Exchange OAuth Code for GitHub Tokens

Overview

This endpoint exchanges the code returned from GitHub's OAuth flow for GitHub tokens. Use this when your OAuth flow happens in a separate app and you need to obtain the GitHub tokens server-side.

Enable Exchange GitHub OAuth code for GitHub tokens in Settings → Simple JWT Login → Integrations → OAuth → GitHub.

note

The redirect_uri used here must exactly match the one registered in your GitHub OAuth App and saved in the plugin settings.

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Endpoint

Method: POST

Endpoint: /simple-jwt-login/v1/oauth/token

Parameter	Type	Description
provider	required string	Set to github
code	required string	The authorization code received from GitHub
redirect_uri	optional string	Override the redirect URI saved in settings for this request

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Request Example

curl -X POST "https://your-site.com/wp-json/simple-jwt-login/v1/oauth/token" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"provider":"github","code":"YOUR_GITHUB_AUTH_CODE","redirect_uri":"https://your-site.com/callback"}'

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Response Examples

Success

{
  "success": true,
  "data": {
    "access_token": "gho_16C7e42F292c6912E7710c838347Ae178B4a",
    "token_type": "bearer",
    "scope": "user:email"
  }
}

Error

{
  "success": false,
  "data": {
    "message": "The code you provided is invalid.",
    "errorCode": 72
  }
}