Github v3 API - create a REPO

Question

I’m trying to use the Github v3 API - I already implemented the required OAuth flow and it works well.

Now I’m trying some of the Repos API endpoints (http://develo

Answer 1

For creating repositories as a user you can use an personal access token and basic auth, which can be much simpler when you are fluffing around on the command line and have 2FA enabled.

curl -d '{"name":"test"}' -u githubuser:personaccesstoken https://api.github.com/user/repos

Create a personal access token here https://github.com/settings/tokens and make sure it has the 'repo' scope.