Service token unable to create a branch password

[gradisarjoze]

Hey!

I'm facing an issue with permissions. I am unsure if this was deprecated but I am unable to find create_branch_password permission anywhere.

I'm referring to the guide here: https://planetscale.com/docs/devops/create-branch-password-action
API Ref states that this is a required permission for service token: https://api-docs.planetscale.com/reference/create-a-password

The option to add create_branch_password to service token is nowhere to be found:

Was this permission and therefore the action deprecated? How can we create a branch password with service token?

Edit:
Apparently it works if you give full branch permissions. Not sure which permission here is actually responsible for password creation.

[bmorrisondev]

Hey there! Thanks for reporting this. Digging more into this before I have a great answer but I at least waned to let you know.

Glad you at least were able to get things working. I'll report back once I figure out if its a bug in the system or an issue with the documentation.

[bmorrisondev]

@gradisarjoze Ok so I got a little more info from our engineering team today:

create_branch_password is for users connecting to our service using an OAuth app.
connect_branch permits a service token to create a password using the CLI, but for non-production branches only.
connect_production_branch permits a service token to create a password using the CLI for all branch types.

The GitHub Actions use the CLI under the hood. The naming and functionality is admittedly not clear. We're going to address this in a later update to the docs.

Is there anything else you need at this time?

[bmorrisondev]

Hey @gradisarjoze just wanted to check in one more time before I close this ticket. Let me know if you need anything else. Thanks!

[gradisarjoze]

Hey @bmorrisondev, all clear now. Thank you for your time and research!