How to integrate Github with MS fabric without using PAT (Personal access token)

[Rohan-M]

My Org has a MS fabric workspace. I want to integrate this workspace with Github. But the official documentation

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/fabric/cicd/git-integration/git-get-started?tabs=azure-devops%2CGi...

mentions only github's PAT (personal access token) as the only authentication mode in fabric. But i dont want to use PAT given that it is tagged to a user. I want something like service principle or any other thing.

Does anyone knows any other mechanisms ? Like Github App or something that can integrate with MS fabric

[v-tsaipranay]

Hi @Rohan-M ,

Thank you for reaching out to the Microsoft fabric community forum. Also thank you @nielsvdc for your helpful response.

Currently, Microsoft Fabric only integrates with GitHub using Personal Access Tokens (PAT). These tokens are tied to individual users and have rate limits, which can make secure and scalable CI/CD workflows more difficult. At this time, other authentication options like GitHub Apps, OAuth tokens, or service principals are not supported, as confirmed by the official documentation: Intro to Git Integration in Fabric.

For enterprise-level authentication, Microsoft suggests using Azure DevOps, as it connects to Fabric through tenant-based authentication with Microsoft Entra ID. If you need to use GitHub, you can manually export Fabric artifacts and manage them with GitHub Desktop or the CLI, but this approach does not support automation.

For organizations needing GitHub integration without PATs, submitting a feature request via Fabric Ideas - Microsoft Fabric Community so it can be considered for future development.

Hope this helps, please feel free to reach out for futher questions.

Thank you.

[v-tsaipranay]

Hi @Rohan-M ,

I wanted to follow up on our previous suggestions. We would like to hear back from you to ensure we can assist you further.

Thank you.

[nielsvdc]

Hi @Rohan-M, unfortunately currently PAT's are still the only way to authenticate to GitHub.