---
title: Using the REST API
intro: 'Learn how to use the {% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom %} REST API, follow best practices, and troubleshoot problems.'
versions:
  fpt: '*'
  ghes: '*'
  ghec: '*'
topics:
  - API
children:
  - /getting-started-with-the-rest-api
  - /rate-limits-for-the-rest-api
  - /using-pagination-in-the-rest-api
  - /libraries-for-the-rest-api
  - /best-practices-for-using-the-rest-api
  - /troubleshooting-the-rest-api
  - /timezones-and-the-rest-api
  - /using-cors-and-jsonp-to-make-cross-origin-requests
  - /issue-event-types
  - /github-event-types
---