From 09b649c6a80f7a308e1df3bee68098f3395d1002 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "brian m. carlson" Date: Fri, 27 Oct 2023 18:08:19 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Document use of 429 status for Git LFS rate limits (#44339) --- content/rest/overview/resources-in-the-rest-api.md | 2 ++ 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+) diff --git a/content/rest/overview/resources-in-the-rest-api.md b/content/rest/overview/resources-in-the-rest-api.md index 9e5234a49d17..dd4c86f3a5c9 100644 --- a/content/rest/overview/resources-in-the-rest-api.md +++ b/content/rest/overview/resources-in-the-rest-api.md @@ -390,6 +390,8 @@ If you exceed the rate limit, the response will have a `403` status and the `x-r > } ``` +For requests using the Git LFS API (that is, the one used by the Git LFS client), the response will instead have a `429` status. + If you are rate limited, you should not try your request until after the time specified by the `x-ratelimit-reset` time. ### Increasing the unauthenticated rate limit for {% data variables.product.prodname_oauth_apps %}