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Retrieve the configuration of a specific rate limit override by its identifier. Use this to inspect override configurations, audit rate limiting policies, or debug rate limiting behavior. Important: The identifier must match exactly as specified when creating the override, including wildcard patterns. This is case-sensitive — for example, if the override was created for premium_*, you must use premium_* here, not a specific ID like premium_user1. Required permissions:
  • ratelimit.*.read_override (to read overrides in any namespace)
  • ratelimit.<namespace_id>.read_override (to read overrides in a specific namespace)
See the API reference for the full HTTP endpoint documentation.

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Usage

unkey api ratelimit get-override [flags]

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Flags

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--namespace
string
required
The id or name of the namespace containing the override. Must be 1-255 characters.
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--identifier
string
required
The exact identifier pattern of the override to retrieve. This must match exactly as it was specified when creating the override, including any wildcards (*) that were part of the original pattern. Must be 1-255 characters.

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Global Flags

FlagTypeDescription
--root-keystringOverride root key ($UNKEY_ROOT_KEY)
--api-urlstringOverride API base URL (default: https://api.unkey.com)
--configstringPath to config file (default: ~/.unkey/config.toml)
--outputstringOutput format — use json for raw JSON

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Examples

unkey api ratelimit get-override --namespace=api.requests --identifier=premium_user_123

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Output

Default output shows the request ID with latency, followed by the override configuration: 
req_2cGKbMxRyIzhCxo1Idjz8q (took 45ms)

{
  "overrideId": "ovr_1234567890abcdef",
  "namespaceId": "ns_1234567890abcdef",
  "identifier": "premium_user_123",
  "limit": 1000,
  "duration": 60000
}
With --output=json, the full response envelope is returned: 
{
  "meta": {
    "requestId": "req_2cGKbMxRyIzhCxo1Idjz8q"
  },
  "data": {
    "overrideId": "ovr_1234567890abcdef",
    "namespaceId": "ns_1234567890abcdef",
    "identifier": "premium_user_123",
    "limit": 1000,
    "duration": 60000
  }
}
Last modified on March 26, 2026