Error when fetching repository files

[JayWebtech]

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When I try fetching my repository files I get the below error:

{
    "success": false,
    "message": "Failed to fetch repository HTML files",
    "error": "Failed to list directories: GitHub API error: API rate limit exceeded for user ID 45628811. If you reach out to GitHub Support for help, please include the request ID 8338:619DA:21E609:1FB9F3:6899A2E2 and timestamp 2025-08-11 07:59:30 UTC."
}

[AgeCoder]

Hi JayWebtech, the error means you’ve exceeded GitHub’s API rate limit for your user account. GitHub limits the number of API requests per hour (60 for unauthenticated, 5000 if authenticated). To fix this, wait for the limit to reset (usually after an hour), or use authenticated requests with a personal access token to increase the limit. Also, try to reduce the number of API calls your tool or script makes. If the problem persists, contact GitHub Support with the request ID and timestamp from the error message.