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GitHub AE is currently under limited release.

Permissions required for GitHub Apps

You can find the required permissions for each GitHub App-compatible endpoint.

About GitHub App permissions

GitHub Apps are created with a set of permissions. Permissions define what resources the GitHub App can access via the API. For more information, see "Choosing permissions for a GitHub App."

Actions

Administration

Checks

Contents

Deployments

Followers

Gists

Gpg keys

Issues

Keys

Members

Metadata

Notifications

Organization administration

Organization events

Organization hooks

Organization projects

Organization secrets

Organization self hosted runners

Pages

Profile

Pull requests

Repository hooks

Repository projects

Secret scanning alerts

Secrets

Security events

Starring

Statuses

Team discussions

Watching

Workflows