Connect to a Git provider using basic authentication with the ServiceNow IDE

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  • Aktualisiert 12. März 2026
  • 1 Minute Lesedauer

    • Connect to a Git domain or repository using basic authentication credentials to manage applications in source control from the ServiceNow IDE.

    Vorbereitungen

    • From your Git provider, generate a personal access token to use for basic authentication to the Git domain or repository. You must provide your Git user name and personal access token when configuring your credentials for the ServiceNow IDE.
    • Create a dedicated Git repository for an application in a Git provider such as GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, or Azure Repos.
    • To set up credentials for a repository rather than a Git domain, create a dedicated Git repository for the application in a Git provider such as GitHub, GitLab, or Bitbucket.

    Role required: sn_glider.ide_git_user or admin

    Prozedur

    1. Navigate to All > App Development > ServiceNow IDE.
    2. Use one of the following keyboard shortcuts to open the command palette:
      • Windows: Ctrl-Shift-P
      • Mac: Cmd-Shift-P
    3. Enter Git: Set IDE Git credentials and press Enter.
    4. From the New Git credential form, select Basic auth.
    5. On the form, fill in the fields.
      Tabelle : 1. New Git credential form
      Field Description
      Git repository URL The HTTPS URL of a Git repository associated with your Git credentials. A Git repository URL. If you specify a Git provider domain name, this credential is used for all repositories in the domain.
      Git username Your Git user name.
      Personal access token A personal access token that you generate from your Git provider.
      Use this credential for all repositories An option to use the credentials for all repositories in the Git domain associated with the Git repository URL.
    6. Select Submit.

    Ergebnisse

    Your Git credentials are associated with your user on the instance and used for all repositories in the domain from the Git repository URL. If you add different credentials for a repository in the same domain, the new credentials are used and the previous credentials are set to inactive.

    Nächste Maßnahme

    After initializing or cloning a repository, you can begin using source control. For more information, see Using source control in the ServiceNow IDE.

    To manage existing Git credentials, use the Git: Manage Git credentials command from the command palette.