How to Fix GitHub Push Protection Error

GitHub Push Protection appears when GitHub detects a secret, API key, token, or private credential inside your commit. This often happens when you accidentally commit files like: .env Firebase config files API service files private keys access tokens In this guide, I’ll show the simple steps I used to fix it. Why this error happens GitHub blocks the push because it found sensitive data inside your commit history. Example: bash remote: error: GH013: Repository rule violations found remote: Push c