[JENKINS-67779] GitHubCommitStatusSetter does not accept credentials

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Class `GitHubCommitStatusSetter` does not accept credentials.

We are using a private Github Enterprise server which requires credentials for most REST API enpoints. `GitHubCommitStatusSetter` is surprisingly able to access the endpoint for setting commit status, but it is getting rate-limited because the rate-limit when no authorization token is passed is very low, while the rate-limit when an authorization token is passed is very high.

I would like to pass an authorization header with the POST request to the api endpoint used by `GitHubCommitStatusSetter`, and it should therefore accept a credential argument.

I'm sure there are other companies which cannot use `GitHubCommitStatusSetter` without credentials with their Github Enterprise server at all.

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Originally reported by cowlinator, imported from: GitHubCommitStatusSetter does not accept credentials

• assignee: lanwen
• status: Open
• priority: Critical
• component(s): github-plugin
• resolution: Unresolved
• votes: 2
• watchers: 4
• imported: 2025-12-08

Raw content of original issue

Class `GitHubCommitStatusSetter` does not accept credentials.

We are using a private Github Enterprise server which requires credentials for most REST API enpoints. `GitHubCommitStatusSetter` is surprisingly able to access the endpoint for setting commit status, but it is getting rate-limited because the rate-limit when no authorization token is passed is very low, while the rate-limit when an authorization token is passed is very high.

I would like to pass an authorization header with the POST request to the api endpoint used by `GitHubCommitStatusSetter`, and it should therefore accept a credential argument.

I'm sure there are other companies which cannot use `GitHubCommitStatusSetter` without credentials with their Github Enterprise server at all.

• environment: github-plugin 1.33.1