Fine grain tokens

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How do I use a token

[marianinhaUFMT]

Hello! Using a fine-grained personal access token is a secure way to authenticate. How you use it depends on what you are doing. Here are the most common methods:

1. For Git on the Command Line (HTTPS)

When you clone, pull, or push to a repository using an HTTPS URL, Git will ask for your username and password.

• Username: Your GitHub username.
• Password: Use your personal access token as the password. Do not use your actual GitHub account password.

Your operating system or a tool like the [Git Credential Manager](https://github.com/git-ecosystem/git-credential-manager) will usually cache the token so you don't have to enter it every time.

# When you run a command like this...
git push origin main

# ...you will be prompted for credentials.
Username for 'https://github.com': YOUR_USERNAME
Password for 'https://[email protected]': [PASTE YOUR TOKEN HERE]

2. For the GitHub API

When making calls to the GitHub REST API, you must include the token in the Authorization header.

curl -L \
  -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_TOKEN" \
  -H "X-GitHub-Api-Version: 2022-11-28" \
  https://api.github.com/user

Note: Replace YOUR_TOKEN with your actual fine-grained token.

3. In GitHub Actions Workflows

The best practice is to store your token as a secret and reference it in your workflow file. Never paste a token directly into a .yml file.

1. Go to your repository's Settings > Secrets and variables > Actions.
2. Click New repository secret.
3. Name the secret (e.g., FINE_GRAINED_PAT).
4. Paste your token into the Secret box and save it.
5. Use the secret in your workflow like this:

jobs:
  my_job:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - name: "A step that needs authentication"
        env:
          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.FINE_GRAINED_PAT }}
        run: |
          # Now your script can use the GH_TOKEN environment variable
          # Example: configuring git
          git config --global url."https://x-access-token:$%7BGH_TOKEN%7D@github.com/".insteadOf "https://github.com/"

Hope this helps clarify how to use your token! But if none of these above helps, what specific task are you trying to accomplish with the token?