---
title: "Complete GitHub signup migration"
method: POST
path: "/api/github/signup/complete"
tags: ["GitHub"]
---

# Complete GitHub signup migration

`POST /api/github/signup/complete`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://git.cafe`
- URL: `https://git.cafe/api/github/signup/complete`
- Auth: API key in cookie `gc-github-signup`

Creates the migrated account, issues a browser session, and clears the gc-github-signup cookie. Requires authenticated authority and enforces current resource policy.

## Request body

- object
  - `email` string, required
  - `password` string, required
  - `handle` string, required
  - `displayName` string, required
  - `avatar` 'github' | 'none'

## Response `200`

Response for status 200

- object
  - `authenticated` true, required
  - `expiresAt` string, date-time, required

## Other responses

- `400`: The request is invalid.
- `401`: Authentication is required, or the supplied credential is invalid.
- `403`: The credential does not permit this operation. A `code`, when present, names the refusal.
- `404`: The resource does not exist or is not visible to the caller.
- `409`: Response for status 409
- `429`: A rate limit is exhausted. Wait Retry-After seconds; the value is a hint, so back off on a repeat 429.
- `503`: A required service is temporarily unavailable; retry later.

---

[API](https://skmtc.dev/gitcafe/apis/git-cafe-api.md) - [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/gitcafe/apis/git-cafe-api/llms.txt) - [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc.dev/gitcafe/apis/git-cafe-api/revisions/9fa233d2986d?raw)