Creating and managing personal access tokens

What’s a personal access token? Think of a personal access token (PAT) as a special password that you can create to access your GitHub account, without using your regular password. It’s a way to let certain apps or tools have limited access to your account.

How to create a PAT

Follow these steps to create a PAT:

1. Go to your GitHub account in your web browser and log in. Now, click on your profile picture in the top-right corner and select Settings from the drop-down menu:

Figure 2.19 – Token creation user settings menu

2. On the left sidebar, click Developer settings:

Figure 2.20 – Token creation: developer settings

3. Now click on Personal access tokens.
4. Select Tokens (classic):

Figure 2.21 – Token creation: classic token

Now, let’s look at how to make your token.

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