Increasing Expiration of github app access token

[alitariq4589]

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Hello all,
I have created my public github app for clients to use and I have set up everything (from fetching code from GitHub to getting access token) using this documentation.

The only problem I am facing is that the default expiration of the github app token is 28800 seconds (which is 8 hours). I understand that there is a refresh token which I receive along with token with which I can automate the process of refreshing the token before 8 hours. But isn't there a convenient process by which I can simply set a longer expiry duration at the time of generating the token?

Edit: It would be great if there is a parameter by which we can mention a desirable expiration date instead of default 8 hours fixed by github.

Any help will be appreciated.

[tarto-dev]

Hello @alitariq4589

From what I read and know, we can't change or configure the expiration app token generated by OAuth.

On the other hand, you should find some GHA to achieve the refresh and store a new one.

I hope this helps

[alitariq4589]

Yes, you are correct. However, generating a new token every time is inconvenient for what I am trying to achieve.

I don't understand why adding a separate key for the desired expiry time is an issue for github.