visual studio: "invalid copilot token: missing token: 404"

Question

I've been getting this error while trying to use github copilot in visual studio.

invalid copilot token: missing token: 404 auth status: notauthorized

Things I tried but didn't help - logging out / in; uninstall / reinstall extension(s).

Any ideas?

Answer 1

For those really looking for a basic answer, assuming you have a GitHub Copilot subscription and that you are signed into GitHub, check the following before going with the above answer.

there is an icon in the bottom left-hand side of the coding window. It looks like this:

Now, follow the steps to authenticate your account on Github.

Should work after that.

For those that need a detailed demonstration this YouTube video is a great resource