curl -X GET 'https://api.github.com/user/codespaces/secrets/public-key' \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $GITHUB_TOKEN" \
  -H 'Accept: application/vnd.github+json' \
  -H 'X-GitHub-Api-Version: 2026-03-10'

# GET /user/codespaces/secrets/public-key (GitHub API)
Base URL: https://api.github.com
Auth: Authorization; GitHub token; required.
Last verified: 2026-10-20

> Get public key for the authenticated user

## Critical Gotchas
* GitHub recommends an `Accept: application/vnd.github+json` header and an explicit `X-GitHub-Api-Version` header.
* Fine-grained tokens only authorize repositories and permissions selected when the token is created.

## cURL
curl -X GET 'https://api.github.com/user/codespaces/secrets/public-key' \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $GITHUB_TOKEN" \
  -H 'Accept: application/vnd.github+json' \
  -H 'X-GitHub-Api-Version: 2026-03-10'

## Response example
{"key_id":"1234567","key":"hBT5WZEj8ZoOv6TYJsfWq7MxTEQopZO5/IT3ZCVQPzs="}

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GET

GET /user/codespaces/secrets/public-key — GitHub API

GitHub token (required); https://api.github.com

GitHub API

Get public key for the authenticated user

Base URL: https://api.github.com
Auth: Authorization: Bearer <GITHUB_API_KEY>
Last verified: 2026-10-20 · upstream hash matched

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Critical gotchas

GitHub recommends an Accept: application/vnd.github+json header and an explicit X-GitHub-Api-Version header.

Fine-grained tokens only authorize repositories and permissions selected when the token is created.

cURL

curl -X GET 'https://api.github.com/user/codespaces/secrets/public-key' \  -H "Authorization: Bearer $GITHUB_TOKEN" \  -H 'Accept: application/vnd.github+json' \  -H 'X-GitHub-Api-Version: 2026-03-10'

Parameters

No parameters.

Response 200 OK

{
  "key_id": "1234567",
  "key": "hBT5WZEj8ZoOv6TYJsfWq7MxTEQopZO5/IT3ZCVQPzs="
}

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