GitHub Authentication for Visual Studio Code

Notice: This extension is bundled with Visual Studio Code. It can be disabled but not uninstalled.

Features

This extension provides support for authenticating to GitHub. It registers the github Authentication Provider that can be leveraged by other extensions. This also provides the GitHub authentication used by Settings Sync.

GitHub Enterprise

For GitHub Enterprise Cloud (GHE.com) or GitHub Enterprise Server, add your instance URLs to your settings:

{
	"github-enterprise.uris": [
		"https://octocat.ghe.com",
		"https://github.example.com"
	]
}

The list order does not select a default instance. When signing in without a specific instance, you can choose from your configured instances.

The github-enterprise.uris setting replaces the deprecated github-enterprise.uri. If the list is not set, the older setting still applies. An explicitly empty list ([]) configures no enterprise instances.

Use Manage Extension Account Preferences... to choose which account an extension uses, or Use a new account... to sign in to another instance. Enterprise account labels always include their host, such as octocat - octocat.ghe.com, even when only one instance is configured.

Removing an instance hides its accounts without deleting saved sign-ins. You may be asked to select your enterprise account again after this update.

Workspace and folder instance settings only apply in trusted workspaces.

GitHub.com accounts do not need this setting.