# Step by step on how to create Github personal access token?

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### 1- Click on your "Profile" photo

It's available on the page's upper corner.

![](https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1690945875162/52dfe339-af85-4dfc-b663-295fc5f5ca39.png align="center")

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### 2- Settings

`Settings` is available at the end of the menu.

![](https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1690896975052/50740719-33db-4602-a9c5-c3fdfdd32419.png align="center")

If you prefer you can just click [here](https://github.com/settings/profile) or directly on the link [https://github.com/settings/profile](https://github.com/settings/profile)

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### 3- Developer Settings

The `Developer Settings` option is available at the lower left corner of the page.

![](https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1690897085469/8a27963c-bc30-40a8-b74a-cf39676734a7.png align="center")

If you prefer you can just click [here](https://github.com/settings/apps) or directly on the link [https://github.com/settings/apps](https://github.com/settings/apps)

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### 4- Personal access tokens

The `Personal access tokens` is available at the upper left corner of the page.

![](https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1690898196000/3a936d41-74da-4644-b8f9-66255ad7f3f5.png align="center")

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### 5- Tokens classic

The `Tokens classic` will be available **aftter** clicking on `Personal access tokens`.

![](https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1690898313433/104d3b8f-9678-4a13-9dd1-10747a9c00eb.png align="center")

If you prefer, you can just click [here](https://github.com/settings/tokens) or directly on the link: [https://github.com/settings/tokens](https://github.com/settings/tokens)

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### 6-Generate new token

![](https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1690898471765/8bee0cbb-8ad6-4773-b02e-0f64611b7861.png align="center")

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### 7- Generate new token (classic)

![](https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1690898508157/674ce02a-ea21-45d5-a61e-9d8233620cd3.png align="center")

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### 8- Fill `note` and `expiration`

`note` is the reason of the existence of the token. I suggest: my-token, glamour-token or just token.

![](https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1690898824414/f92c4229-aead-4eda-8027-48a12afddfd1.png align="center")

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### 9- Select scopes

Mark all options.

![](https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1690899009098/b852c002-4193-4618-9544-4154710aeaf0.png align="center")

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### 10- Generate token

The `Generate token` button is available after all the scopes options.

![](https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1690899122414/23272fdd-c156-4bf2-b5b0-355130bfd590.png align="center")

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### 11- See your generated token

Your token will probably appear in the same position as the red square in the next screenshot.

![](https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1690899255379/2b98826f-2ddb-4322-b942-03497241e8be.png align="center")

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### 12- Copy the token

On the right side of your token, there's an icon.

This icon is the `copy` button. Click on it and your token will be in your clipboard. Paste it wherever you want.

![](https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1690899255379/2b98826f-2ddb-4322-b942-03497241e8be.png align="center")

![](https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1690899308048/42381a9c-af58-41c6-8e91-0918f0a73065.png align="center")

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### 13- Use the token

Press CTRL + V where you want to use the token.

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## **Celebrate**

You've made it!

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## **Let's become friends**

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## **Final thoughts**

I hope this article helped you. Let me know if you have any questions. Your thoughts, suggestions and corrections are more than welcome.

By the way, feel free to drop your suggestions on new blog articles.

Hope to see you next time.

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