Get the authenticated user

GitHub get the authenticated user action to retrieve profile information for the currently authenticated GitHub user. This is a read-only action that returns both public and private profile details based on the GitHub settings of the user.

Prerequisites

• Your admin must install and configure the GitHub connector, add the GitHub actions pack under Admin > Actions, and enable this action.

• A GitHub app must be installed on the relevant organization(s) and linked to the correct GitHub datasource in the Glean admin console.

Supported parameters

This action does not accept any input parameters. It automatically retrieves profile information for the currently authenticated GitHub user.

Usage examples

• "Show me my GitHub profile information."

• "What is my GitHub username and email address?"

• "How many public repositories do I have on GitHub?"

Troubleshooting

• Possible cause: The GitHub connector is not fully set up, the GitHub app is not installed, or the OAuth token has expired.
• Fix: Confirm that the GitHub connector is installed and authenticated. Have the user reconnect their GitHub account via OAuth in Glean. Verify that the GitHub app has the necessary permissions to read user profile information.

• Possible cause: The user has set certain profile fields to private or has not filled them out in their GitHub account.
• Fix: This is expected behavior. The action can only return information that is available in the GitHub profile of the user. Users can update their profile visibility settings directly in GitHub if they want to share more information.

• Possible cause: The GitHub app does not have permission to read user profile data, or the OAuth scopes are insufficient.
• Fix: Verify that the GitHub app has the correct OAuth scopes enabled. The app needs user profile read permissions. Contact your admin to review the GitHub app configuration.

FAQs

No. This action only retrieves profile information for the currently authenticated user. To get information about other GitHub users, you would need to use a different action that accepts a username parameter.

This action is designed for GitHub.com and GitHub Enterprise Cloud. Support for GitHub Enterprise Server depends on your GitHub connector configuration. Confirm with your admin if you are using GitHub Enterprise Server.

The action may return private email addresses if the authenticated user has made them available through their GitHub account settings. The action respects GitHub's privacy settings and only returns information that the user has permission to access about their own account.