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Jan 20, 2022
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Magdalena Frankiewicz
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Improve documentation of non configurable rate limits
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@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ The **rate limit** is 5 requests per minute per user.
### Users sign up
> [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/
merge_requests/77835
) in GitLab 14.7.
> [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/
issues/339151
) in GitLab 14.7.
There is a rate limit per IP address on the
`/users/sign_up`
endpoint. This is to mitigate attempts to misuse the endpoint. For example, to mass
discover usernames or email addresses in use.
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@@ -98,19 +98,19 @@ The **rate limit** is 20 calls per minute per IP address.
### Update username
> [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/
merge_requests/77221
) in GitLab 14.7.
> [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/
issues/339152
) in GitLab 14.7.
There is a rate limit on
the update username action
. This is enforced to mitigate misuse of the feature. For example, to mass discover
There is a rate limit on
how frequently a username can be changed
. This is enforced to mitigate misuse of the feature. For example, to mass discover
which usernames are in use.
The
**rate limit**
is 10 calls per minute per signed-in user.
### Username exists
> [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/
merge_requests/77119
) in GitLab 14.7.
> [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/
issues/29040
) in GitLab 14.7.
There is a rate limit for the internal endpoint
`/users/:username/exists`
, used
by registration to perform a client-side validation for
uniqueness of the chosen username.
This is to mitigate the risk of misuses, such as mass discovery of usernames in use.
There is a rate limit for the internal endpoint
`/users/:username/exists`
, used
upon sign up to check if a chosen username has already been taken.
This is to mitigate the risk of misuses, such as mass discovery of usernames in use.
The
**rate limit**
is 20 calls per minute per IP address.
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