05 PM

Duration: 10h 19m

Degradation - Medium

API Information

Monitored Endpoint

GEThttps://api.github.com/rate_limit

Provider

GitHub Actions