Personal access token expires unexpectedly

[owen63]

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I am using a github repo to store firmware images. I make a https request to download a file using a https://raw.githubusercontent.com url. I create a developer personal access token (classic) for this, and set no expiry, ignoring the security warning. This works for some time but then eventually I get "404 not found" and need to generate a new token. So the token is expiring. Is there a way to create a permanent access token?

My use case is IoT over-the-air firmware update. My device periodically checks with a server for updates. The server provides the github url and the access token.

[queenofcorgis]

Hey there 👋🏼 - have you checked this doc for reason why the token may be expiring?

[owen63]

Thanks, I hadn't. But it doesn't explain the issue. It says tokens expire after being unused for a year but my experience is that they expire after a week or so, with little or no use.

[queenofcorgis]

They could be expiring for other reasons - are you putting this in any public gists or repos?

[owen63]

No, the token is only used to access my private repo. Actually it is an organization repo of which I'm a member and I'm using my token for access.