How can I Get 403 Forbidden for endpoint 'users'?

[shivam-test]

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I have to verify a scenario when I need to verify the 403 forbidden status for endpoint 'user'. so I have created an OAuth token with No Scope.
But still when I'm trying to hit the API "https://api.github.com/user" I get some response(public) 200 ok and when I use Incorrect credentials I get 401 Not Authorized. but still unable to get the 403 Forbidden (Expected).
also tried providing a rate limit, but it also didn't work out.
Is there any way by which I can get it?

End Point: https://api.github.com/user
Required: 403 Forbidden

https://docs.github.com/en/rest/users/users?apiVersion=2022-11-28#get-the-authenticated-user

[mapluisch]

Hey Shivam,

you get a HTTP/2 403 response once your API rate limit is exceeded (5000 requests).

Add parameter -i to see how many requests remain until you hit your limit, i.e. curl -i -L (and so on).

I've just tested it on my end - after hitting the x-ratelimit-limit, you receive a 403 along with the message

{"message":"API rate limit exceeded for user ID [removed]. If you reach out to GitHub Support for help, please include the request ID [removed].","documentation_url":"https://docs.github.com/rest/overview/rate-limits-for-the-rest-api"}

Please be aware that the rate limit is user ID specific and not token specific.

Hope that helps!

[shivam-test]

Thank you @mapluisch

[firoj0]

{"message":"API rate limit exceeded for user ID [removed]. If you reach out to GitHub Support for help, please include the request ID [removed].","documentation_url":"https://docs.github.com/rest/overview/rate-limits-for-the-rest-api"}

[firoj0]

{"message":"API rate limit exceeded for user ID [removed]. If you reach out to GitHub Support for help, please include the request ID [removed].","documentation_url":"https://docs.github.com/rest/overview/rate-limits-for-the-rest-api"}