# Can't connect to Github repo in a new project

**URL:** <https://forum.builder.io/t/cant-connect-to-github-repo-in-a-new-project/15779>\
**Category:** Bugs\
**Tags:** nextjs\
**Created:** [September 17, 2025, 3:20pm UTC](https://forum.builder.io/t/cant-connect-to-github-repo-in-a-new-project/15779 "2025-09-17T15:20:56Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![esban](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b9bd4f/32.png) [@esban](https://forum.builder.io/u/esban)\
**Post date:** [September 17, 2025, 3:20pm UTC](https://forum.builder.io/t/cant-connect-to-github-repo-in-a-new-project/15779/1 "2025-09-17T15:20:56Z")

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_Please fill out as many of the following questions as possible so we can help you promptly! If you don’t know how to answer or it does not apply, feel free to remove it or leave it blank._

**Builder content link**  
_e.g._ [Builder.io: Visual Development Platform](http://builder.io/content/4cab34394e684fe7b93d6ef5493a8a51)

**Builder public api key**  
674d89c1dccc41038b55b5ce0839adad

**Detailed steps to reproduce the bug**  
_1. Use the “Connect Repo” button on the home page (i.e._ [Builder.io: Visual Development Platform](https://builder.io/app/projects) )

 ![Screenshot 2025-09-17 at 10.00.15 AM](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/builder/original/2X/0/0f493ac178071ce13577733d2dedacb1947af93b.png)

1. Select a Git repo to give access to

 ![Screenshot 2025-09-17 at 10.01.09 AM](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/builder/original/2X/5/50b7dc9698dccf36aa1c24d24bc8a218ec8c07c7.png)

1. Arrive at an error message after clicking “Authorize & Request”

 ![Screenshot 2025-09-17 at 10.01.50 AM](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/builder/original/2X/e/ebcd995108b512deab982ce6c28218fcdcab49bc.png)

**Code stack you are integrating Builder with**  
A brand new _NextJS project with just two placeholder pages._

**Reproducible code example**  
_If you are having integration errors, please link to codesandbox or copy and paste your problematic code here. The more detail the better!_

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**Author:** ![esban](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b9bd4f/32.png) [@esban](https://forum.builder.io/u/esban)\
**Post date:** [September 18, 2025, 6:32pm UTC](https://forum.builder.io/t/cant-connect-to-github-repo-in-a-new-project/15779/2 "2025-09-18T18:32:00Z")

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I found the issue, only because I tried adding another integration to our Github repo. In the other tool it gave me the specific error that I was a “member” of the Github Organization as opposed to an “Owner”. So if this error occurs to you, check if your. Github Organization’s owners can install/approve the integration.