{"revision":"c10276e953456835cdbb1f3a60d58ae1980be353","document":{"id":422,"path":"api-reference/rest-api-explorer/monitor-request-counts.md","title":"Monitor inbound REST API rate limit counts and violations","bundle":null,"doc_type":null,"release":"australia","body":"\n# Monitor inbound REST API rate limit counts and violations\n\nTo 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.\n\n## Before you begin\n\nRole required: rate\\_limit\\_admin\n\n## Procedure\n\n1.  Navigate to **All** > **System Web Services** > **REST** > **Rate Limit Rules**.\n\n2.  Select the rate limit rule for which you want to monitor rate limit counts and violations.\n\n3.  View the information in the following related lists:\n\n    -   In the Rate Limit Counts related list, view the count of inbound REST API requests limited by the rule. This list is cleared daily.\n    -   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.\n\n**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)\n\n"}}