diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-github/api-report.md b/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-github/api-report.md
index de03894a5a..0284c362eb 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-github/api-report.md
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-github/api-report.md
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import { createPullRequest } from 'octokit-plugin-create-pull-request';
 import { GithubCredentialsProvider } from '@backstage/integration';
 import { JsonObject } from '@backstage/types';
 import { Octokit } from 'octokit';
+import { OctokitOptions } from '@octokit/core/dist-types/types';
 import { ScmIntegrationRegistry } from '@backstage/integration';
 import { ScmIntegrations } from '@backstage/integration';
 import { TemplateAction } from '@backstage/plugin-scaffolder-node';
@@ -392,6 +393,14 @@ export const createPublishGithubPullRequestAction: (
   JsonObject
 >;
 
+// @public
+export function getOctokitOptions(options: {
+  integrations: ScmIntegrationRegistry;
+  credentialsProvider?: GithubCredentialsProvider;
+  token?: string;
+  repoUrl: string;
+}): Promise<OctokitOptions>;
+
 // @public
 const githubModule: () => BackendFeature;
 export default githubModule;
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-github/src/actions/helpers.ts b/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-github/src/actions/helpers.ts
index ec282c74d9..99cc3c5560 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-github/src/actions/helpers.ts
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-github/src/actions/helpers.ts
@@ -39,6 +39,11 @@ import {
 
 const DEFAULT_TIMEOUT_MS = 60_000;
 
+/**
+ * Helper for generating octokit configuration options for given repoUrl.
+ * If no token is provided, it will attempt to get a token from the credentials provider.
+ * @public
+ */
 export async function getOctokitOptions(options: {
   integrations: ScmIntegrationRegistry;
   credentialsProvider?: GithubCredentialsProvider;