# Brownout Notice: API Authentication via Query Parameters for 48 hours

DevFeed: [Brownout Notice: API Authentication via Query Parameters for 48 hours](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/brownout-notice-api-authentication-via-query-parameters-for-48-hours-74390.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://github.blog/changelog/2021-08-10-brownout-notice-api-authentication-via-query-parameters-for-48-hours>)

Author: phanatic

Published: 2021-08-10T19:57:05Z

Content type: news

Language: en

Sources: [GitHub Changelog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/github-changelog.md>)

Topics: [Authentication](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/authentication.md>), [API](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/api.md>), [Query (disambiguation)](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/query.md>)

Tags: [api](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/api.md>), [authentication](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/authentication.md>), [authorization](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/authorization.md>), [github](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/github.md>), [query](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/query.md>), [release](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/release.md>), [scheduled](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/scheduled.md>), [utc](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/utc.md>)

## AI overview

GitHub announced a scheduled 48-hour brownout beginning August 11, 2021, for API authentication via query parameters. Requests that pass credentials in query or path parameters may intermittently receive client errors. The notice points users to the Authorization header for API authentication and enterprise release notes for removal timing.

## Source excerpt

As previously communicated, on August 11, 2021 at 14:00 UTC for 48 hours, GitHub will be conducting the third and final scheduled brownout for API Authentication via Query Parameters. If...