# Public repository triggers Travis builds while private doesn't

**URL:** <https://travis-ci.community/t/public-repository-triggers-travis-builds-while-private-doesnt/10794>\
**Category:** Travis CI Discussions & Feedback\
**Tags:** github, travis-build\
**Created:** [December 9, 2020, 8:59pm UTC](https://travis-ci.community/t/public-repository-triggers-travis-builds-while-private-doesnt/10794 "2020-12-09T20:59:06Z")\
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**Author:** ![alkinemk](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/travis-ci.community/alkinemk/32/5789_2.png) [@alkinemk](https://travis-ci.community/u/alkinemk)\
**Post date:** [December 9, 2020, 8:59pm UTC](https://travis-ci.community/t/public-repository-triggers-travis-builds-while-private-doesnt/10794/1 "2020-12-09T20:59:06Z")

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Hi,

I’m currently working on a project and I’m using Travis for CI.  
Builds don’t trigger unless repository is made public.  
Private and public have the exact same content but for some reason builds only trigger on the public one.  
I must be doing something wrong or missing something as some of my classmates told me they managed to get builds running with a private repository

Here is the link to my travis builds : [https://travis-ci.com/github/alkinemk](https://travis-ci.com/github/alkinemk)

Regards,

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**Author:** ![native-api](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/travis-ci.community/native-api/32/430_2.png) [@native-api](https://travis-ci.community/u/native-api)\
**Post date:** [December 9, 2020, 11:11pm UTC](https://travis-ci.community/t/public-repository-triggers-travis-builds-while-private-doesnt/10794/2 "2020-12-09T23:11:06Z")

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> [@Build stuck on old commit](https://travis-ci.community/t/build-stuck-on-old-commit/10631/2):
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> See [More options -\> Requests](https://travis-ci.com/github/PH4NTOMiki/testsite/requests) for why a new build isn’t created.

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**Author:** ![alkinemk](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/travis-ci.community/alkinemk/32/5789_2.png) [@alkinemk](https://travis-ci.community/u/alkinemk)\
**Post date:** [December 9, 2020, 11:26pm UTC](https://travis-ci.community/t/public-repository-triggers-travis-builds-while-private-doesnt/10794/3 "2020-12-09T23:26:55Z")

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It returns “Could not authorize build request”  
Apparently it would be about subscriptions or because I ran out of free trials  
The problem is I haven’t built that much so I seems strange to me

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**Author:** ![alkinemk](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/travis-ci.community/alkinemk/32/5789_2.png) [@alkinemk](https://travis-ci.community/u/alkinemk)\
**Post date:** [December 10, 2020, 9:41am UTC](https://travis-ci.community/t/public-repository-triggers-travis-builds-while-private-doesnt/10794/4 "2020-12-10T09:41:53Z")

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Do you have any clue of what could have caused this ?

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**Author:** ![native-api](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/travis-ci.community/native-api/32/430_2.png) [@native-api](https://travis-ci.community/u/native-api)\
**Post date:** [December 11, 2020, 10:16pm UTC](https://travis-ci.community/t/public-repository-triggers-travis-builds-while-private-doesnt/10794/5 "2020-12-11T22:16:44Z")

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