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**You may create a[personal access token](https://github.com/settings/tokens/new)
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for your own use or implement the web flow below to allow other users to authorize your application.**
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GitHub's OAuth implementation doesn't support the[implicit grant](https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc6749#section-4.2)
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currently which would allow developers to implement the authorization flow
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without a server-side component. Developers should implement the Web
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application flow described below and use a server-side component for exchanging
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an authorization code for a token.
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GitHub's OAuth implementation supports the standard[authorization code grant type](https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc6749#section-4.1). Developers should implement the web application flow described below to obtain an authorization code and then exchange it for a token. (The[implicit grant type](https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc6749#section-4.2) is not supported.)