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."
To help you choose the correct permissions, you will receive the X-Accepted-GitHub-Permissions
header in the REST API response. The header will tell you what permissions are required in order to access the endpoint. For more information, see "Troubleshooting the REST API."
These permissions are required to access private resources. Some endpoints can also be used to access public resources without these permissions. To see whether an endpoint can access public resources without a permission, see the documentation for that endpoint.
Some endpoints require more than one permission. Other endpoints work with any one permission from a set of permissions. In these cases, the "Additional permissions" column will include a checkmark. For full details about the permissions that are required to use the endpoint, see the documentation for that endpoint.
Business permissions for "Enterprise administration"
Endpoint | Access | Token types | Additional permissions |
---|---|---|---|
GET /enterprises/{enterprise}/copilot/billing/seats | read | ||
GET /enterprises/{enterprise}/copilot/metrics | read | ||
GET /enterprises/{enterprise}/copilot/usage | read | ||
GET /enterprises/{enterprise}/team/{team_slug}/copilot/metrics | read | ||
GET /enterprises/{enterprise}/team/{team_slug}/copilot/usage | read |
Organization permissions for "Administration"
Organization permissions for "Blocking users"
Endpoint | Access | Token types | Additional permissions |
---|---|---|---|
PUT /orgs/{org}/blocks/{username} | write | UAT IAT | |
DELETE /orgs/{org}/blocks/{username} | write | UAT IAT | |
GET /orgs/{org}/blocks | read | UAT IAT | |
GET /orgs/{org}/blocks/{username} | read | UAT IAT |
Organization permissions for "Custom organization roles"
Endpoint | Access | Token types | Additional permissions |
---|---|---|---|
GET /orgs/{org}/organization-roles | read | UAT IAT | |
GET /orgs/{org}/organization-roles/{role_id} | read | UAT IAT |
Organization permissions for "Custom properties"
Organization permissions for "Events"
Endpoint | Access | Token types | Additional permissions |
---|---|---|---|
GET /users/{username}/events/orgs/{org} | read | UAT |
Organization permissions for "GitHub Copilot Business"
Organization permissions for "Members"
Organization permissions for "Organization codespaces secrets"
Organization permissions for "Organization codespaces settings"
Endpoint | Access | Token types | Additional permissions |
---|---|---|---|
PUT /orgs/{org}/codespaces/access | write | UAT IAT | |
POST /orgs/{org}/codespaces/access/selected_users | write | UAT IAT | |
DELETE /orgs/{org}/codespaces/access/selected_users | write | UAT IAT |
Organization permissions for "Organization codespaces"
Organization permissions for "Organization dependabot secrets"
Organization permissions for "Personal access token requests"
Endpoint | Access | Token types | Additional permissions |
---|---|---|---|
POST /orgs/{org}/personal-access-token-requests | write | UAT IAT | |
POST /orgs/{org}/personal-access-token-requests/{pat_request_id} | write | UAT IAT | |
GET /orgs/{org}/personal-access-token-requests | read | UAT IAT | |
GET /orgs/{org}/personal-access-token-requests/{pat_request_id}/repositories | read | UAT IAT |
Organization permissions for "Personal access tokens"
Endpoint | Access | Token types | Additional permissions |
---|---|---|---|
POST /orgs/{org}/personal-access-tokens | write | UAT IAT | |
POST /orgs/{org}/personal-access-tokens/{pat_id} | write | UAT IAT | |
GET /orgs/{org}/personal-access-tokens | read | UAT IAT | |
GET /orgs/{org}/personal-access-tokens/{pat_id}/repositories | read | UAT IAT |
Organization permissions for "Projects"
Organization permissions for "Secrets"
Organization permissions for "Self-hosted runners"
Organization permissions for "Team discussions"
Endpoint | Access | Token types | Additional permissions |
---|---|---|---|
DELETE /orgs/{org}/teams/{team_slug}/discussions/{discussion_number}/comments/{comment_number}/reactions/{reaction_id} | write | UAT IAT | |
DELETE /orgs/{org}/teams/{team_slug}/discussions/{discussion_number}/reactions/{reaction_id} | write | UAT IAT |
Organization permissions for "Variables"
Organization permissions for "Webhooks"
Repository permissions for "Actions"
Repository permissions for "Administration"
Repository permissions for "Attestations"
Endpoint | Access | Token types | Additional permissions |
---|---|---|---|
POST /repos/{owner}/{repo}/attestations | write | UAT IAT | |
GET /repos/{owner}/{repo}/attestations/{subject_digest} | read | UAT IAT |
Repository permissions for "Checks"
Repository permissions for "Code scanning alerts"
Repository permissions for "Codespaces lifecycle admin"
Repository permissions for "Codespaces metadata"
Endpoint | Access | Token types | Additional permissions |
---|---|---|---|
GET /repos/{owner}/{repo}/codespaces/devcontainers | read | UAT IAT | |
GET /repos/{owner}/{repo}/codespaces/machines | read | UAT IAT | |
GET /user/codespaces/{codespace_name}/machines | read | UAT |
Repository permissions for "Codespaces secrets"
Repository permissions for "Codespaces"
Repository permissions for "Commit statuses"
Endpoint | Access | Token types | Additional permissions |
---|---|---|---|
POST /repos/{owner}/{repo}/statuses/{sha} | write | UAT IAT | |
GET /repos/{owner}/{repo}/commits/{ref}/status | read | UAT IAT | |
GET /repos/{owner}/{repo}/commits/{ref}/statuses | read | UAT IAT |
Repository permissions for "Contents"
Repository permissions for "Custom properties"
Endpoint | Access | Token types | Additional permissions |
---|---|---|---|
PATCH /repos/{owner}/{repo}/properties/values | write | UAT IAT |
Repository permissions for "Dependabot alerts"
Endpoint | Access | Token types | Additional permissions |
---|---|---|---|
PATCH /repos/{owner}/{repo}/dependabot/alerts/{alert_number} | write | UAT IAT | |
GET /orgs/{org}/dependabot/alerts | read | UAT IAT | |
GET /repos/{owner}/{repo}/dependabot/alerts | read | UAT IAT | |
GET /repos/{owner}/{repo}/dependabot/alerts/{alert_number} | read | UAT IAT |