3. Sending invalid fields will result in a`422 Unprocessable Entity`

response.

Name | Type | Description

-----|------|--------------

`files`|`hash` |**Required**. Files that make up this gist.

`files`|`object` |**Required**. Files that make up this gist.

`description`|`string` | A description of the gist.

`public`|`boolean` | Indicates whether the gist is public. Default:`false`

The keys in the`files`hash are the`string` filename, and the value is another`hash` with a key of`content`, and a value of the file contents. For example:

The keys in the`files`object are the`string` filename, and the value is another`object` with a key of`content`, and a value of the file contents. For example:

<%= json\

:description => "the description for this gist",

Name | Type | Description

-----|------|--------------

`description`|`string` | A description of the gist.

`files`|`hash` | Files that make up this gist.

`files`|`object` | Files that make up this gist.

`content`|`string` | Updated file contents.

`filename`|`string` | New name for this file.

The keys in the`files`hash are the`string` filename. The value is another`hash` with a key of`content` (indicating the new contents), or`filename` (indicating the new filename). For example:

The keys in the`files`object are the`string` filename. The value is another`object` with a key of`content` (indicating the new contents), or`filename` (indicating the new filename). For example:

<%= json\

:description => "the description for this gist",

The Search API has a[custom rate limit](/v3/search/#rate-limit), separate from

the rate limit governing the rest of the API. For that reason, the response

(shown above) categorizes your rate limit by resource. Within the`"resources"`

hash, the`"search"`hash provides your rate limit status for the

[Search API](/v3/search). The`"core"`hash provides your rate limit status for

object, the`"search"`object provides your rate limit status for the

[Search API](/v3/search). The`"core"`object provides your rate limit status for

all the_rest_ of the API.

The`"rate"`hash (shown at the bottom of the response above) is

The`"rate"`object (shown at the bottom of the response above) is

[deprecated](/v3/versions/#v3-deprecations) and is scheduled for removal in the next

version of the API.

If you're writing new API client code (or updating your existing code), you

should use the`"core"`hash instead of the`"rate"`hash. The`"core"`hash

contains the same information that is present in the`"rate"`hash.

should use the`"core"`object instead of the`"rate"`object. The`"core"`object

contains the same information that is present in the`"rate"`object.