GitHub App installations

Use the REST API to get information about GitHub App installations and perform actions within those installations.

About GitHub App installations

A GitHub App installation refers to any user or organization account that has installed the app. For information on how to authenticate as an installation and limit access to specific repositories, see "Authenticating as a GitHub App installation."

To list all GitHub App installations for an organization, see "Organizations."

List repositories accessible to the app installation

Works with GitHub Apps

List repositories that an app installation can access.

You must use an installation access token to access this endpoint.

Parameters for "List repositories accessible to the app installation"

Headers
Name, Type, Description
`accept` string Setting to `application/vnd.github+json` is recommended.
Query parameters
Name, Type, Description
`per_page` integer The number of results per page (max 100). Default: `30`
`page` integer Page number of the results to fetch. Default: `1`

HTTP response status codes for "List repositories accessible to the app installation"

Status code	Description
`200`	OK
`304`	Not modified
`401`	Requires authentication
`403`	Forbidden

Code samples for "List repositories accessible to the app installation"

get/installation/repositories

curl -L \
  -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \
  http(s)://HOSTNAME/api/v3/installation/repositories

Response

Status: 200

{
  "total_count": 1,
  "repositories": [
    {
      "id": 1296269,
      "node_id": "MDEwOlJlcG9zaXRvcnkxMjk2MjY5",
      "name": "Hello-World",
      "full_name": "octocat/Hello-World",
      "owner": {
        "login": "octocat",
        "id": 1,
        "node_id": "MDQ6VXNlcjE=",
        "avatar_url": "https://github.com/images/error/octocat_happy.gif",
        "gravatar_id": "",
        "url": "https://HOSTNAME/users/octocat",
        "html_url": "https://github.com/octocat",
        "followers_url": "https://HOSTNAME/users/octocat/followers",
        "following_url": "https://HOSTNAME/users/octocat/following{/other_user}",
        "gists_url": "https://HOSTNAME/users/octocat/gists{/gist_id}",
        "starred_url": "https://HOSTNAME/users/octocat/starred{/owner}{/repo}",
        "subscriptions_url": "https://HOSTNAME/users/octocat/subscriptions",
        "organizations_url": "https://HOSTNAME/users/octocat/orgs",
        "repos_url": "https://HOSTNAME/users/octocat/repos",
        "events_url": "https://HOSTNAME/users/octocat/events{/privacy}",
        "received_events_url": "https://HOSTNAME/users/octocat/received_events",
        "type": "User",
        "site_admin": false
      },
      "private": false,
      "html_url": "https://github.com/octocat/Hello-World",
      "description": "This your first repo!",
      "fork": false,
      "url": "https://HOSTNAME/repos/octocat/Hello-World",
      "archive_url": "https://HOSTNAME/repos/octocat/Hello-World/{archive_format}{/ref}",
      "assignees_url": "https://HOSTNAME/repos/octocat/Hello-World/assignees{/user}",
      "blobs_url": "https://HOSTNAME/repos/octocat/Hello-World/git/blobs{/sha}",
      "branches_url": "https://HOSTNAME/repos/octocat/Hello-World/branches{/branch}",
      "collaborators_url": "https://HOSTNAME/repos/octocat/Hello-World/collaborators{/collaborator}",
      "comments_url": "https://HOSTNAME/repos/octocat/Hello-World/comments{/number}",
      "commits_url": "https://HOSTNAME/repos/octocat/Hello-World/commits{/sha}",
      "compare_url": "https://HOSTNAME/repos/octocat/Hello-World/compare/{base}...{head}",
      "contents_url": "https://HOSTNAME/repos/octocat/Hello-World/contents/{+path}",
      "contributors_url": "https://HOSTNAME/repos/octocat/Hello-World/contributors",
      "deployments_url": "https://HOSTNAME/repos/octocat/Hello-World/deployments",
      "downloads_url": "https://HOSTNAME/repos/octocat/Hello-World/downloads",
      "events_url": "https://HOSTNAME/repos/octocat/Hello-World/events",
      "forks_url": "https://HOSTNAME/repos/octocat/Hello-World/forks",
      "git_commits_url": "https://HOSTNAME/repos/octocat/Hello-World/git/commits{/sha}",
      "git_refs_url": "https://HOSTNAME/repos/octocat/Hello-World/git/refs{/sha}",
      "git_tags_url": "https://HOSTNAME/repos/octocat/Hello-World/git/tags{/sha}",
      "git_url": "git:github.com/octocat/Hello-World.git",
      "issue_comment_url": "https://HOSTNAME/repos/octocat/Hello-World/issues/comments{/number}",
      "issue_events_url": "https://HOSTNAME/repos/octocat/Hello-World/issues/events{/number}",
      "issues_url": "https://HOSTNAME/repos/octocat/Hello-World/issues{/number}",
      "keys_url": "https://HOSTNAME/repos/octocat/Hello-World/keys{/key_id}",
      "labels_url": "https://HOSTNAME/repos/octocat/Hello-World/labels{/name}",
      "languages_url": "https://HOSTNAME/repos/octocat/Hello-World/languages",
      "merges_url": "https://HOSTNAME/repos/octocat/Hello-World/merges",
      "milestones_url": "https://HOSTNAME/repos/octocat/Hello-World/milestones{/number}",
      "notifications_url": "https://HOSTNAME/repos/octocat/Hello-World/notifications{?since,all,participating}",
      "pulls_url": "https://HOSTNAME/repos/octocat/Hello-World/pulls{/number}",
      "releases_url": "https://HOSTNAME/repos/octocat/Hello-World/releases{/id}",
      "ssh_url": "git@github.com:octocat/Hello-World.git",
      "stargazers_url": "https://HOSTNAME/repos/octocat/Hello-World/stargazers",
      "statuses_url": "https://HOSTNAME/repos/octocat/Hello-World/statuses/{sha}",
      "subscribers_url": "https://HOSTNAME/repos/octocat/Hello-World/subscribers",
      "subscription_url": "https://HOSTNAME/repos/octocat/Hello-World/subscription",
      "tags_url": "https://HOSTNAME/repos/octocat/Hello-World/tags",
      "teams_url": "https://HOSTNAME/repos/octocat/Hello-World/teams",
      "trees_url": "https://HOSTNAME/repos/octocat/Hello-World/git/trees{/sha}",
      "clone_url": "https://github.com/octocat/Hello-World.git",
      "mirror_url": "git:git.example.com/octocat/Hello-World",
      "hooks_url": "https://HOSTNAME/repos/octocat/Hello-World/hooks",
      "svn_url": "https://svn.github.com/octocat/Hello-World",
      "homepage": "https://github.com",
      "language": null,
      "forks_count": 9,
      "stargazers_count": 80,
      "watchers_count": 80,
      "size": 108,
      "default_branch": "master",
      "open_issues_count": 0,
      "is_template": true,
      "topics": [
        "octocat",
        "atom",
        "electron",
        "api"
      ],
      "has_issues": true,
      "has_projects": true,
      "has_wiki": true,
      "has_pages": false,
      "has_downloads": true,
      "archived": false,
      "disabled": false,
      "visibility": "public",
      "pushed_at": "2011-01-26T19:06:43Z",
      "created_at": "2011-01-26T19:01:12Z",
      "updated_at": "2011-01-26T19:14:43Z",
      "allow_rebase_merge": true,
      "template_repository": null,
      "temp_clone_token": "ABTLWHOULUVAXGTRYU7OC2876QJ2O",
      "allow_squash_merge": true,
      "allow_auto_merge": false,
      "delete_branch_on_merge": true,
      "allow_merge_commit": true,
      "subscribers_count": 42,
      "network_count": 0,
      "license": {
        "key": "mit",
        "name": "MIT License",
        "url": "https://HOSTNAME/licenses/mit",
        "spdx_id": "MIT",
        "node_id": "MDc6TGljZW5zZW1pdA==",
        "html_url": "https://github.com/licenses/mit"
      },
      "forks": 1,
      "open_issues": 1,
      "watchers": 1
    }
  ]
}

Revoke an installation access token

Works with GitHub Apps

Revokes the installation token you're using to authenticate as an installation and access this endpoint.

Once an installation token is revoked, the token is invalidated and cannot be used. Other endpoints that require the revoked installation token must have a new installation token to work. You can create a new token using the "Create an installation access token for an app" endpoint.

You must use an installation access token to access this endpoint.

HTTP response status codes for "Revoke an installation access token"

Status code	Description
`204`	No Content

Code samples for "Revoke an installation access token"

delete/installation/token

curl -L \
  -X DELETE \
  -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \
  http(s)://HOSTNAME/api/v3/installation/token

Response

Status: 204

List app installations accessible to the user access token

Lists installations of your GitHub App that the authenticated user has explicit permission (:read, :write, or :admin) to access.

You must use a user access token, created for a user who has authorized your GitHub App, to access this endpoint.

The authenticated user has explicit permission to access repositories they own, repositories where they are a collaborator, and repositories that they can access through an organization membership.

You can find the permissions for the installation under the permissions key.

Parameters for "List app installations accessible to the user access token"

Headers
Name, Type, Description
`accept` string Setting to `application/vnd.github+json` is recommended.
Query parameters
Name, Type, Description
`per_page` integer The number of results per page (max 100). Default: `30`
`page` integer Page number of the results to fetch. Default: `1`

HTTP response status codes for "List app installations accessible to the user access token"

Status code	Description
`200`	You can find the permissions for the installation under the `permissions` key.
`304`	Not modified
`401`	Requires authentication
`403`	Forbidden

Code samples for "List app installations accessible to the user access token"

get/user/installations

curl -L \
  -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \
  http(s)://HOSTNAME/api/v3/user/installations

You can find the permissions for the installation under the permissions key.

Status: 200

{
  "total_count": 2,
  "installations": [
    {
      "id": 1,
      "account": {
        "login": "octocat",
        "id": 1,
        "node_id": "MDQ6VXNlcjE=",
        "avatar_url": "https://github.com/images/error/octocat_happy.gif",
        "gravatar_id": "",
        "url": "https://HOSTNAME/users/octocat",
        "html_url": "https://github.com/octocat",
        "followers_url": "https://HOSTNAME/users/octocat/followers",
        "following_url": "https://HOSTNAME/users/octocat/following{/other_user}",
        "gists_url": "https://HOSTNAME/users/octocat/gists{/gist_id}",
        "starred_url": "https://HOSTNAME/users/octocat/starred{/owner}{/repo}",
        "subscriptions_url": "https://HOSTNAME/users/octocat/subscriptions",
        "organizations_url": "https://HOSTNAME/users/octocat/orgs",
        "repos_url": "https://HOSTNAME/users/octocat/repos",
        "events_url": "https://HOSTNAME/users/octocat/events{/privacy}",
        "received_events_url": "https://HOSTNAME/users/octocat/received_events",
        "type": "User",
        "site_admin": false
      },
      "access_tokens_url": "https://HOSTNAME/installations/1/access_tokens",
      "repositories_url": "https://HOSTNAME/installation/repositories",
      "html_url": "https://github.com/organizations/github/settings/installations/1",
      "app_id": 1,
      "target_id": 1,
      "target_type": "Organization",
      "permissions": {
        "checks": "write",
        "metadata": "read",
        "contents": "read"
      },
      "events": [
        "push",
        "pull_request"
      ],
      "single_file_name": "config.yaml",
      "has_multiple_single_files": true,
      "single_file_paths": [
        "config.yml",
        ".github/issue_TEMPLATE.md"
      ],
      "repository_selection": "all",
      "created_at": "2017-07-08T16:18:44-04:00",
      "updated_at": "2017-07-08T16:18:44-04:00",
      "app_slug": "github-actions",
      "suspended_at": null,
      "suspended_by": null
    },
    {
      "id": 3,
      "account": {
        "login": "octocat",
        "id": 2,
        "node_id": "MDQ6VXNlcjE=",
        "avatar_url": "https://github.com/images/error/octocat_happy.gif",
        "gravatar_id": "",
        "url": "https://HOSTNAME/users/octocat",
        "html_url": "https://github.com/octocat",
        "followers_url": "https://HOSTNAME/users/octocat/followers",
        "following_url": "https://HOSTNAME/users/octocat/following{/other_user}",
        "gists_url": "https://HOSTNAME/users/octocat/gists{/gist_id}",
        "starred_url": "https://HOSTNAME/users/octocat/starred{/owner}{/repo}",
        "subscriptions_url": "https://HOSTNAME/users/octocat/subscriptions",
        "organizations_url": "https://HOSTNAME/users/octocat/orgs",
        "repos_url": "https://HOSTNAME/users/octocat/repos",
        "events_url": "https://HOSTNAME/users/octocat/events{/privacy}",
        "received_events_url": "https://HOSTNAME/users/octocat/received_events",
        "type": "User",
        "site_admin": false
      },
      "access_tokens_url": "https://HOSTNAME/installations/1/access_tokens",
      "repositories_url": "https://HOSTNAME/installation/repositories",
      "html_url": "https://github.com/organizations/github/settings/installations/1",
      "app_id": 1,
      "target_id": 1,
      "target_type": "Organization",
      "permissions": {
        "checks": "write",
        "metadata": "read",
        "contents": "read"
      },
      "events": [
        "push",
        "pull_request"
      ],
      "single_file_name": "config.yaml",
      "has_multiple_single_files": true,
      "single_file_paths": [
        "config.yml",
        ".github/issue_TEMPLATE.md"
      ],
      "repository_selection": "all",
      "created_at": "2017-07-08T16:18:44-04:00",
      "updated_at": "2017-07-08T16:18:44-04:00",
      "app_slug": "github-actions",
      "suspended_at": null,
      "suspended_by": null
    }
  ]
}

List repositories accessible to the user access token

List repositories that the authenticated user has explicit permission (:read, :write, or :admin) to access for an installation.

The authenticated user has explicit permission to access repositories they own, repositories where they are a collaborator, and repositories that they can access through an organization membership.

You must use a user access token, created for a user who has authorized your GitHub App, to access this endpoint.

The access the user has to each repository is included in the hash under the permissions key.

Parameters for "List repositories accessible to the user access token"

Headers
Name, Type, Description
`accept` string Setting to `application/vnd.github+json` is recommended.
Path parameters
Name, Type, Description
`installation_id` integer Required The unique identifier of the installation.
Query parameters
Name, Type, Description
`per_page` integer The number of results per page (max 100). Default: `30`
`page` integer Page number of the results to fetch. Default: `1`

HTTP response status codes for "List repositories accessible to the user access token"

Status code	Description
`200`	The access the user has to each repository is included in the hash under the `permissions` key.
`304`	Not modified
`403`	Forbidden
`404`	Resource not found

Code samples for "List repositories accessible to the user access token"

get/user/installations/{installation_id}/repositories

curl -L \
  -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \
  http(s)://HOSTNAME/api/v3/user/installations/1/repositories

The access the user has to each repository is included in the hash under the permissions key.

Status: 200

{
  "total_count": 1,
  "repositories": [
    {
      "id": 1296269,
      "node_id": "MDEwOlJlcG9zaXRvcnkxMjk2MjY5",
      "name": "Hello-World",
      "full_name": "octocat/Hello-World",
      "owner": {
        "login": "octocat",
        "id": 1,
        "node_id": "MDQ6VXNlcjE=",
        "avatar_url": "https://github.com/images/error/octocat_happy.gif",
        "gravatar_id": "",
        "url": "https://HOSTNAME/users/octocat",
        "html_url": "https://github.com/octocat",
        "followers_url": "https://HOSTNAME/users/octocat/followers",
        "following_url": "https://HOSTNAME/users/octocat/following{/other_user}",
        "gists_url": "https://HOSTNAME/users/octocat/gists{/gist_id}",
        "starred_url": "https://HOSTNAME/users/octocat/starred{/owner}{/repo}",
        "subscriptions_url": "https://HOSTNAME/users/octocat/subscriptions",
        "organizations_url": "https://HOSTNAME/users/octocat/orgs",
        "repos_url": "https://HOSTNAME/users/octocat/repos",
        "events_url": "https://HOSTNAME/users/octocat/events{/privacy}",
        "received_events_url": "https://HOSTNAME/users/octocat/received_events",
        "type": "User",
        "site_admin": false
      },
      "private": false,
      "html_url": "https://github.com/octocat/Hello-World",
      "description": "This your first repo!",
      "fork": false,
      "url": "https://HOSTNAME/repos/octocat/Hello-World",
      "archive_url": "https://HOSTNAME/repos/octocat/Hello-World/{archive_format}{/ref}",
      "assignees_url": "https://HOSTNAME/repos/octocat/Hello-World/assignees{/user}",
      "blobs_url": "https://HOSTNAME/repos/octocat/Hello-World/git/blobs{/sha}",
      "branches_url": "https://HOSTNAME/repos/octocat/Hello-World/branches{/branch}",
      "collaborators_url": "https://HOSTNAME/repos/octocat/Hello-World/collaborators{/collaborator}",
      "comments_url": "https://HOSTNAME/repos/octocat/Hello-World/comments{/number}",
      "commits_url": "https://HOSTNAME/repos/octocat/Hello-World/commits{/sha}",
      "compare_url": "https://HOSTNAME/repos/octocat/Hello-World/compare/{base}...{head}",
      "contents_url": "https://HOSTNAME/repos/octocat/Hello-World/contents/{+path}",
      "contributors_url": "https://HOSTNAME/repos/octocat/Hello-World/contributors",
      "deployments_url": "https://HOSTNAME/repos/octocat/Hello-World/deployments",
      "downloads_url": "https://HOSTNAME/repos/octocat/Hello-World/downloads",
      "events_url": "https://HOSTNAME/repos/octocat/Hello-World/events",
      "forks_url": "https://HOSTNAME/repos/octocat/Hello-World/forks",
      "git_commits_url": "https://HOSTNAME/repos/octocat/Hello-World/git/commits{/sha}",
      "git_refs_url": "https://HOSTNAME/repos/octocat/Hello-World/git/refs{/sha}",
      "git_tags_url": "https://HOSTNAME/repos/octocat/Hello-World/git/tags{/sha}",
      "git_url": "git:github.com/octocat/Hello-World.git",
      "issue_comment_url": "https://HOSTNAME/repos/octocat/Hello-World/issues/comments{/number}",
      "issue_events_url": "https://HOSTNAME/repos/octocat/Hello-World/issues/events{/number}",
      "issues_url": "https://HOSTNAME/repos/octocat/Hello-World/issues{/number}",
      "keys_url": "https://HOSTNAME/repos/octocat/Hello-World/keys{/key_id}",
      "labels_url": "https://HOSTNAME/repos/octocat/Hello-World/labels{/name}",
      "languages_url": "https://HOSTNAME/repos/octocat/Hello-World/languages",
      "merges_url": "https://HOSTNAME/repos/octocat/Hello-World/merges",
      "milestones_url": "https://HOSTNAME/repos/octocat/Hello-World/milestones{/number}",
      "notifications_url": "https://HOSTNAME/repos/octocat/Hello-World/notifications{?since,all,participating}",
      "pulls_url": "https://HOSTNAME/repos/octocat/Hello-World/pulls{/number}",
      "releases_url": "https://HOSTNAME/repos/octocat/Hello-World/releases{/id}",
      "ssh_url": "git@github.com:octocat/Hello-World.git",
      "stargazers_url": "https://HOSTNAME/repos/octocat/Hello-World/stargazers",
      "statuses_url": "https://HOSTNAME/repos/octocat/Hello-World/statuses/{sha}",
      "subscribers_url": "https://HOSTNAME/repos/octocat/Hello-World/subscribers",
      "subscription_url": "https://HOSTNAME/repos/octocat/Hello-World/subscription",
      "tags_url": "https://HOSTNAME/repos/octocat/Hello-World/tags",
      "teams_url": "https://HOSTNAME/repos/octocat/Hello-World/teams",
      "trees_url": "https://HOSTNAME/repos/octocat/Hello-World/git/trees{/sha}",
      "clone_url": "https://github.com/octocat/Hello-World.git",
      "mirror_url": "git:git.example.com/octocat/Hello-World",
      "hooks_url": "https://HOSTNAME/repos/octocat/Hello-World/hooks",
      "svn_url": "https://svn.github.com/octocat/Hello-World",
      "homepage": "https://github.com",
      "language": null,
      "forks_count": 9,
      "stargazers_count": 80,
      "watchers_count": 80,
      "size": 108,
      "default_branch": "master",
      "open_issues_count": 0,
      "is_template": true,
      "topics": [
        "octocat",
        "atom",
        "electron",
        "api"
      ],
      "has_issues": true,
      "has_projects": true,
      "has_wiki": true,
      "has_pages": false,
      "has_downloads": true,
      "archived": false,
      "disabled": false,
      "visibility": "public",
      "pushed_at": "2011-01-26T19:06:43Z",
      "created_at": "2011-01-26T19:01:12Z",
      "updated_at": "2011-01-26T19:14:43Z",
      "permissions": {
        "admin": false,
        "push": false,
        "pull": true
      },
      "allow_rebase_merge": true,
      "template_repository": null,
      "temp_clone_token": "ABTLWHOULUVAXGTRYU7OC2876QJ2O",
      "allow_squash_merge": true,
      "allow_auto_merge": false,
      "delete_branch_on_merge": true,
      "allow_merge_commit": true,
      "subscribers_count": 42,
      "network_count": 0,
      "license": {
        "key": "mit",
        "name": "MIT License",
        "url": "https://HOSTNAME/licenses/mit",
        "spdx_id": "MIT",
        "node_id": "MDc6TGljZW5zZW1pdA==",
        "html_url": "https://github.com/licenses/mit"
      },
      "forks": 1,
      "open_issues": 1,
      "watchers": 1
    }
  ]
}

Add a repository to an app installation

Add a single repository to an installation. The authenticated user must have admin access to the repository.

You must use a personal access token (which you can create via the command line or Basic Authentication) to access this endpoint.

Parameters for "Add a repository to an app installation"

Headers
Name, Type, Description
`accept` string Setting to `application/vnd.github+json` is recommended.
Path parameters
Name, Type, Description
`installation_id` integer Required The unique identifier of the installation.
`repository_id` integer Required The unique identifier of the repository.

HTTP response status codes for "Add a repository to an app installation"

Status code	Description
`204`	No Content
`304`	Not modified
`403`	Forbidden
`404`	Resource not found

Code samples for "Add a repository to an app installation"

put/user/installations/{installation_id}/repositories/{repository_id}

curl -L \
  -X PUT \
  -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \
  http(s)://HOSTNAME/api/v3/user/installations/1/repositories/REPOSITORY_ID

Response

Status: 204

Remove a repository from an app installation

Remove a single repository from an installation. The authenticated user must have admin access to the repository.

You must use a personal access token (which you can create via the command line or Basic Authentication) to access this endpoint.

Parameters for "Remove a repository from an app installation"

Headers
Name, Type, Description
`accept` string Setting to `application/vnd.github+json` is recommended.
Path parameters
Name, Type, Description
`installation_id` integer Required The unique identifier of the installation.
`repository_id` integer Required The unique identifier of the repository.

HTTP response status codes for "Remove a repository from an app installation"

Status code	Description
`204`	No Content
`304`	Not modified
`403`	Forbidden
`404`	Resource not found

Code samples for "Remove a repository from an app installation"

delete/user/installations/{installation_id}/repositories/{repository_id}

curl -L \
  -X DELETE \
  -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \
  http(s)://HOSTNAME/api/v3/user/installations/1/repositories/REPOSITORY_ID

Response

Status: 204