content/code-security/code-scanning/troubleshooting-sarif-uploads/missing-token.md

metadata

title: GitHub token is required to upload SARIF results
shortTitle: GitHub token missing
allowTitleToDifferFromFilename: true
intro: >-
  You need to provide an authentication method for the upload process to use to
  access the repository.
type: reference
topics:
  - Code scanning
  - Errors
  - SARIF
  - Troubleshooting
versions:
  fpt: '*'
  ghes: '*'
  ghec: '*'
redirect_from:
  - /code-security/code-scanning/troubleshooting-sarif/missing-token

About this error

A GitHub token is required to upload SARIF results but none was specified

This error is reported if the upload process does not reference an authentication method, or if that method has the wrong permission. The permissions required to upload SARIF file to a repository are the same no matter what process you use to upload the data.

• Fine-grained {% data variables.product.pat_generic_plural %} require write scope for the repository.
• Classic {% data variables.product.pat_generic_plural %} require security_events scope for the repository{% ifversion fpt or ghec %} for private or internal repositories. You can use tokens with the public_repo scope for public repositories.{% endif %}
• {% data variables.product.prodname_github_apps %} require security_events scope for the repository.

You could see this error for SARIF files created using any tool and uploaded using any method.

Fixing the problem

Create a new {% data variables.product.pat_generic %} or {% data variables.product.prodname_github_app %} with the correct permission. For more information see, AUTOTITLE, or AUTOTITLE and AUTOTITLE.