github-app-auth

A simple Python script to authenticate to GitHub as a GitHub App.

The script is based on the Ruby script found in Authenticating as a GitHub App . The script requires the GitHub App ID and the path of the PEM-formatted private key and generates the encoded JWT token.

Get JWT for a GitHub App

Required environment variables:

• GH_APP_ID The GitHub App ID
• GH_APP_KEY The path for the GitHub App private key PEM file

$ GH_APP_ID=<app_id> GH_APP_KEY=<key> python main.py

Get installation access token for a GitHub App

Required environment variables:

• GH_APP_ID The GitHub App ID
• GH_APP_KEY The path for the GitHub App private key PEM file
• GH_APP_INST_ID The GitHub App installation ID

$ GH_APP_ID=<app_id> GH_APP_KEY=<key> GH_APP_INST_ID=<app_inst_id> python main.py