GitHub · Authentication Profile

Github Authentication

Authentication

GitHub secures its APIs with http across 1 declared security scheme, as derived from its OpenAPI definitions.

CodeDeveloper ToolsPipelinesPlatformSoftware DevelopmentVersion ControlT1GitHub

Methods: http Schemes: 1 OAuth flows: API key in:

Security Schemes

bearerHttpAuthentication http

scheme: Bearer

Source

Authentication Profile

generated: '2026-11-05'
method: derived
source: openapi/github-add-api-openapi.yml, openapi/github-all-api-openapi.yml, openapi/github-applications-api-openapi.yml,
  openapi/github-attribute-api-openapi.yml, openapi/github-authorization-api-openapi.yml, openapi/github-authorized-api-openapi.yml,
  openapi/github-card-api-openapi.yml, openapi/github-cards-api-openapi.yml, openapi/github-collaborators-api-openapi.yml,
  openapi/github-column-api-openapi.yml, openapi/github-columns-api-openapi.yml, openapi/github-configuration-api-openapi.yml
  ...
summary:
  types:
  - http
schemes:
- name: bearerHttpAuthentication
  type: http
  scheme: Bearer
  description: Bearer Token
  sources:
  - openapi/github-add-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/github-all-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/github-applications-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/github-attribute-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/github-authorization-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/github-authorized-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/github-card-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/github-cards-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/github-collaborators-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/github-column-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/github-columns-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/github-configuration-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/github-create-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/github-delete-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/github-disables-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/github-enterprise-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/github-existing-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/github-fingerprint-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/github-get-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/github-github-application-api-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/github-github-auth-api-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/github-github-manage-api-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/github-github-projects-api-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/github-github-scim-api-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/github-groups-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/github-identities-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/github-impersonation-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/github-information-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/github-keys-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/github-legacy-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/github-lists-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/github-move-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/github-node-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/github-nodes-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/github-oauth-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/github-organizations-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/github-permission-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/github-permissions-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/github-project-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/github-provision-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/github-provisioned-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/github-provisioning-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/github-releases-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/github-remove-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/github-replicas-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/github-repositories-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/github-running-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/github-scim-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/github-sets-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/github-settings-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/github-setup-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/github-single-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/github-specific-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/github-ssh-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/github-status-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/github-tokens-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/github-update-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/github-versions-api-openapi.yml

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