Github Authentication using php-github-api

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I am trying to implement Github authentication in my application (built using Laravel 4) using php-github-api by KnpLabs. I went ahead and created an app in my Github account to obtain the client_id and the secret key.

The problem is, I cannot authenticate using this library. A null result is returned. It implementation seems simple but I cannot get it work. Checkout how I am implementing it.

try{
        $client = new Github\Client();

        $auth= $client->authenticate('myclientid','mysecret',AUTH_URL_CLIENT_ID);

        $emails = $client->api('current_user')->emails()->all();

        return Response::json(array("user"=>$emails));
    }catch(Exception $e){
        return Response::json(array('failed',$e->getMessage()));
    }

This is the result I get from the above:

 ["failed","Requires authentication"]

Please someone help me figure out what I am doing wrong.

Thank you.

This is a shameless plug, but it will help you see what the client is sending back and forth using Runscope. Create a free account, note your bucket key, then add this line after you create the client: $client.setOption("base_url", "api-github-com-yourbucketkey.runscope.net");. Then make the request again and view in your Runscope account. Then you can see the actual HTTP request/response generated and the error Github is returning. — John Sheehan
– John Sheehan, Commented Aug 2, 2013 at 19:22

sdmeyers · Accepted Answer · 2013-10-14 18:52:23Z

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I believe AUTH_URL_CLIENT_ID should be Github\Client::AUTH_URL_CLIENT_ID

answered Oct 14, 2013 at 18:52

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Dale Ryan · Accepted Answer · 2021-07-08 01:31:56Z

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Update, Github\Client::AUTH_URL_CLIENT_ID no longer used. Please see:

https://github.com/KnpLabs/php-github-api/blob/v3.3.0/doc/security.md

Supported methods are:

Github\Client::AUTH_CLIENT_ID
Github\Client::AUTH_ACCESS_TOKEN
Github\Client::AUTH_JWT

In this case $client->authenticate('myclientid','mysecret',AUTH_URL_CLIENT_ID) should be:

$client->authenticate('myclientid', 'mysecret', Github\Client::AUTH_CLIENT_ID)

If using auth token, we can ommit the mysecret/password part:

$client->authenticate('myauthtoken', Github\Client::AUTH_ACCESS_TOKEN);

edited Jul 8, 2021 at 1:31

answered Jul 8, 2021 at 1:23

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mbontemps · Accepted Answer · 2013-12-18 16:09:33Z

This is more of a Github matter rather than a php-github-api question, really:

curl "https://api.github.com/user/emails?client_id=xxxx&client_secret=yyyy"

will fail too, whereas:

curl "https://api.github.com/user/emails" -u mbontemps

works just fine.

I think the reason is that client_id and client_secret authenticate an application, while the second command authenticates a user.

It's like you're asking: "hey, application, tell me your emails".
And the app is answering: "wait, what? I'm no user, dude!"

So IMO you'll need to authorize the application for your user (which will give you a token) and then use this token to authenticate with the OAuth mechanism.

cf. http://developer.github.com/v3/#basic-authentication

Good luck!

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