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This version of GitHub Enterprise was discontinued on 2023-01-18. No patch releases will be made, even for critical security issues. For better performance, improved security, and new features, upgrade to the latest version of GitHub Enterprise. For help with the upgrade, contact GitHub Enterprise support.

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 "Setting permissions for GitHub Apps."

Actions

Administration

Checks

Contents

Deployments

Emails

Followers

Gists

Gpg keys

Issues

Keys

Members

Metadata

Notifications

Organization administration

Organization events

Organization hooks

Organization pre receive hooks

Organization projects

Organization secrets

Organization self hosted runners

Pages

Profile

Pull requests

Repository hooks

Repository pre receive hooks

Repository projects

Secret scanning alerts

Secrets

Security events

Starring

Statuses

Team discussions

Watching