Github API Cannot Set User Emails

Question

I'm trying to synchronize user names and primary emails with AD via the Github API. I make a call to /user/emails using an oAuth token with scope user:email and I get back their primary email. I then try to use PATCH /user per this doc with the payload:

{
   email: [email protected]
}

And I get back a 404.

Is this the correct method to set the primary emails for users?

Answer 1

This is due to your API request is not properly authenticated or your OAuth token does not have the required scopes. As per your question, you have set user:email scope which does not allow modification of the profile. Use user scope intead.

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