`github.user_following`

fail

List the people the authenticated user follows

Works without WHERE filters. Results are limited to resources visible to the authenticated user.

no filters captured 2026-08-31 09:14:39Zmedian 28923 ms

Verdict: FALSE

All variants failed: 6 errors, 0 successful.

What to do

GitHub returned 429

upstream.rate_limit

Personal tokens get 60 req/hr unauthenticated and 5000/hr authenticated. App tokens get 5000/hr.

Wait the retry window (60–1300s) and re-run

GitHub returned 429

upstream.rate_limit

Personal tokens get 60 req/hr unauthenticated and 5000/hr authenticated. App tokens get 5000/hr.

Use a token with higher rate-limit budget (GH Apps get 5000/hr vs personal 60/hr)

GitHub returned 429

upstream.rate_limit

Personal tokens get 60 req/hr unauthenticated and 5000/hr authenticated. App tokens get 5000/hr.

Reduce --runs to 1 to lower total request volume

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Summary

Variant	Trials	Min	Median	Max	Row counts	Errors
minimal	2	27283 ms	27881 ms	28480 ms	[0, 0]	2
realistic	2	28176 ms	28923 ms	29670 ms	[0, 0]	2
edge	2	25961 ms	27314 ms	28667 ms	[0, 0]	2

Latency per trial

minimalmedian 27881ms

scale: 0–28480 ms

realisticmedian 28923ms

scale: 0–29670 ms

edgemedian 27314ms

scale: 0–28667 ms

Probe variants — every command + output

minimal2 trials

min 27283ms · median 27881ms · max 28480ms · rows 0,0

smallest valid query (no filters)

Command

SELECT * FROM github.user_following LIMIT 1

Trials + output

trial 1·27283ms·rows 0isError=true

Error

Error: Source rate limit exceeded (429)
Detail: rate limit exceeded; retry after 2006s [GET] https://api.github.com/user/following
Hint: The upstream API is rate-limiting requests. Wait briefly and retry.

trial 2·28480ms·rows 0isError=true

Error

Error: Source rate limit exceeded (429)
Detail: rate limit exceeded; retry after 1978s [GET] https://api.github.com/user/following
Hint: The upstream API is rate-limiting requests. Wait briefly and retry.

realistic2 trials

min 28176ms · median 28923ms · max 29670ms · rows 0,0

typical user query (no filters)

Command

SELECT * FROM github.user_following LIMIT 25

Trials + output

trial 1·28176ms·rows 0isError=true

Error

Error: Source rate limit exceeded (429)
Detail: rate limit exceeded; retry after 1950s [GET] https://api.github.com/user/following
Hint: The upstream API is rate-limiting requests. Wait briefly and retry.

trial 2·29670ms·rows 0isError=true

Error

Error: Source rate limit exceeded (429)
Detail: rate limit exceeded; retry after 1920s [GET] https://api.github.com/user/following
Hint: The upstream API is rate-limiting requests. Wait briefly and retry.

edge2 trials

min 25961ms · median 27314ms · max 28667ms · rows 0,0

edge: larger limit, no filters

Command

SELECT * FROM github.user_following LIMIT 200

Trials + output

trial 1·28667ms·rows 0isError=true

Error

Error: Source rate limit exceeded (429)
Detail: rate limit exceeded; retry after 1891s [GET] https://api.github.com/user/following
Hint: The upstream API is rate-limiting requests. Wait briefly and retry.

trial 2·25961ms·rows 0isError=true

Error

Error: Source rate limit exceeded (429)
Detail: rate limit exceeded; retry after 1865s [GET] https://api.github.com/user/following
Hint: The upstream API is rate-limiting requests. Wait briefly and retry.

All returned rowsacross all non-errored trials · filterable · paginated

0 rows stored · 0 returned · page 1/1

No rows captured. Trials either returned isError=true (errors shown above) or the probe runner didn't capture full output rows.

Trial comparison

Variant / combo	Trial #	Latency	Status	First key returned
minimal	t1	27283ms	error	—
minimal	t2	28480ms	error	—
realistic	t1	28176ms	error	—
realistic	t2	29670ms	error	—
edge	t1	28667ms	error	—
edge	t2	25961ms	error	—

Probed by bld-dabqr1nqj5pc73dgn3h0-676t6 at 2026-08-31T09:14:39Z

JSON record: reports/github/tables/user_following.json

first_run_at: 2026-08-31T09:14:39Z

last_retried_at: 2026-08-31T09:14:39Z

retry_count: 0

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