gh-auth-token(1)

gh-auth-token1

Print the authentication token gh uses for a hostname and account

Usage

gh auth token [flags]

Overview

This command outputs the authentication token for an account on a given GitHub host.

Without the --hostname flag, the default host is chosen.

Without the --user flag, the active account for the host is chosen.

Options

-h, --hostname <string>

The hostname of the GitHub instance authenticated with

-u, --user <string>

The account to output the token for

Exit status

0: Successful execution

1: Error

2: Command canceled

4: Authentication required

NOTE: Specific commands may have additional exit codes. Refer to the command's help for more information.

Releases

3 releases since Debian 12 (Bookworm); the text changed 2 times.

  1. 12
  2. 13
  3. Arch

--user since Debian 13 (Trixie); -u since Debian 13 (Trixie).

From github-cli 2.102.1-1 in Arch Linux 2026-11-01. Parsed by carta from the page's man source.