> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://nango.dev/docs/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Github (Personal Access Token)

## Overview

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  <Card title="Pre-built tooling" icon="screwdriver-wrench" href="#pre-built-tooling" />

  <Card title="Pre-built integrations" icon="square-check" href="#pre-built-integrations" />

  <Card title="Access requirements" icon="triangle-exclamation" href="#access-requirements" />

  <Card title="Setup guide" icon="rocket" href="#setup-guide" />

  <Card title="Useful links" icon="circle-info" href="#useful-links" />

  <Card title="API gotchas" icon="biohazard" href="#api-gotchas" />
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## Pre-built tooling

<AccordionGroup>
  <Accordion title="✅ Authorization">
    | Tools                             | Status |
    | --------------------------------- | ------ |
    | Pre-built authorization (API Key) | ✅      |
    | Pre-built authorization UI        | ✅      |
    | Custom authorization UI           | ✅      |
    | End-user authorization guide      | ✅      |
    | Expired credentials detection     | ✅      |
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="✅ Read & write data">
    | Tools                                     | Status                         |
    | ----------------------------------------- | ------------------------------ |
    | Pre-built integrations                    | 🚫 (time to contribute: \<48h) |
    | API unification                           | ✅                              |
    | 2-way sync                                | ✅                              |
    | Webhooks from Nango on data modifications | ✅                              |
    | Real-time webhooks from 3rd-party API     | 🚫 (time to contribute: \<48h) |
    | Proxy requests                            | ✅                              |
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="✅ Observability & data quality">
    | Tools                   | Status |
    | ----------------------- | ------ |
    | HTTP request logging    | ✅      |
    | End-to-end type safety  | ✅      |
    | Data runtime validation | ✅      |
    | OpenTelemetry export    | ✅      |
    | Slack alerts on errors  | ✅      |
    | Integration status API  | ✅      |
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="✅ Customization">
    | Tools                              | Status                         |
    | ---------------------------------- | ------------------------------ |
    | Create or customize use-cases      | ✅                              |
    | Pre-configured pagination          | 🚫 (time to contribute: \<48h) |
    | Pre-configured rate-limit handling | ✅                              |
    | Per-customer configurations        | ✅                              |
  </Accordion>
</AccordionGroup>

*No pre-built syncs or actions available yet.*

<Tip>Not seeing the integration you need? [Build your own](/guides/functions/functions-guide) independently.</Tip>

## Access requirements

| Pre-Requisites    | Status | Comment |
| ----------------- | ------ | ------- |
| Paid dev account  | ❓      |         |
| Paid test account | ❓      |         |
| Partnership       | ❓      |         |
| App review        | ❓      |         |
| Security audit    | ❓      |         |

## Setup guide

*No setup guide yet.*

<Tip>Need help getting started? Get help in the [community](https://nango.dev/slack).</Tip>

<Note>Contribute improvements to the setup guide by [editing this page](https://github.com/nangohq/nango/tree/master/docs/integrations/all/github-pat.mdx)</Note>

## Useful links

* [Generate a Fine-grained personal access token in your Github account](https://github.com/settings/personal-access-tokens)
* [Managing your personal access tokens](https://docs.github.com/en/authentication/keeping-your-account-and-data-secure/managing-your-personal-access-tokens)
* [How to create a fine-grained personal access token](https://docs.github.com/en/authentication/keeping-your-account-and-data-secure/managing-your-personal-access-tokens#creating-a-fine-grained-personal-access-token)
* [How to create a personal access token (classic)](https://docs.github.com/en/authentication/keeping-your-account-and-data-secure/managing-your-personal-access-tokens#creating-a-personal-access-token-classic)
* [Authentication guide](https://docs.github.com/en/rest/authentication/authenticating-to-the-rest-api?apiVersion=2022-11-28#authenticating-with-a-personal-access-token)
* [API docs](https://docs.github.com/en/rest?apiVersion=2022-11-28)

<Note>Contribute useful links by [editing this page](https://github.com/nangohq/nango/tree/master/docs/integrations/all/github-pat.mdx)</Note>

## API gotchas

* GitHub provides two types of tokens for authentication:

1. **Classic Personal Access Tokens (PATs)** – These are the older, broad-scope tokens that grant access to a user's repositories, organizations, and settings.
2. **Fine-Grained Personal Access Tokens** – Introduced as a more secure alternative, these tokens allow for precise permission control at the repository and organization level.

* GitHub recommends using **Fine-grained PATs** whenever possible, as they provide better security and least-privilege access by allowing developers to specify the exact permissions and repositories they apply to. Classic PATs still work but are considered less secure due to their broad permissions

<Note>Contribute API gotchas by [editing this page](https://github.com/nangohq/nango/tree/master/docs/integrations/all/github-pat.mdx)</Note>

## Going further

<Card title="Connect to Github (Personal Access Token)" icon="link" href="/integrations/all/github-pat/connect" horizontal>
  Guide to connect to Github (Personal Access Token) using Connect UI
</Card>