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Request methods to create and refresh user access tokens for OAuth and GitHub Apps
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Set of stateless request methods to create, check, reset, refresh, and delete user access tokens for OAuth and GitHub Apps
The OAuth endpoints related to user access tokens are not all part of GitHub's REST API and they behave slightly different. The methods exported by `@octokit/normalize the differences so you don't have to.
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Node | Install with import{exchangeWebFlowCode,createDeviceCode,exchangeDeviceCode,checkToken,refreshToken,scopeToken,resetToken,deleteToken,deleteAuthorization,}from"@octokit/oauth-methods"; |
Important
As we useconditional exports, you will need to adapt yourtsconfig.json by setting"moduleResolution": "node16", "module": "node16".
See the TypeScript docs onpackage.json "exports".
See thishelpful guide on transitioning to ESM from@sindresorhus
After a user granted access to an OAuth App or GitHub App onStep 1 of GitHub's OAuth Web Flow, they get redirected to a URL controlled by your app with a?code=... query parameter.
You can exchange that code for a user access token as described inStep 2 of GitHub's OAuth Web Flow.
SettingclientType is required because there are slight differences between"oauth-app" and"github-app". Most importantly, GitHub Apps do not support scopes.
const{ data, authentication}=awaitexchangeWebFlowCode({clientType:"oauth-app",clientId:"1234567890abcdef1234",clientSecret:"1234567890abcdef12347890abcdef12345678",code:"code123",scopes:["repo"],});
data is the raw response data.authentication is aUser Authentication object.
Instep 1 of GitHub's OAuth Device Flow, you need to create a device and user code
const{data:{ device_code, user_code, verification_uri},}=awaitcreateDeviceCode({clientType:"oauth-app",clientId:"1234567890abcdef1234",scopes:["repo"],});
Instep 2 of GitHub's OAuth Device Flow, the user has to enteruser_code onverification_uri (https://github.com/login/device unless you use GitHub Enterprise Server).
Once the user entered the code and granted access, you can exchange thedevice_code for a user access token instep 3 of GitHub's OAuth Device Flow
const{ data, authentication}=awaitexchangeDeviceCode({clientType:"oauth-app",clientId:"1234567890abcdef1234",code:device_code,});
data is the raw response data.authentication is aUser Authentication object.
This is a wrapper around@octokit/oauth-authorization-url that accepts arequest option instead ofbaseUrl for consistency with the other OAuth methods.getWebFlowAuthorizationUrl() is a synchronous method and does not send any request.
const{ url}=getWebFlowAuthorizationUrl({clientType:"oauth-app",clientId:"1234567890abcdef1234",scopes:["repo"],});
Options
| name | type | description |
|---|---|---|
clientId | string | Required. The client ID you received from GitHub when you registered. |
clientType | string | Required. Must be set to either"oauth-app" or"github-app". |
redirectUrl | string | The URL in your application where users will be sent after authorization. SeeRedirect URLs in GitHub’s Developer Guide. |
login | string | Suggests a specific account to use for signing in and authorizing the app. |
scopes | array of strings | Only relevant if An array of scope names (or: space-delimited list of scopes). If not provided, scope defaults to an empty list for users that have not authorized any scopes for the application. For users who have authorized scopes for the application, the user won't be shown the OAuth authorization page with the list of scopes. Instead, this step of the flow will automatically complete with the set of scopes the user has authorized for the application. For example, if a user has already performed the web flow twice and has authorized one token with user scope and another token with repo scope, a third web flow that does not provide a scope will receive a token with user and repo scope. Defaults to |
state | string | An unguessable random string. It is used to protect against cross-site request forgery attacks. Defaults toMath.random().toString(36).substr(2). |
allowSignup | boolean | Whether or not unauthenticated users will be offered an option to sign up for GitHub during the OAuth flow. Usefalse in the case that a policy prohibits signups. Defaults totrue. |
request | function | You can pass in your own@octokit/request instance. For usage with enterprise, setbaseUrl to the REST API root endpoint. Example:import{request}from"@octokit/request";const{ url}=getWebFlowAuthorizationUrl({clientType:"oauth-app",clientId:"1234567890abcdef1234",scopes:["repo"],request:request.defaults({baseUrl:"https://ghe.my-company.com/api/v3",}),}); |
ThegetWebFlowAuthorizationUrl method is synchronous and returns an object with the following properties.
| name | type | description |
|---|---|---|
allowSignup | boolean | Returnsoptions.allowSignup if it was set. Defaults totrue. |
clientType | string | Returnsoptions.clientType |
clientId | string | Returnsoptions.clientId. |
login | string | Returnsoptions.login if it was set. Defaults tonull. |
redirectUrl | string | Returnsoptions.redirectUrl if it was set. Defaults tonull. |
scopes | array of strings | Only set if Returns an array of strings. Returns |
state | string | Returnsoptions.state if it was set. Defaults toMath.random().toString(36).substr(2). |
url | string | The authorization URL |
const{ data, authentication}=awaitexchangeWebFlowCode({clientType:"oauth-app",clientId:"1234567890abcdef1234",clientSecret:"1234567890abcdef12347890abcdef12345678",code:"code123",});
Options
| name | type | description |
|---|---|---|
clientType | string | Required. Must be set to either"oauth-app" or"github-app" |
clientId | string | Required. Your app's client ID |
clientSecret | string | Required. One of your app's client secrets |
code | string | Required. The code from GitHub's OAuth flow redirect's?code=... query parameter |
redirectUrl | string | TheredirectUrl option you passed togetWebFlowAuthorizationUrl() |
request | function | You can pass in your own@octokit/request instance. For usage with enterprise, setbaseUrl to the REST API root endpoint. Example:import{request}from"@octokit/request";const{ data, authentication}=awaitexchangeWebFlowCode({clientType:"oauth-app",clientId:"1234567890abcdef1234",clientSecret:"1234567890abcdef12347890abcdef12345678",code:"code123",request:request.defaults({baseUrl:"https://ghe.my-company.com/api/v3",}),}); |
Resolves with an@octokit/request response object forPOST /login/oauth/access_token (JSON) with an additionalauthentication key which is theauthentication object.
const{ data, authentication}=awaitcreateDeviceCode({clientType:"oauth-app",clientId:"1234567890abcdef1234",scopes:["repo"],});
Options
| name | type | description |
|---|---|---|
clientType | string | Required. Must be set to either"oauth-app" or"github-app" |
clientId | string | Required. Your app's client ID |
scopes | array of strings | Only permitted if Array ofscope names you want to request for the user access token. |
request | function | You can pass in your own@octokit/request instance. For usage with enterprise, setbaseUrl to the REST API root endpoint. Example:import{request}from"@octokit/request";const{ data}=awaitcreateDeviceCode({clientType:"oauth-app",clientId:"1234567890abcdef1234",scopes:["repo"],request:request.defaults({baseUrl:"https://ghe.my-company.com/api/v3",}),}); |
Resolves with an@octokit/request response object forPOST https://github.com/login/device/code (JSON).
const{ data, authentication}=awaitexchangeDeviceCode({clientType:"oauth-app",clientId:"1234567890abcdef1234",code:"code123",});
| name | type | description |
|---|---|---|
clientType | string | Required. Must be set to either"oauth-app" or"github-app" |
clientId | string | Required. Your app's client ID |
code | string | Required. Thedevice_code from thecreateDeviceCode() response |
request | function | You can pass in your own@octokit/request instance. For usage with enterprise, setbaseUrl to the REST API root endpoint. Example:import{request}from"@octokit/request";const{ data, authentication}=awaitexchangeDeviceCode({clientType:"oauth-app",clientId:"1234567890abcdef1234",code:"code123",request:request.defaults({baseUrl:"https://ghe.my-company.com/api/v3",}),}); |
const{ data, authentication}=awaitcheckToken({clientType:"oauth-app",clientId:"1234567890abcdef1234",clientSecret:"1234567890abcdef12347890abcdef12345678",token:"usertoken123",});
Options
| name | type | description |
|---|---|---|
clientType | string | Required. Must be set to either"oauth-app" or"github-app" |
clientId | string | Required. Your app's client ID |
clientSecret | string | Required. One of your app's client secrets |
token | string | Required. The user access token to check |
request | function | You can pass in your own@octokit/request instance. For usage with enterprise, setbaseUrl to the REST API root endpoint. Example:import{request}from"@octokit/request";const{ data, authentication}=awaitcheckToken({clientType:"oauth-app",clientId:"1234567890abcdef1234",clientSecret:"1234567890abcdef12347890abcdef12345678",token:"usertoken123",request:request.defaults({baseUrl:"https://ghe.my-company.com/api/v3",}),}); |
Resolves with an@octokit/request response object forPOST /applications/{client_id}/token with an additionalauthentication key which is theauthentication object. Note that theauthentication object will not include the keys for expiring authentication.
Expiring user access tokens are currently in preview. You canenable them for any of your GitHub apps. OAuth Apps do not support expiring user access tokens
When a user access token expires it can berefreshed using a refresh token. Refreshing a token invalidates the current user access token.
const{ data, authentication}=awaitrefreshToken({clientType:"github-app",clientId:"lv1.1234567890abcdef",clientSecret:"1234567890abcdef12347890abcdef12345678",refreshToken:"r1.refreshtoken123",});
Options
| name | type | description |
|---|---|---|
clientType | string | Must be set to"github-app" |
clientId | string | Required. Your app's client ID |
clientSecret | string | Required. One of your app's client secrets |
refreshToken | string | Required. The refresh token that was received alongside the user access token. |
request | function | You can pass in your own@octokit/request instance. For usage with enterprise, setbaseUrl to the REST API root endpoint. Example:import{request}from"@octokit/request";const{ data, authentication}=awaitrefreshToken({clientType:"github-app",clientId:"lv1.1234567890abcdef",clientSecret:"1234567890abcdef12347890abcdef12345678",refreshToken:"r1.refreshtoken123",request:request.defaults({baseUrl:"https://ghe.my-company.com/api/v3",}),}); |
Resolves with an@octokit/request response object forPOST /login/oauth/access_token with an additionalauthentication key which is theGitHub App expiring user authentication.
const{ data, authentication}=awaitscopeToken({clientType:"github-app",clientId:"lv1.1234567890abcdef",clientSecret:"1234567890abcdef12347890abcdef12345678",token:"usertoken123",target:"octokit",repositories:["oauth-methods.js"],permissions:{issues:"write",},});
Options
| name | type | description |
|---|---|---|
clientType | string | Required. Must be set to"github-app". |
clientId | string | Required. Your app's client ID |
clientSecret | string | Required. One of your app's client secrets |
target | string | Required unlesstargetId is set. The name of the user or organization to scope the user-to-server access token to. |
targetId | integer | Required unlesstarget is set. The ID of the user or organization to scope the user-to-server access token to. |
repositories | array of strings | The list of repository names to scope the user-to-server access token to.repositories may not be specified ifrepository_ids is specified. |
repository_ids | array of integers | The list of repository IDs to scope the user-to-server access token to.repositories may not be specified ifrepositories is specified. |
permissions | object | The permissions granted to the user-to-server access token. SeeGitHub App Permissions. |
request | function | You can pass in your own@octokit/request instance. For usage with enterprise, setbaseUrl to the REST API root endpoint. Example:import{request}from"@octokit/request";const{ data, authentication}=awaitscopeToken({clientType:"github-app",clientId:"lv1.1234567890abcdef",token:"usertoken123",target:"octokit",repositories:["oauth-methods.js"],permissions:{issues:"write",},request:request.defaults({baseUrl:"https://ghe.my-company.com/api/v3",}),}); |
Resolves with an@octokit/request response object forPOST /applications/{client_id}/token/scoped with an additionalauthentication key which is the newauthentication object.
const{ data, authentication}=awaitresetToken({clientType:"oauth-app",clientId:"1234567890abcdef1234",clientSecret:"1234567890abcdef12347890abcdef12345678",token:"usertoken123",});
Options
| name | type | description |
|---|---|---|
clientType | string | Must be set to"oauth-app" or"github-app". |
clientId | string | Required. Your app's client ID |
clientSecret | string | Required. One of your app's client secrets |
token | string | Required. The user access token to reset |
request | function | You can pass in your own@octokit/request instance. For usage with enterprise, setbaseUrl to the REST API root endpoint. Example:import{request}from"@octokit/request";const{ data, authentication}=awaitresetToken({clientId:"1234567890abcdef1234",clientSecret:"secret",token:"usertoken123",request:request.defaults({baseUrl:"https://ghe.my-company.com/api/v3",}),}); |
Resolves with an@octokit/request response object forPOST /applications/{client_id}/token with an additionalauthentication key which is the newauthentication object.
const{ status}=awaitdeleteToken({clientType:"oauth-app",clientId:"1234567890abcdef1234",clientSecret:"1234567890abcdef12347890abcdef12345678",token:"usertoken123",});
Options
| name | type | description |
|---|---|---|
clientType | string | Must be set to"oauth-app" or"github-app" |
clientId | string | Required. Your app's client ID |
clientSecret | string | Required. One of your app's client secrets |
token | string | Required. The user access token to delete |
request | function | You can pass in your own@octokit/request instance. For usage with enterprise, setbaseUrl to the REST API root endpoint. Example:import{request}from"@octokit/request";const{ data, authentication}=awaitdeleteToken({clientId:"1234567890abcdef1234",clientSecret:"secret",token:"usertoken123",request:request.defaults({baseUrl:"https://ghe.my-company.com/api/v3",}),}); |
Resolves with an@octokit/request response object forDELETE /applications/{client_id}/token (which is an empty204 response).
const{ status}=awaitdeleteAuthorization({clientType:"oauth-app",clientId:"1234567890abcdef1234",clientSecret:"1234567890abcdef12347890abcdef12345678",token:"usertoken123",});
Options
| name | type | description |
|---|---|---|
clientType | string | Must be set to"oauth-app" or"github-app" |
clientId | string | Required. Your app's client ID |
clientSecret | string | Required. One of your app's client secrets |
token | string | Required. A valid user access token for the authorization |
request | function | You can pass in your own@octokit/request instance. For usage with enterprise, setbaseUrl to the REST API root endpoint. Example:import{request}from"@octokit/request";const{ data, authentication}=awaitdeleteAuthorization({clientId:"1234567890abcdef1234",clientSecret:"secret",token:"usertoken123",request:request.defaults({baseUrl:"https://ghe.my-company.com/api/v3",}),}); |
Resolves with an@octokit/request response object forDELETE /applications/{client_id}/grant (which is an empty204 response).
Theauthentication object returned by the methods have one of three formats.
- OAuth APP authentication token
- GitHub APP non-expiring user authentication token with expiring disabled
- GitHub APP user authentication token with expiring enabled
The differences are
scopesis only present for OAuth AppsrefreshToken,expiresAt,refreshTokenExpiresAtare only present for GitHub Apps, and only if token expiration is enabled
Note that theclientSecret may not be set when usingexchangeDeviceCode() asclientSecret is not required for the OAuth device flow.
| name | type | description |
|---|---|---|
clientType | string | "oauth-app" |
clientId | string | The app'sClient ID |
token | string | The user access token |
scopes | array of strings | array of scope names enabled for the token |
| name | type | description |
|---|---|---|
clientType | string | "github-app" |
clientId | string | The app'sClient ID |
token | string | The user access token |
| name | type | description |
|---|---|---|
clientType | string | "github-app" |
clientId | string | The app'sClient ID |
token | string | The user access token |
refreshToken | string | The refresh token |
expiresAt | string | Date timestamp inISO 8601 standard. Example:2022-01-01T08:00:0.000Z |
refreshTokenExpiresAt | string | Date timestamp inISO 8601 standard. Example:2021-07-01T00:00:0.000Z |
import{OAuthAppAuthentication,GitHubAppAuthentication,GitHubAppAuthenticationWithExpiration,GetWebFlowAuthorizationUrlOAuthAppOptions,GetWebFlowAuthorizationUrlGitHubAppOptions,GetWebFlowAuthorizationUrlOAuthAppResult,GetWebFlowAuthorizationUrlGitHubAppResult,CheckTokenOAuthAppOptions,CheckTokenGitHubAppOptions,CheckTokenOAuthAppResponse,CheckTokenGitHubAppResponse,ExchangeWebFlowCodeOAuthAppOptions,ExchangeWebFlowCodeGitHubAppOptions,ExchangeWebFlowCodeOAuthAppResponse,ExchangeWebFlowCodeGitHubAppResponse,CreateDeviceCodeOAuthAppOptions,CreateDeviceCodeGitHubAppOptions,CreateDeviceCodeDeviceTokenResponse,ExchangeDeviceCodeOAuthAppOptionsWithoutClientSecret,ExchangeDeviceCodeOAuthAppOptions,ExchangeDeviceCodeGitHubAppOptionsWithoutClientSecret,ExchangeDeviceCodeGitHubAppOptions,ExchangeDeviceCodeOAuthAppResponse,ExchangeDeviceCodeOAuthAppResponseWithoutClientSecret,ExchangeDeviceCodeGitHubAppResponse,ExchangeDeviceCodeGitHubAppResponseWithoutClientSecret,RefreshTokenOptions,RefreshTokenResponse,ScopeTokenOptions,ScopeTokenResponse,ResetTokenOAuthAppOptions,ResetTokenGitHubAppOptions,ResetTokenOAuthAppResponse,ResetTokenGitHubAppResponse,DeleteTokenOAuthAppOptions,DeleteTokenGitHubAppOptions,DeleteTokenResponse,DeleteAuthorizationOAuthAppOptions,DeleteAuthorizationGitHubAppOptions,DeleteAuthorizationResponse,}from"@octokit/oauth-methods";
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