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Authentication

This provider requires authentication.
  • personal_access_token: Github Personal Access Token (required: True, sensitive: True)

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In workflows

This provider can be used in workflows. As “step” to query data, example: 
steps:
    - name: Query github_workflows
      provider: github_workflows
      config: "{{ provider.my_provider_name }}"
      with:
        url: {value}  
        method: {value}
As “action” to make changes or update data, example: 
actions:
    - name: Query github_workflows
      provider: github_workflows
      config: "{{ provider.my_provider_name }}"
      with:
        github_url: {value}  
        github_method: {value}
If you need workflow examples with this provider, please raise a GitHub issue.

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Connecting with the Provider

Create your personal access token (classic) in github
  • In the upper-right corner of any page, click your profile photo, then click Settings.
  • In the left sidebar, click Developer settings.
  • In the left sidebar, under Personal access tokens, click Tokens (classic).
  • Select Generate new token, then click Generate new token (classic).
  • In the “Note” field, give your token a descriptive name.
  • To give your token an expiration, select Expiration, then choose a default option or click Custom to enter a date.
  • Select the scopes you’d like to grant this token.
  • Click Generate token.
  • Optionally, to copy the new token to your clipboard, click copy button.
See bellow for more info.