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Generate a GitHub Personal Access Token

If you want to work with GitHub repositories from your notebook, like cloning, editing, or pushing files, you’ll need a GitHub Personal Access Token (PAT). This token lets you authenticate your API calls and gives you the right permissions. The GIF below shows the steps to create a token.

Gif of generating a GitHub token

To see the full steps, follow the instructions below that match the type of access you want.

For Read & Write Access

  1. Go to https://github.com/ and sign in.
  2. Click your profile icon (top right) ➔ Settings
  3. In the left sidebar, select Developer settings ➔ Personal access tokens ➔ Tokens (classic)
  4. On the top right side (at the same level as Personal access tokens (classic)), click on Generate new token ➔ Generate new token (classic)
  5. Give your token a descriptive Name (e.g., Notebook RW Token) and set an Expiration if desired
  6. Under Scopes, check:
    • repo
      • contents

        Grants read & write access to repository contents (needed for cloning, editing, and pushing files)

    • (Optional: To only work with public repositories, select public_repo instead of repo)
  7. Click Generate token at the bottom
  8. Copy your new token right away. You won’t be able to see it again later!
  9. Paste the token into your notebook’s GitHub-token field, so API calls authenticate as the chosen owner.

For Read-Only Access

  1. Go to https://github.com/ and sign in.
  2. Click your profile icon (top right) ➔ Settings
  3. In the left sidebar, select Developer settings ➔ Personal access tokens ➔ Tokens (classic)
  4. Click Generate new token (classic)
  5. For Resource owner, select the owner of the repository (your user or organisation)
  6. Give your token a descriptive Name (e.g., Notebook Read-Only Token) and set an Expiration if desired
  7. Under Scopes, check:
    • repo
      • contents

        Grants read-only access to repository contents (needed for cloning or viewing files only)

    • (Optional: For public repositories, select public_repo instead of repo)
  8. Click Generate token at the bottom
  9. Copy your new token immediately—you won’t see it again!
  10. Paste the token into your notebook’s GitHub-token field for authentication.

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