Web / TypeScript : GitHub REST API 1.1 - Make a Request to the GitHub API using Token Authentication

[kimpro82]

Terrible

{
  "message": "API rate limit exceeded for ***.***.***.***. (But here's the good news: Authenticated requests get a higher rate limit. Check out the documentation for more details.)",
  "documentation_url": "https://docs.github.com/rest/overview/resources-in-the-rest-api#rate-limiting"
 }

https://docs.github.com/rest/overview/resources-in-the-rest-api#rate-limiting

[kimpro82]

Actually now I'm not certain why I am doing this task with TypeScript, not Python, anyway ……

by ChatGPT

Here's how you can handle token management using environment variables in TypeScript:

1. Install the dotenv Package: Begin by installing the dotenv package to manage environment variables and load them from a .env file.

   npm install dotenv

2. Create a .env File: Create a .env file at the root of your project and store your token securely within it.

   // Contents of the .env file
   GITHUB_TOKEN=YOUR_AUTH_TOKEN

3. Utilize Environment Variables in TypeScript Code: Next, import dotenv in your TypeScript code to load the environment variables from the .env file.

   import * as dotenv from 'dotenv';
   import axios, { AxiosRequestConfig } from 'axios';
   
   // Load the .env file
   dotenv.config();
   
   // Assign the token variable by accessing the environment variable
   const token = process.env.GITHUB_TOKEN;
   
   if (!token) {
     throw new Error('Token not found.');
   }
   
   // Configure for API requests
   const config: AxiosRequestConfig = {
     headers: {
       Authorization: `token ${token}`
     }
   };
   
   // Set up the GitHub API endpoint
   const apiUrl = 'https://api.github.com/repos/kimpro82/MyPractice/languages';
   
   // Send a GET request using Axios
   axios.get(apiUrl, config)
     .then(response => {
       console.log(response.data); // API response data
     })
     .catch(error => {
       console.error('API request failed:', error);
     });

By calling dotenv.config(), the .env file gets loaded, and process.env.GITHUB_TOKEN retrieves the GITHUB_TOKEN environment variable. This method allows you to manage your token securely in an external file, enhancing security by preventing direct exposure within your source code.

[kimpro82]

Hmm the url https://api.github.com/repos/kimpro82/MyPractice/languages and GetGithubUserStats.ts work again??