GitHub Connection

Connect to GitHub using a Personal Access Token. This allows your workflows to interact with repositories, issues, pull requests, commits, and releases via the GitHub REST API.

Configuration

Field	Description	Required
Personal Access Token	A GitHub PAT (classic or fine-grained)	Yes
Base URL	API base URL (default: https://api.github.com)	No

GitHub Enterprise

If you use GitHub Enterprise Server, set the Base URL to your instance's API endpoint, e.g. https://github.yourcompany.com/api/v3.

Creating a Personal Access Token

Classic Token

1. Go to Settings > Developer settings > Personal access tokens > Tokens (classic)
2. Click Generate new token (classic)
3. Select the scopes your workflows need:
   • repo for private repository access
   • public_repo for public repository access only
4. Copy the generated token (starts with ghp_)

Fine-Grained Token

1. Go to Settings > Developer settings > Personal access tokens > Fine-grained tokens
2. Click Generate new token
3. Select the repository access and permissions your workflows need
4. Copy the generated token (starts with github_pat_)

Usage

Once created, this connection becomes available in:

• GitHub API — list, get, create, update, and comment on issues, pull requests, commits, and releases

Rate Limits

Authenticated requests allow up to 5,000 requests per hour. The GitHub API node automatically retries when rate-limited (HTTP 429 or 403 with exhausted limits) with exponential backoff.