Github api returns bad credentials even with oauth token

Question

update: even such a request get bad credential ==>

curl -H "Authorization: token [token]" https://api.github.com

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I made a request for GitHub OAuth like this in my iOS app:

URL: https://github.com/login/oauth/authorize,
params: client_id: ****, redirect_uri: app_url, scope: "repo", state: "0"

After redirection from Safari I get a code. I need to access to two things:

I make following requests:

URL: https://api.github.com/user, get and patch Header: Authorization: token [code]

URL: https://api.github.com/repos/:username/:repoName
Header: Authorization: token [code]

But unfortunately, I get the following error:

401, Unauthorized
{
    "message": "Bad credentials",
    "documentation_url": "https://developer.github.com/v3"
}

What is the problem and how can I solve it?

aakpro · Accepted Answer · 2020-02-06 15:24:05Z

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As it is said in this blob (NOT the main documentation) you have to exchange token (which is temporary) with a bearer token via this api:

Here comes the documentation for others: Github blob documentation

answered Feb 6, 2020 at 15:24

aakpro

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Can you/someone give some supporting code snippet and clarification on this answer

Chunlong · Accepted Answer · 2020-02-04 15:56:40Z

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The following curl command works: curl -u your_git_name:your_personal_access_token https://api.github.com/user

answered Feb 4, 2020 at 15:56

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