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11th September 2025

Tool GitHub Account Info Lookup — Look up GitHub user account information by entering a username to retrieve the numeric Account ID and account creation date through the public GitHub API. The tool displays the user's profile link, avatar, and formatted timestamps, along with request latency information. Unauthenticated requests are subject to GitHub's rate limits, which may block further lookups after a certain number of queries.

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