Table of contentsGitHub OAuth toolset for Node.js
OAuthApp.defaults(options)
app.on(eventName, eventHandler)
app.octokit
app.getUserOctokit(options)
app.getWebFlowAuthorizationUrl(options)
app.createToken(options)
app.checkToken(options)
app.resetToken(options)
app.refreshToken(options)
app.scopeToken(options)
app.deleteToken(options)
app.deleteAuthorization(options)
Browsers
@octokit/oauth-app
is not meant for browser usage.
Node
Install with npm install @octokit/oauth-app
import { OAuthApp, createNodeMiddleware } from "@octokit/oauth-app"; import { createServer } from "node:http"; const app = new OAuthApp({ clientType: "oauth-app", clientId: "1234567890abcdef1234", clientSecret: "1234567890abcdef1234567890abcdef12345678", }); app.on("token", async ({ token, octokit }) => { const { data } = await octokit.request("GET /user"); console.log(`Token retrieved for ${data.login}`); }); createServer(createNodeMiddleware(app)).listen(3000); // can now receive user authorization callbacks at /api/github/oauth/callback // See all endpoints at https://github.com/octokit/oauth-app.js#middlewares
GitHub Apps do not support scopes
. If the GitHub App has expiring user tokens enabled, the token used for the octokit
instance will be refreshed automatically, and the additional refresh-related properties will be passed to the "token"
event handler.
import { OAuthApp, createNodeMiddleware } from "@octokit/oauth-app"; import { createServer } from "node:http"; const app = new OAuthApp({ clientType: "github-app", clientId: "lv1.1234567890abcdef", clientSecret: "1234567890abcdef1234567890abcdef12345678", }); app.on("token", async ({ token, octokit, expiresAt }) => { const { data } = await octokit.request("GET /user"); console.log(`Token retrieved for ${data.login}`); }); createServer(createNodeMiddleware(app)).listen(3000); // can now receive user authorization callbacks at /api/github/oauth/callback // See all endpoints at https://github.com/octokit/oauth-app.js#middlewares
public/
folder, hosted on Glitch: https://glitch.com/~github-oauth-clientOAuthApp.defaults(options)
Create a new OAuthApp
with custom defaults for the constructor options
const MyOAuthApp = OAuthApp.defaults({ Octokit: MyOctokit, }); const app = new MyOAuthApp({ clientId, clientSecret }); // app.octokit is now an instance of MyOctokitname type description
clientId
number
Required. Find Client ID on the app’s about page in settings. clientSecret
number
Required. Find Client Secret on the app’s about page in settings. clientType
string
Either "oauth-app"
or "github-app"
. Defaults to "oauth-app"
. allowSignup
boolean
Sets the default value for app.getWebFlowAuthorizationUrl(options)
. redirectUrl
string
The URL in your application where users will be sent after authorization. See Redirect URLs in GitHub’s Developer Guide. defaultScopes
Array of strings
Only relevant when clientType
is set to "oauth-app"
.
Sets the default scopes
value for app.getWebFlowAuthorizationUrl(options)
. See available scopes
log
object
Used for internal logging. Defaults to console
. Octokit
Constructor
You can pass in your own Octokit constructor with custom defaults and plugins. The Octokit Constructor must use an authentication strategy that is compatible with`@octokit/auth-oauth-app.
For usage with enterprise, set baseUrl
to the hostname + /api/v3
. Example:
import { Octokit } from "@octokit/core"; new OAuthApp({ clientId: "1234567890abcdef1234", clientSecret: "1234567890abcdef1234567890abcdef12345678", Octokit: Octokit.defaults({ baseUrl: "https://ghe.my-company.com/api/v3", }), });
Defaults to @octokit/oauth-app
's own Octokit
constructor which can be imported separately from OAuthApp
. It's @octokit/core
with the @octokit/auth-oauth-user
authentication strategy.
app.on(eventName, eventHandler)
Called whenever a new OAuth access token is created for a user. It accepts two parameters, an event name and a function with one argument
app.on("token.created", async (context) => { const { data } = await context.octokit.request("GET /user"); app.log.info(`New token created for ${data.login}`); });
The eventName
can be one of (or an array of)
token.created
token.reset
token.refreshed
(GitHub Apps only)token.scoped
(GitHub Apps only)token.deleted
authorization.deleted
All event handlers are awaited before continuing.
context
can have the following properties
context.name
string
Name of the event. One of: token
, authorization
context.action
string
Action of the event. One of: created
, reset
, deleted
context.authentication
object
The OAuth authentication object. See https://github.com/octokit/auth-oauth-user.js/#authentication-object
context.octokit
Octokit instance
Authenticated instance using the Octokit
option passed to the constructor and @octokit/auth-oauth-user
as authentication strategy.
The octokit
instance is unauthenticated for "token.deleted"
and "authorization.deleted"
events.
Octokit instance with OAuth App authentication. Uses Octokit
constructor option
app.getUserOctokit(options)
const octokit = await app.getUserOctokit({ code: "code123" });
options
are the same as in app.createToken(options)
The octokit
instance is authorized using the user access token if the app is an OAuth app and a user-to-server token if the app is a GitHub app. If the token expires it will be refreshed automatically.
app.getWebFlowAuthorizationUrl(options)
Returns and object with all options and a url
property which is the authorization URL. See https://github.com/octokit/oauth-methods.js/#getwebflowauthorizationurl
const { url } = app.getWebFlowAuthorizationUrl({ state: "state123", scopes: ["repo"], });name type description
redirectUrl
string
The URL in your application where users will be sent after authorization. See Redirect URLs in GitHub’s Developer Guide. login
string
Suggests a specific account to use for signing in and authorizing the app. scopes
array of strings
An array of scope names (or: space-delimited list of scopes). If not provided, scope defaults to an empty list for users that have not authorized any scopes for the application. For users who have authorized scopes for the application, the user won't be shown the OAuth authorization page with the list of scopes. Instead, this step of the flow will automatically complete with the set of scopes the user has authorized for the application. For example, if a user has already performed the web flow twice and has authorized one token with user scope and another token with repo scope, a third web flow that does not provide a scope will receive a token with user and repo scope. state
string
An unguessable random string. It is used to protect against cross-site request forgery attacks. Defaults to Math.random().toString(36).substr(2)
. allowSignup
boolean
Whether or not unauthenticated users will be offered an option to sign up for GitHub during the OAuth flow. The default is true
. Use false
in the case that a policy prohibits signups.
The method can be used for both, the OAuth Web Flow and the OAuth Device Flow.
For the web flow, you have to pass the code
from URL redirect described in step 2.
const { token } = await app.createToken({ code: "code123", });name type description
code
string
Required. Pass the code that was passed as ?code
query parameter in the authorization redirect URL. state
string
Required. Pass the state that was passed as ?state
query parameter in the authorization redirect URL.
Resolves with an user authentication object
For the device flow, you have to pass a onVerification
callback function, which prompts the user to enter the received user code at the received authorization URL.
onVerification
function
Required. A function that is called once the device and user codes were retrieved
The onVerification()
callback can be used to pause until the user completes step 2, which might result in a better user experience.
const auth = createOAuthUserAuth({ clientId: "1234567890abcdef1234", clientSecret: "1234567890abcdef1234567890abcdef12345678", onVerification(verification) { console.log("Open %s", verification.verification_uri); console.log("Enter code: %s", verification.user_code); await prompt("press enter when you are ready to continue"); }, });
scopes
array of strings
Only relevant if app.type
is "oauth-app"
. Scopes are not supported by GitHub apps.
Array of OAuth scope names that the user access token should be granted. Defaults to no scopes ([]
).
Resolves with an user authentication object
try { const { created_at, app, user } = await app.checkToken({ token }); console.log( `token valid, created on %s by %s for %s`, created_at, user.login, app.name, ); } catch (error) { // token invalid or request error }name type description
token
string
Required.
Resolves with response body from "Check a token" request with an additional authentication
property which is a user authentication object.
const { data, authentication } = await app.resetToken({ token: "token123", }); // "token123" is no longer valid. Use `token` insteadname type description
token
string
Required.
Resolves with response body from "Reset a token" request with an additional authentication
property which is a user authentication object.
app.refreshToken(options)
Expiring tokens are only supported by GitHub Apps, and only if expiring user tokens are enabled.
const { data, authentication } = await app.refreshToken({ refreshToken: "refreshtoken123", });name type description
refreshToken
string
Required.
Resolves with response body from "Renewing a user token with a refresh token" request (JSON) with an additional authentication
property which is a user authentication object.
Scoping a token is only supported by GitHub Apps. "Scoping" in this context means to limit access to a selected installation, with a subset of repositories and permissions.
const { data, authentication } = await app.scopeToken({ clientType: "github-app", clientId: "lv1.1234567890abcdef", clientSecret: "1234567890abcdef12347890abcdef12345678", token: "usertoken123", target: "octokit", repositories: ["oauth-app.js"], permissions: { issues: "write", }, });
Options
name type descriptiontarget
string
Required unless targetId
is set. The name of the user or organization to scope the user-to-server access token to. targetId
integer
Required unless target
is set. The ID of the user or organization to scope the user-to-server access token to. repositories
array of strings
The list of repository names to scope the user-to-server access token to. repositories
may not be specified if repository_ids
is specified. repository_ids
array of integers
The list of repository IDs to scope the user-to-server access token to. repositories
may not be specified if repositories
is specified. permissions
object
The permissions granted to the user-to-server access token. See GitHub App Permissions.
Resolves with response body from "Create a scoped access token" request with an additional authentication
property which is a user authentication object.
await app.deleteToken({ token: "token123", }); // "token123" is no longer valid.name type description
token
string
Required.
Resolves with response body from "Delete a token" request.
app.deleteAuthorization(options)
await app.deleteAuthorization({ token: "token123", }); // "token123" is no longer valid, and no tokens can be created until the app gets re-authorized.name type description
token
string
Required.
Resolves with response body from "Delete an app authorization" request.
A middleware is a method or set of methods to handle requests for common environments.
By default, all middlewares expose the following routes
Route Route DescriptionGET /api/github/oauth/login
Redirects to GitHub's authorization endpoint. Accepts optional ?state
and ?scopes
query parameters. ?scopes
is a comma-separated list of supported OAuth scope names GET /api/github/oauth/callback
The client's redirect endpoint. This is where the token
event gets triggered POST /api/github/oauth/token
Exchange an authorization code for an OAuth Access token. If successful, the token
event gets triggered. GET /api/github/oauth/token
Check if token is valid. Must authenticate using token in Authorization
header. Uses GitHub's POST /applications/{client_id}/token
endpoint PATCH /api/github/oauth/token
Resets a token (invalidates current one, returns new token). Must authenticate using token in Authorization
header. Uses GitHub's PATCH /applications/{client_id}/token
endpoint. PATCH /api/github/oauth/refresh-token
Refreshes an expiring token (invalidates current one, returns new access token and refresh token). Must authenticate using token in Authorization
header. Uses GitHub's POST https://github.com/login/oauth/access_token
OAuth endpoint. POST /api/github/oauth/token/scoped
Creates a scoped token (does not invalidate the current one). Must authenticate using token in Authorization
header. Uses GitHub's POST /applications/{client_id}/token/scoped
endpoint. DELETE /api/github/oauth/token
Invalidates current token, basically the equivalent of a logout. Must authenticate using token in Authorization
header. DELETE /api/github/oauth/grant
Revokes the user's grant, basically the equivalent of an uninstall. must authenticate using token in Authorization
header. createNodeMiddleware(app, options)
Native http server middleware for Node.js
import { OAuthApp, createNodeMiddleware } from "@octokit/oauth-app"; import { createServer } from "node:http"; const app = new OAuthApp({ clientType: "oauth-app", clientId: "1234567890abcdef1234", clientSecret: "1234567890abcdef1234567890abcdef12345678", }); const middleware = createNodeMiddleware(app, { pathPrefix: "/api/github/oauth", }); createServer(middleware).listen(3000); // can now receive user authorization callbacks at /api/github/oauth/callbackname type description
app
OAuthApp instance
Required. options.pathPrefix
string
All exposed paths will be prefixed with the provided prefix. Defaults to "/api/github/oauth"
createWebWorkerHandler(app, options)
Event handler for web worker environments (Cloudflare workers or Deno).
// worker.js import { OAuthApp, createWebWorkerHandler } from "@octokit/oauth-app"; const app = new OAuthApp({ clientType: "oauth-app", clientId: "1234567890abcdef1234", clientSecret: "1234567890abcdef1234567890abcdef12345678", }); const handleRequest = createWebWorkerHandler(app, { pathPrefix: "/api/github/oauth", }); addEventListener("fetch", (event) => { event.respondWith(handleRequest(event.request)); }); // can now receive user authorization callbacks at /api/github/oauth/callbackname type description
app
OAuthApp instance
Required. options.pathPrefix
string
All exposed paths will be prefixed with the provided prefix. Defaults to "/api/github/oauth"
createAWSLambdaAPIGatewayV2Handler(app, options)
Event handler for AWS Lambda using API Gateway V2 HTTP integration.
// worker.js import { OAuthApp, createAWSLambdaAPIGatewayV2Handler, } from "@octokit/oauth-app"; const app = new OAuthApp({ clientType: "oauth-app", clientId: "1234567890abcdef1234", clientSecret: "1234567890abcdef1234567890abcdef12345678", }); export const handler = createAWSLambdaAPIGatewayV2Handler(app, { pathPrefix: "/api/github/oauth", }); // can now receive user authorization callbacks at /api/github/oauth/callbackname type description
app
OAuthApp instance
Required. options.pathPrefix
string
All exposed paths will be prefixed with the provided prefix. Defaults to "/api/github/oauth"
When above middlewares do not meet your needs, you can build your own using the exported handleRequest
function.
handleRequest
function is an abstract HTTP handler which accepts an OctokitRequest
and returns an OctokitResponse
if the request matches any predefined route.
Different environments (e.g., Node.js, Cloudflare Workers, Deno, etc.) exposes different APIs when processing HTTP requests (e.g.,
IncomingMessage
for Node.js,Request
for Cloudflare workers, etc.). Two HTTP-related types (OctokitRequest
andOctokitResponse
) are generalized to make an abstract HTTP handler possible.
To share the behavior and capability with the existing Node.js middleware (and be compatible with OAuth user authentication strategy in the browser), it is better to implement your HTTP handler/middleware based on handleRequest
function.
handleRequest
function takes three parameters:
app
OAuthApp instance
Required. options.pathPrefix
string
All exposed paths will be prefixed with the provided prefix. Defaults to "/api/github/oauth"
request
OctokitRequest
Generalized HTTP request in `OctokitRequest` type.
Implementing an HTTP handler/middleware for a certain environment involves three steps:
IncomingMessage
in Node.js) into an OctokitRequest
object. See node/parse-request.ts
for reference.OctokitResponse
object (e.g., as ServerResponse
in Node.js). See node/send-response.ts
for reference.OctokitRequest
object using handleRequest
.OctokitResponse
object using (2).See CONTRIBUTING.md
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