Fetch private repo using Github API by Basic Auth

Question

I have a dummy app with no UI I developed to notify my mate on HipChat about pending pull requests across all our projects, even our private repos, using

My problem is I just get public repos with such request: https://api.github.com/orgs/nukomeet/repos?client_id=CLIENT_ID&client_secret=CLIENT_SECRET

Answer 1

Authenticating with client_id and client_secret doesn't authenticate you as a user; it just identifies the application. Since permissions are granted only to users (and not to applications), this way of authenticating with the API doesn't allow you to perform actions which require authentication.

In other words, when you provide the client_id and client_secret, you're still making unauthenticated requests but get the higher rate limit:

http://developer.github.com/v3/#unauthenticated-rate-limited-requests

To get around this problem, you'll need to authenticate using Basic Auth or OAuth:

http://developer.github.com/v3/#authentication