# Unable to connect github

**URL:** <https://forum.cursor.com/t/unable-to-connect-github/178215>\
**Category:** Bug Reports\
**Tags:** github\
**Created:** [November 12, 2026, 2:36pm UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/unable-to-connect-github/178215 "2026-11-12T14:36:41Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![John\_Meloche](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b487fb/32.png) [@John\_Meloche](https://forum.cursor.com/u/John_Meloche)\
**Post date:** [November 12, 2026, 2:36pm UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/unable-to-connect-github/178215/1 "2026-11-12T14:36:41Z")

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I’m trying to access [https://cursor.com/api/auth/connect-github](https://cursor.com/api/auth/connect-github) - but it says “internal service error” for more than a week. So i am unable to authenticate my git.

 ![Screenshot 2026-11-12 093617](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/original/3X/3/d/3d609e22bf59a1a9db118789a6742ba0f1d8d544.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![system](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/user_avatar/forum.cursor.com/system/32/99069_2.png) [@system](https://forum.cursor.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [November 12, 2026, 2:36pm UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/unable-to-connect-github/178215/2 "2026-11-12T14:36:47Z")

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Hi there!

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**Author:** ![Colin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/user_avatar/forum.cursor.com/colin/32/90452_2.png) [@Colin](https://forum.cursor.com/u/Colin)\
**Post date:** [November 12, 2026, 5:34pm UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/unable-to-connect-github/178215/7 "2026-11-12T17:34:01Z")

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Hi @John_Meloche, the error comes from the link that the Connect GitHub prompt in Cursor opens. It passes the repository along in a form the connect page can’t handle, so the page fails instead of sending you on to GitHub. This is a known issue the team is aware of.

In the meantime, going to the Integrations page directly gets around it:

1. Open [https://cursor.com/dashboard/integrations](https://cursor.com/dashboard/integrations) in a new browser tab (paste the address, don’t use the Connect button in Cursor).
2. Under Source Control, click Connect (or Manage, then Reconnect) next to GitHub.
3. On GitHub, make sure the repository the agent asked for is included in the Cursor app’s repository access.

It looks like a connect from that page did go through on your account shortly after you posted.