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 ### Via OAuth Tokens

 Alternatively, you can authenticate using [personal access
 tokens][personal-access-tokens] or OAuth tokens. To do so, provide the token as
 the username and provide a blank password or a password of `x-oauth-basic`. If
 you're accessing the API via cURL, replace `<token>` with your OAuth token in
 the following command:
 Alternatively, you can use [personal access
 tokens][personal-access-tokens] or OAuth tokens instead of your password.

 <pre class='terminal'>
 $ curl -u &lt;token&gt;:x-oauth-basic https://api.github.com/user
 $ curl -u &lt;username&gt;:&lt;token&gt; https://api.github.com/user
 </pre>

 This approach is useful if your tools only support Basic Authentication but you
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		### Via OAuth Tokens

		Alternatively, you can authenticate using [personal access
		tokens][personal-access-tokens] or OAuth tokens. To do so, provide the token as
		the username and provide a blank password or a password of `x-oauth-basic`. If
		you're accessing the API via cURL, replace `<token>` with your OAuth token in
		the following command:
		Alternatively, you can use [personal access
		tokens][personal-access-tokens] or OAuth tokens instead of your password.

		<pre class='terminal'>
		$ curl -u <token>:x-oauth-basic https://api.github.com/user
		$ curl -u <username>:<token> https://api.github.com/user
		</pre>

		This approach is useful if your tools only support Basic Authentication but you
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