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Authenticate desktop update checks via GitHub API

Cluster 112615 · apps/desktop. Data as of 2026-10-27 11:58 UTC

2 open items. Fix merged in #113801 on 17 Sep 2026. Check it covers your case.

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Fix event: A fix was merged to main in PR #113801. Check it covers your case. No release data is tracked.
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Still open: 0 issues and 2 PRs.

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These issues and pull requests address the desktop update check hitting GitHub API rate limits when using anonymous calls, and explore authenticating those requests using available credentials such as the gh CLI login.

Open issues0

No open issues.

Open PRs2

PR#112616feat(desktop): authenticate the update check's GitHub API calls
PR#112632fix(desktop): authenticate the update check's api.github.com calls

Fixes on record

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#113801 fix(desktop): update check uses the gh CLI login before going anonymous (closes remaining atoms of #112615)

merged to main

files: apps/desktop/electron/github-api-auth.test.ts, apps/desktop/electron/github-api-auth.ts, apps/desktop/electron/main.ts, website/docs/reference/environment-variables.md, website/docs/user-guide/desktop.md

Closed issues · 1

Closed#112615Desktop update check fails behind a shared exit IP (anonymous GitHub API, 60/hour per IP)

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Subsystem: apps/desktop
Merged PRs: #113801
Closed issues: 1
Attempts: 0 PRs closed without merging
Fix link checked: 17 Sep 2026

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