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Xcode -GitHub Authentication Failed

I’m trying to access GitHub through Xcode Preferences > Accounts > GitHub but every time I enter my email address and Personal Access Token it fails.

I entered (both manually and c+p) the token from my GitHub in yellow

Xcode:

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GitHub Personal access token section:

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>Solution :

After looking at your screenshot, it looks like you’re uploading the access token name, not the actual access token key. I’ve provided an example below:

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When you first create the token you’ll have an option to see the key. The value that appears next to the permissions (what you have in yellow) is just the name of it.

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