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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.
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@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ The **rate limit** is 5 requests per minute per user.
### Users sign up
### 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
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.
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.
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@@ -98,19 +98,19 @@ The **rate limit** is 20 calls per minute per IP address.
### Update username
### 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.
which usernames are in use.
The
**rate limit**
is 10 calls per minute per signed-in user.
The
**rate limit**
is 10 calls per minute per signed-in user.
### Username exists
### 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
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.
uniqueness of the chosen username.
This is to mitigate the risk of misuses, such as mass discovery of usernames in use.
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.
The
**rate limit**
is 20 calls per minute per IP address.
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