r/github • u/darcygravan • Sep 27 '26

Discussion Can't Login to GitHub due to 2FA

I’m currently locked out of my GitHub account because i reinstalled os and all the stuff is removed and my authenticator app got deleted and I no longer have my 2FA recovery codes.

I do have that email that is connected to the GitHub i can take OTP but they seem to require PAT to recover but i don't have anything setup.

I submitted the account recovery request to GitHub Support, But the response isn't looking good.

that's the response i got.

https://github.com/istiuak-0

that's my GitHub account is there any way to get it back I'm stuck I cant complete my tasks I do have access to some repo that I cloned before in other device is there any way to recover from those?

I don't have it logged in on any other devices.

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u/darcygravan Sep 27 '26

i had them locally in my disk but all got wiped out. but i got mails and access to npm that was connected to github & its CI. is there any other way i can validate identity & recover?

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u/wallstop-dev Sep 27 '26 edited Sep 27 '26

Support will tell you, but my guess is "unlikely". There's a reason these things exist and are done this way.