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# Rate limits on issue creation **(FREE SELF)**
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> [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/merge_requests/28129) in GitLab 12.10.
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This setting allows you to rate limit the requests to the issue and epic creation endpoints.
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To can change its value:
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1. On the top bar, select **Menu > Admin** .
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1. On the left sidebar, select **Settings > Network** .
1. Expand **Issues Rate Limits** .
1. Under **Max requests per minute per user** , enter the new value.
1. Select **Save changes** .
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For example, if you set a limit of 300, requests using the
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[Projects::IssuesController#create ](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/blob/master/app/controllers/projects/issues_controller.rb )
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action exceeding a rate of 300 per minute are blocked. Access to the endpoint is allowed after one minute.
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When using [epics ](../../group/epics/index.md ), epic creation will share this rate limit with issues.
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This limit is:
- Applied independently per project and per user.
- Not applied per IP address.
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- Disabled by default. To enable it, set the option to any value other than `0` .
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Requests over the rate limit are logged into the `auth.log` file.
