title	REST API endpoints for user interactions
shortTitle	User
allowTitleToDifferFromFilename	true
intro	Use the REST API to temporarily restrict which type of user can comment, open issues, or create pull requests in your public repositories.
versions	fpt ghec * *
autogenerated	rest
category	Manage users and activity

About user interactions

You can use the REST API to temporarily restrict which type of user can comment, open issues, or create pull requests on your public repositories. {% data reusables.interactions.interactions-detail %} Here's more about the types of {% data variables.product.github %} users:

• {% data reusables.interactions.existing-user-limit-definition %} from interacting with your repositories.
• {% data reusables.interactions.contributor-user-limit-definition %} from interacting with your repositories.
• {% data reusables.interactions.collaborator-user-limit-definition %} from interacting with your repositories.

Setting the interaction limit at the user level will overwrite any interaction limits that are set for individual repositories owned by the user. To set different interaction limits for individual repositories owned by the user, use the Repository interactions endpoints instead.