Token Authentication
We’ve just added site-wide token based authentication. You can find your API token in your account page, front and center. Simply pass login and token to any URL which requires…
We’ve just added site-wide token based authentication. You can find your API token in your account page, front and center.
Simply pass login and token to any URL which requires authentication.
For example:
curl -F 'repository[name]=API_Hotness' -F 'login=defunkt' -F 'token=6ef8395fecf207165f1a82178ae1b984' http://github.com/repositoriesWe’ll be enhancing the API soon, but in the meantime you can use this to more easily build tools and automation around GitHub. Enjoy.
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