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octokit_github_auth_with_personal_access_token_get_user.ts
typescriptAuthenticates with a GitHub Personal Access Token and retrieves the login name of the
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octokit_github_auth_with_personal_access_token_get_user.ts
1import { Octokit } from "octokit";
2
3// Create a new Octokit instance
4// Replace 'YOUR_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN' with your actual token
5const octokit = new Octokit({
6 auth: 'YOUR_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN'
7});
8
9async function run() {
10 try {
11 // Get the authenticated user
12 const {
13 data: { login },
14 } = await octokit.rest.users.getAuthenticated();
15
16 console.log("Hello, %s", login);
17 } catch (error) {
18 console.error("Error fetching user:", error);
19 }
20}
21
22run();