How to create a GitHub profile

Removal notice

Please note that the URL user and URL user password parameters were removed (see Deprecation notice: URL user and URL user password parameters). We recommend using profiles to access external data.

Description

This article illustrates the process of adding a GitHub profile to any Graphviz macro.

Profiles are not available for use with the Graph from table and Space graph macros.

Before you begin:

To add a profile, you need the following:

Navigate to CONFLUENCE ADMINISTRATION > Settings > ATLASSIAN MARKETPLACE > Graphviz Configuration > Profiles.
Click Add Profile.
Enter a unique profile name in the Profile name text box.

Ensure that you provide a unique profile name. If you enter a profile name that already exists, the existing profile gets replaced with the given information.
Select GitHub from the options in Profile type. Note that the Request headers parameter is auto-filled.
Enter the API URL for GitHub in the URL text box. For example, https://api.github.com/repos.

To know more about URLs, refer to the How to create a profile with a URL article.
Enter the personal access token for your GitHub profile in the Access token text box.
Click Save profile to create a profile.