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# Get a github token to prove that I am I. You can also acquire the token via in-browser OAuth.
$ curl -X POST -d '{"scopes": ["repo"], "note": "temporary token to prove that I am me."}' 'https://USER:PASSWORD@api.github.com/authorizations'
{
  "url": "https://api.github.com/authorizations/826667",
  "note": "temporary token to prove that I am me.",
  "scopes": [
    "repo"
  ],
  "created_at": "2012-11-19T16:54:37Z",
  "note_url": null,
  "token": "GITHUB TOKEN", # <==== you want this
  "updated_at": "2012-11-19T16:54:37Z",
  "app": {
    "url": "http://developer.github.com/v3/oauth/#oauth-authorizations-api",
    "name": "temporary token to prove that I am me. (API)"
  },
  "id": 826667
}

# Now exchange that token for a Travis token. After this step the token can be removed from GitHub again.
[~]$ curl -d 'github_token=GITHUB TOKEN' 'https://api.travis-ci.com/auth/github'                                                                                                                                                             
{"access_token":"TRAVIS TOKEN"}

# Now you can use the Travis Token to do authenticated requests
[~]$ curl -H 'Authorization: token TRAVIS TOKEN' https://api.travis-ci.com/repos/travis-pro/travis-pro-ci
{
    "repo": {
        "description": "",
        "id": 9,
        "last_build_duration": 192,
        "last_build_finished_at": "2012-11-13T10:07:53Z",
        "last_build_id": 159398,
        "last_build_language": null,
        "last_build_number": "563",
        "last_build_result": 1, # <===== 1 means passing
        "last_build_started_at": "2012-11-13T10:04:41Z",
        "slug": "travis-pro/travis-pro-ci"
    }
}