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GitHub Apps

Use the REST API to interact with GitHub Apps

About GitHub Apps

This page lists endpoints that you can access while authenticated as a GitHub App. For more information, see "Authenticating as a GitHub App".

See "GitHub App Installations" for a list of endpoints that require authentication as a GitHub App installation.

Get the authenticated app

Works with GitHub Apps

Returns the GitHub App associated with the authentication credentials used. To see how many app installations are associated with this GitHub App, see the installations_count in the response. For more details about your app's installations, see the "List installations for the authenticated app" endpoint.

You must use a JWT to access this endpoint.

HTTP response status codes

Status codeDescription
200

OK

Code samples

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

Response

Status: 200
{ "id": 1, "slug": "octoapp", "node_id": "MDExOkludGVncmF0aW9uMQ==", "owner": { "login": "github", "id": 1, "node_id": "MDEyOk9yZ2FuaXphdGlvbjE=", "url": "https://api.github.com/orgs/github", "repos_url": "https://api.github.com/orgs/github/repos", "events_url": "https://api.github.com/orgs/github/events", "avatar_url": "https://github.com/images/error/octocat_happy.gif", "gravatar_id": "", "html_url": "https://github.com/octocat", "followers_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/followers", "following_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/following{/other_user}", "gists_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/gists{/gist_id}", "starred_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/starred{/owner}{/repo}", "subscriptions_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/subscriptions", "organizations_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/orgs", "received_events_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/received_events", "type": "User", "site_admin": true }, "name": "Octocat App", "description": "", "external_url": "https://example.com", "html_url": "https://github.com/apps/octoapp", "created_at": "2017-07-08T16:18:44-04:00", "updated_at": "2017-07-08T16:18:44-04:00", "permissions": { "metadata": "read", "contents": "read", "issues": "write", "single_file": "write" }, "events": [ "push", "pull_request" ] }

Create a GitHub App from a manifest

Use this endpoint to complete the handshake necessary when implementing the GitHub App Manifest flow. When you create a GitHub App with the manifest flow, you receive a temporary code used to retrieve the GitHub App's id, pem (private key), and webhook_secret.

Parameters

Headers
Name, Type, Description
acceptstring

Setting to application/vnd.github+json is recommended.

Path parameters
Name, Type, Description
codestringRequired

HTTP response status codes

Status codeDescription
201

Created

404

Resource not found

422

Validation failed, or the endpoint has been spammed.

Code samples

post/app-manifests/{code}/conversions
curl \ -X POST \ -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \ -H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \ http(s)://HOSTNAME/api/v3/app-manifests/CODE/conversions

Response

Status: 201
{ "id": 1, "slug": "octoapp", "node_id": "MDxOkludGVncmF0aW9uMQ==", "owner": { "login": "github", "id": 1, "node_id": "MDEyOk9yZ2FuaXphdGlvbjE=", "url": "https://api.github.com/orgs/github", "repos_url": "https://api.github.com/orgs/github/repos", "events_url": "https://api.github.com/orgs/github/events", "avatar_url": "https://github.com/images/error/octocat_happy.gif", "gravatar_id": "", "html_url": "https://github.com/octocat", "followers_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/followers", "following_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/following{/other_user}", "gists_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/gists{/gist_id}", "starred_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/starred{/owner}{/repo}", "subscriptions_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/subscriptions", "organizations_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/orgs", "received_events_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/received_events", "type": "User", "site_admin": true }, "name": "Octocat App", "description": "", "external_url": "https://example.com", "html_url": "https://github.com/apps/octoapp", "created_at": "2017-07-08T16:18:44-04:00", "updated_at": "2017-07-08T16:18:44-04:00", "permissions": { "metadata": "read", "contents": "read", "issues": "write", "single_file": "write" }, "events": [ "push", "pull_request" ], "client_id": "Iv1.8a61f9b3a7aba766", "client_secret": "1726be1638095a19edd134c77bde3aa2ece1e5d8", "webhook_secret": "e340154128314309424b7c8e90325147d99fdafa", "pem": "-----BEGIN RSA PRIVATE KEY-----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\nZM372Ac6zc1EqSrid2IjET1YqyIW2KGLI1R2xbQc98UGlt48OdWu\n-----END RSA PRIVATE KEY-----\n" }

List installations for the authenticated app

Works with GitHub Apps

You must use a JWT to access this endpoint.

The permissions the installation has are included under the permissions key.

Parameters

Headers
Name, Type, Description
acceptstring

Setting to application/vnd.github+json is recommended.

Query parameters
Name, Type, Description
per_pageinteger

The number of results per page (max 100).

Default: 30

pageinteger

Page number of the results to fetch.

Default: 1

sincestring

Only show notifications updated after the given time. This is a timestamp in ISO 8601 format: YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SSZ.

outdatedstring

HTTP response status codes

Status codeDescription
200

The permissions the installation has are included under the permissions key.

Code samples

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

The permissions the installation has are included under the permissions key.

Status: 200
[ { "id": 1, "account": { "login": "octocat", "id": 1, "node_id": "MDQ6VXNlcjE=", "avatar_url": "https://github.com/images/error/octocat_happy.gif", "gravatar_id": "", "url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat", "html_url": "https://github.com/octocat", "followers_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/followers", "following_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/following{/other_user}", "gists_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/gists{/gist_id}", "starred_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/starred{/owner}{/repo}", "subscriptions_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/subscriptions", "organizations_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/orgs", "repos_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/repos", "events_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/events{/privacy}", "received_events_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/received_events", "type": "User", "site_admin": false }, "access_tokens_url": "https://api.github.com/installations/1/access_tokens", "repositories_url": "https://api.github.com/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": "selected", "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 } ]

Get an installation for the authenticated app

Works with GitHub Apps

Enables an authenticated GitHub App to find an installation's information using the installation id.

You must use a JWT to access this endpoint.

Parameters

Headers
Name, Type, Description
acceptstring

Setting to application/vnd.github+json is recommended.

Path parameters
Name, Type, Description
installation_idintegerRequired

The unique identifier of the installation.

HTTP response status codes

Status codeDescription
200

OK

404

Resource not found

Code samples

get/app/installations/{installation_id}
curl \ -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \ -H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \ http(s)://HOSTNAME/api/v3/app/installations/1

Response

Status: 200
{ "id": 1, "account": { "login": "octocat", "id": 1, "node_id": "MDQ6VXNlcjE=", "avatar_url": "https://github.com/images/error/octocat_happy.gif", "gravatar_id": "", "url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat", "html_url": "https://github.com/octocat", "followers_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/followers", "following_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/following{/other_user}", "gists_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/gists{/gist_id}", "starred_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/starred{/owner}{/repo}", "subscriptions_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/subscriptions", "organizations_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/orgs", "repos_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/repos", "events_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/events{/privacy}", "received_events_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/received_events", "type": "User", "site_admin": false }, "access_tokens_url": "https://api.github.com/installations/1/access_tokens", "repositories_url": "https://api.github.com/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": "selected", "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 }

Delete an installation for the authenticated app

Uninstalls a GitHub App on a user, organization, or business account. If you prefer to temporarily suspend an app's access to your account's resources, then we recommend the "Suspend an app installation" endpoint.

You must use a JWT to access this endpoint.

Parameters

Headers
Name, Type, Description
acceptstring

Setting to application/vnd.github+json is recommended.

Path parameters
Name, Type, Description
installation_idintegerRequired

The unique identifier of the installation.

HTTP response status codes

Status codeDescription
204

No Content

404

Resource not found

Code samples

delete/app/installations/{installation_id}
curl \ -X DELETE \ -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \ -H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \ http(s)://HOSTNAME/api/v3/app/installations/1

Response

Status: 204

Create an installation access token for an app

Works with GitHub Apps

Creates an installation access token that enables a GitHub App to make authenticated API requests for the app's installation on an organization or individual account. Installation tokens expire one hour from the time you create them. Using an expired token produces a status code of 401 - Unauthorized, and requires creating a new installation token. By default the installation token has access to all repositories that the installation can access. To restrict the access to specific repositories, you can provide the repository_ids when creating the token. When you omit repository_ids, the response does not contain the repositories key.

You must use a JWT to access this endpoint.

Parameters

Headers
Name, Type, Description
acceptstring

Setting to application/vnd.github+json is recommended.

Path parameters
Name, Type, Description
installation_idintegerRequired

The unique identifier of the installation.

Body parameters
Name, Type, Description
repositoriesarray of strings

List of repository names that the token should have access to

repository_idsarray of integers

List of repository IDs that the token should have access to

permissionsobject

The permissions granted to the user-to-server access token.

Name, Type, Description
actionsstring

The level of permission to grant the access token for GitHub Actions workflows, workflow runs, and artifacts.

Can be one of: read, write

administrationstring

The level of permission to grant the access token for repository creation, deletion, settings, teams, and collaborators creation.

Can be one of: read, write

checksstring

The level of permission to grant the access token for checks on code.

Can be one of: read, write

contentsstring

The level of permission to grant the access token for repository contents, commits, branches, downloads, releases, and merges.

Can be one of: read, write

deploymentsstring

The level of permission to grant the access token for deployments and deployment statuses.

Can be one of: read, write

environmentsstring

The level of permission to grant the access token for managing repository environments.

Can be one of: read, write

issuesstring

The level of permission to grant the access token for issues and related comments, assignees, labels, and milestones.

Can be one of: read, write

metadatastring

The level of permission to grant the access token to search repositories, list collaborators, and access repository metadata.

Can be one of: read, write

packagesstring

The level of permission to grant the access token for packages published to GitHub Packages.

Can be one of: read, write

pagesstring

The level of permission to grant the access token to retrieve Pages statuses, configuration, and builds, as well as create new builds.

Can be one of: read, write

pull_requestsstring

The level of permission to grant the access token for pull requests and related comments, assignees, labels, milestones, and merges.

Can be one of: read, write

repository_hooksstring

The level of permission to grant the access token to manage the post-receive hooks for a repository.

Can be one of: read, write

repository_projectsstring

The level of permission to grant the access token to manage repository projects, columns, and cards.

Can be one of: read, write, admin

secret_scanning_alertsstring

The level of permission to grant the access token to view and manage secret scanning alerts.

Can be one of: read, write

secretsstring

The level of permission to grant the access token to manage repository secrets.

Can be one of: read, write

security_eventsstring

The level of permission to grant the access token to view and manage security events like code scanning alerts.

Can be one of: read, write

single_filestring

The level of permission to grant the access token to manage just a single file.

Can be one of: read, write

statusesstring

The level of permission to grant the access token for commit statuses.

Can be one of: read, write

vulnerability_alertsstring

The level of permission to grant the access token to manage Dependabot alerts.

Can be one of: read, write

workflowsstring

The level of permission to grant the access token to update GitHub Actions workflow files.

Value: write

membersstring

The level of permission to grant the access token for organization teams and members.

Can be one of: read, write

organization_administrationstring

The level of permission to grant the access token to manage access to an organization.

Can be one of: read, write

organization_hooksstring

The level of permission to grant the access token to manage the post-receive hooks for an organization.

Can be one of: read, write

organization_planstring

The level of permission to grant the access token for viewing an organization's plan.

Value: read

organization_projectsstring

The level of permission to grant the access token to manage organization projects and projects beta (where available).

Can be one of: read, write, admin

organization_packagesstring

The level of permission to grant the access token for organization packages published to GitHub Packages.

Can be one of: read, write

organization_secretsstring

The level of permission to grant the access token to manage organization secrets.

Can be one of: read, write

organization_self_hosted_runnersstring

The level of permission to grant the access token to view and manage GitHub Actions self-hosted runners available to an organization.

Can be one of: read, write

organization_user_blockingstring

The level of permission to grant the access token to view and manage users blocked by the organization.

Can be one of: read, write

team_discussionsstring

The level of permission to grant the access token to manage team discussions and related comments.

Can be one of: read, write

content_referencesstring

The level of permission to grant the access token for notification of content references and creation content attachments.

Can be one of: read, write

HTTP response status codes

Status codeDescription
201

Created

401

Requires authentication

403

Forbidden

404

Resource not found

422

Validation failed, or the endpoint has been spammed.

Code samples

post/app/installations/{installation_id}/access_tokens
curl \ -X POST \ -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \ -H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \ http(s)://HOSTNAME/api/v3/app/installations/1/access_tokens \ -d '{"repository":"Hello-World","permissions":{"issues":"write","contents":"read"}}'

Response

Status: 201
{ "token": "ghs_16C7e42F292c6912E7710c838347Ae178B4a", "expires_at": "2016-07-11T22:14:10Z", "permissions": { "issues": "write", "contents": "read" }, "repository_selection": "selected", "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://api.github.com/users/octocat", "html_url": "https://github.com/octocat", "followers_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/followers", "following_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/following{/other_user}", "gists_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/gists{/gist_id}", "starred_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/starred{/owner}{/repo}", "subscriptions_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/subscriptions", "organizations_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/orgs", "repos_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/repos", "events_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/events{/privacy}", "received_events_url": "https://api.github.com/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://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World", "archive_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/{archive_format}{/ref}", "assignees_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/assignees{/user}", "blobs_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/git/blobs{/sha}", "branches_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/branches{/branch}", "collaborators_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/collaborators{/collaborator}", "comments_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/comments{/number}", "commits_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/commits{/sha}", "compare_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/compare/{base}...{head}", "contents_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/contents/{+path}", "contributors_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/contributors", "deployments_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/deployments", "downloads_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/downloads", "events_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/events", "forks_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/forks", "git_commits_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/git/commits{/sha}", "git_refs_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/git/refs{/sha}", "git_tags_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/git/tags{/sha}", "git_url": "git:github.com/octocat/Hello-World.git", "issue_comment_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/issues/comments{/number}", "issue_events_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/issues/events{/number}", "issues_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/issues{/number}", "keys_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/keys{/key_id}", "labels_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/labels{/name}", "languages_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/languages", "merges_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/merges", "milestones_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/milestones{/number}", "notifications_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/notifications{?since,all,participating}", "pulls_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/pulls{/number}", "releases_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/releases{/id}", "ssh_url": "git@github.com:octocat/Hello-World.git", "stargazers_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/stargazers", "statuses_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/statuses/{sha}", "subscribers_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/subscribers", "subscription_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/subscription", "tags_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/tags", "teams_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/teams", "trees_url": "https://api.github.com/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://api.github.com/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://api.github.com/licenses/mit", "spdx_id": "MIT", "node_id": "MDc6TGljZW5zZW1pdA==", "html_url": "https://github.com/licenses/mit" }, "forks": 1, "open_issues": 1, "watchers": 1 } ] }

Suspend an app installation

Suspends a GitHub App on a user, organization, or business account, which blocks the app from accessing the account's resources. When a GitHub App is suspended, the app's access to the GitHub Enterprise Server API or webhook events is blocked for that account.

You must use a JWT to access this endpoint.

Parameters

Headers
Name, Type, Description
acceptstring

Setting to application/vnd.github+json is recommended.

Path parameters
Name, Type, Description
installation_idintegerRequired

The unique identifier of the installation.

HTTP response status codes

Status codeDescription
204

No Content

404

Resource not found

Code samples

put/app/installations/{installation_id}/suspended
curl \ -X PUT \ -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \ -H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \ http(s)://HOSTNAME/api/v3/app/installations/1/suspended

Response

Status: 204

Unsuspend an app installation

Removes a GitHub App installation suspension.

You must use a JWT to access this endpoint.

Parameters

Headers
Name, Type, Description
acceptstring

Setting to application/vnd.github+json is recommended.

Path parameters
Name, Type, Description
installation_idintegerRequired

The unique identifier of the installation.

HTTP response status codes

Status codeDescription
204

No Content

404

Resource not found

Code samples

delete/app/installations/{installation_id}/suspended
curl \ -X DELETE \ -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \ -H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \ http(s)://HOSTNAME/api/v3/app/installations/1/suspended

Response

Status: 204

Get an app

Works with GitHub Apps

Note: The :app_slug is just the URL-friendly name of your GitHub App. You can find this on the settings page for your GitHub App (e.g., https://github.com/settings/apps/:app_slug).

If the GitHub App you specify is public, you can access this endpoint without authenticating. If the GitHub App you specify is private, you must authenticate with a personal access token or an installation access token to access this endpoint.

Parameters

Headers
Name, Type, Description
acceptstring

Setting to application/vnd.github+json is recommended.

Path parameters
Name, Type, Description
app_slugstringRequired

HTTP response status codes

Status codeDescription
200

OK

403

Forbidden

404

Resource not found

Code samples

get/apps/{app_slug}
curl \ -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \ -H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \ http(s)://HOSTNAME/api/v3/apps/APP_SLUG

Response

Status: 200
{ "id": 1, "slug": "octoapp", "node_id": "MDExOkludGVncmF0aW9uMQ==", "owner": { "login": "github", "id": 1, "node_id": "MDEyOk9yZ2FuaXphdGlvbjE=", "url": "https://api.github.com/orgs/github", "repos_url": "https://api.github.com/orgs/github/repos", "events_url": "https://api.github.com/orgs/github/events", "avatar_url": "https://github.com/images/error/octocat_happy.gif", "gravatar_id": "", "html_url": "https://github.com/octocat", "followers_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/followers", "following_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/following{/other_user}", "gists_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/gists{/gist_id}", "starred_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/starred{/owner}{/repo}", "subscriptions_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/subscriptions", "organizations_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/orgs", "received_events_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/received_events", "type": "User", "site_admin": true }, "name": "Octocat App", "description": "", "external_url": "https://example.com", "html_url": "https://github.com/apps/octoapp", "created_at": "2017-07-08T16:18:44-04:00", "updated_at": "2017-07-08T16:18:44-04:00", "permissions": { "metadata": "read", "contents": "read", "issues": "write", "single_file": "write" }, "events": [ "push", "pull_request" ] }

Get an organization installation for the authenticated app

Enables an authenticated GitHub App to find the organization's installation information.

You must use a JWT to access this endpoint.

Parameters

Headers
Name, Type, Description
acceptstring

Setting to application/vnd.github+json is recommended.

Path parameters
Name, Type, Description
orgstringRequired

The organization name. The name is not case sensitive.

HTTP response status codes

Status codeDescription
200

OK

Code samples

get/orgs/{org}/installation
curl \ -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \ -H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \ http(s)://HOSTNAME/api/v3/orgs/ORG/installation

Response

Status: 200
{ "id": 1, "account": { "login": "github", "id": 1, "node_id": "MDEyOk9yZ2FuaXphdGlvbjE=", "avatar_url": "https://github.com/images/error/hubot_happy.gif", "gravatar_id": "", "url": "https://api.github.com/orgs/github", "html_url": "https://github.com/github", "followers_url": "https://api.github.com/users/github/followers", "following_url": "https://api.github.com/users/github/following{/other_user}", "gists_url": "https://api.github.com/users/github/gists{/gist_id}", "starred_url": "https://api.github.com/users/github/starred{/owner}{/repo}", "subscriptions_url": "https://api.github.com/users/github/subscriptions", "organizations_url": "https://api.github.com/users/github/orgs", "repos_url": "https://api.github.com/orgs/github/repos", "events_url": "https://api.github.com/orgs/github/events", "received_events_url": "https://api.github.com/users/github/received_events", "type": "Organization", "site_admin": false }, "repository_selection": "all", "access_tokens_url": "https://api.github.com/installations/1/access_tokens", "repositories_url": "https://api.github.com/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" ], "created_at": "2018-02-09T20:51:14Z", "updated_at": "2018-02-09T20:51:14Z", "single_file_name": "config.yml", "has_multiple_single_files": true, "single_file_paths": [ "config.yml", ".github/issue_TEMPLATE.md" ], "app_slug": "github-actions", "suspended_at": null, "suspended_by": null }

Get a repository installation for the authenticated app

Enables an authenticated GitHub App to find the repository's installation information. The installation's account type will be either an organization or a user account, depending which account the repository belongs to.

You must use a JWT to access this endpoint.

Parameters

Headers
Name, Type, Description
acceptstring

Setting to application/vnd.github+json is recommended.

Path parameters
Name, Type, Description
ownerstringRequired

The account owner of the repository. The name is not case sensitive.

repostringRequired

The name of the repository. The name is not case sensitive.

HTTP response status codes

Status codeDescription
200

OK

301

Moved permanently

404

Resource not found

Code samples

get/repos/{owner}/{repo}/installation
curl \ -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \ -H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \ http(s)://HOSTNAME/api/v3/repos/OWNER/REPO/installation

Response

Status: 200
{ "id": 1, "account": { "login": "github", "id": 1, "node_id": "MDEyOk9yZ2FuaXphdGlvbjE=", "avatar_url": "https://github.com/images/error/hubot_happy.gif", "gravatar_id": "", "url": "https://api.github.com/orgs/github", "html_url": "https://github.com/github", "followers_url": "https://api.github.com/users/github/followers", "following_url": "https://api.github.com/users/github/following{/other_user}", "gists_url": "https://api.github.com/users/github/gists{/gist_id}", "starred_url": "https://api.github.com/users/github/starred{/owner}{/repo}", "subscriptions_url": "https://api.github.com/users/github/subscriptions", "organizations_url": "https://api.github.com/users/github/orgs", "repos_url": "https://api.github.com/orgs/github/repos", "events_url": "https://api.github.com/orgs/github/events", "received_events_url": "https://api.github.com/users/github/received_events", "type": "Organization", "site_admin": false }, "repository_selection": "all", "access_tokens_url": "https://api.github.com/installations/1/access_tokens", "repositories_url": "https://api.github.com/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" ], "created_at": "2018-02-09T20:51:14Z", "updated_at": "2018-02-09T20:51:14Z", "single_file_name": "config.yml", "has_multiple_single_files": true, "single_file_paths": [ "config.yml", ".github/issue_TEMPLATE.md" ], "app_slug": "github-actions", "suspended_at": null, "suspended_by": null }

Get a user installation for the authenticated app

Enables an authenticated GitHub App to find the user’s installation information.

You must use a JWT to access this endpoint.

Parameters

Headers
Name, Type, Description
acceptstring

Setting to application/vnd.github+json is recommended.

Path parameters
Name, Type, Description
usernamestringRequired

The handle for the GitHub user account.

HTTP response status codes

Status codeDescription
200

OK

Code samples

get/users/{username}/installation
curl \ -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \ -H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \ http(s)://HOSTNAME/api/v3/users/USERNAME/installation

Response

Status: 200
{ "id": 1, "account": { "login": "github", "id": 1, "node_id": "MDEyOk9yZ2FuaXphdGlvbjE=", "avatar_url": "https://github.com/images/error/hubot_happy.gif", "gravatar_id": "", "url": "https://api.github.com/orgs/github", "html_url": "https://github.com/github", "followers_url": "https://api.github.com/users/github/followers", "following_url": "https://api.github.com/users/github/following{/other_user}", "gists_url": "https://api.github.com/users/github/gists{/gist_id}", "starred_url": "https://api.github.com/users/github/starred{/owner}{/repo}", "subscriptions_url": "https://api.github.com/users/github/subscriptions", "organizations_url": "https://api.github.com/users/github/orgs", "repos_url": "https://api.github.com/orgs/github/repos", "events_url": "https://api.github.com/orgs/github/events", "received_events_url": "https://api.github.com/users/github/received_events", "type": "Organization", "site_admin": false }, "repository_selection": "all", "access_tokens_url": "https://api.github.com/installations/1/access_tokens", "repositories_url": "https://api.github.com/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" ], "created_at": "2018-02-09T20:51:14Z", "updated_at": "2018-02-09T20:51:14Z", "single_file_name": "config.yml", "has_multiple_single_files": true, "single_file_paths": [ "config.yml", ".github/issue_TEMPLATE.md" ], "app_slug": "github-actions", "suspended_at": null, "suspended_by": null }