GitHub · Authentication Profile

Github Authentication

Authentication

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

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

Security Schemes

bearerHttpAuthentication http
scheme: Bearer

Source

Authentication Profile

Raw ↑ 
generated: '2026-07-11'
method: derived
source: openapi/github-app-api-openapi.yml, openapi/github-auth-api-openapi.yml, openapi/github-code-of-conduct-api-openapi.yml,
  openapi/github-emojis-openapi.yml, openapi/github-events-api-openapi.yml, openapi/github-feeds-openapi.yml,
  openapi/github-gists-openapi.yml, openapi/github-gitignore-templates-openapi.yml, openapi/github-installation-openapi.yml,
  openapi/github-issues-api-openapi.yml, openapi/github-licenses-openapi.yml, openapi/github-manage-openapi.yml
  ...
summary:
  types:
  - http
schemes:
- name: bearerHttpAuthentication
  type: http
  scheme: Bearer
  description: Bearer Token
  sources:
  - openapi/github-app-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/github-auth-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/github-code-of-conduct-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/github-emojis-openapi.yml
  - openapi/github-events-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/github-feeds-openapi.yml
  - openapi/github-gists-openapi.yml
  - openapi/github-gitignore-templates-openapi.yml
  - openapi/github-installation-openapi.yml
  - openapi/github-issues-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/github-licenses-openapi.yml
  - openapi/github-manage-openapi.yml
  - openapi/github-markdown-openapi.yml
  - openapi/github-meta-openapi.yml
  - openapi/github-networks-openapi.yml
  - openapi/github-notifications-openapi.yml
  - openapi/github-octocat-openapi.yml
  - openapi/github-organizations-openapi.yml
  - openapi/github-projects-openapi.yml
  - openapi/github-rate-limit--openapi.yml
  - openapi/github-repo-actions-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/github-repo-autolinks-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/github-repo-branches-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/github-repo-code-scanning-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/github-repo-collaborators-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/github-repo-dependabot-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/github-repo-hooks-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/github-repo-invitations-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/github-repo-issues-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/github-repo-projects-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/github-repo-pulls-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/github-repo-subscription-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/github-repo-tags-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/github-repos-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/github-scim-openapi.yml
  - openapi/github-setup-openapi.yml
  - openapi/github-teams-openapi.yml
  - openapi/github-users-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/github-zen-openapi.yml
  - openapi/temp.json