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title: Monitor inbound REST API rate limit counts and violations
description: To determine if you have set a rate limit rule appropriately, monitor the counts and violations for inbound REST API requests that are restricted by the rule.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/api-reference/rest-api-explorer/monitor-request-counts.html
release: australia
product: REST API Explorer
classification: rest-api-explorer
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-03-12"
reading_time_minutes: 1
breadcrumb: [Inbound REST API rate limiting, REST APIs, Web services, API implementation, API implementation and reference]
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# Monitor inbound REST API rate limit counts and violations

To determine if you have set a rate limit rule appropriately, monitor the counts and violations for inbound REST API requests that are restricted by the rule.

## Before you begin

Role required: rate\_limit\_admin

## Procedure

1.  Navigate to **All** > **System Web Services** > **REST** > **Rate Limit Rules**.

2.  Select the rate limit rule for which you want to monitor rate limit counts and violations.

3.  View the information in the following related lists:

    -   In the Rate Limit Counts related list, view the count of inbound REST API requests limited by the rule. This list is cleared daily.
    -   In the Rate Limit Violations related list, view the number of inbound REST API requests that exceeded the **Request limit per hour** value for the rule. This list is cleared biweekly.

**Parent Topic:**[Inbound REST API rate limiting](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/api-reference/rest-api-explorer/inbound-REST-API-rate-limiting.md)