Get an app
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.
Path Parameters
Response
application/json
Response
Response
GitHub app
GitHub apps are a new way to extend GitHub. They can be installed directly on organizations and user accounts and granted access to specific repositories. They come with granular permissions and built-in webhooks. GitHub apps are first class actors within GitHub.
Unique identifier of the GitHub app
Example:37
The slug name of the GitHub app
Example:probot-owners
Example:MDExOkludGVncmF0aW9uMQ==
Simple User
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The name of the GitHub app
Example:Probot Owners
Example:The description of the app.
Example:https://example.com
Example:https://github.com/apps/super-ci
Example:2017-07-08T16:18:44-04:00
Example:2017-07-08T16:18:44-04:00
The set of permissions for the GitHub app
Example:{"issues":"read","deployments":"write"}
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The list of events for the GitHub app
Example:["label","deployment"]
The number of installations associated with the GitHub app
Example:5
Example:"Iv1.25b5d1e65ffc4022"
Example:"1d4b2097ac622ba702d19de498f005747a8b21d3"
Example:"6fba8f2fc8a7e8f2cca5577eddd82ca7586b3b6b"
Example:"-----BEGIN RSA PRIVATE KEY-----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\nu5dTCPxTIsoIwUw1I+7yIxqJzLPFgR2gVBwY1ra/8iAqCj+zeBw=\n-----END RSA PRIVATE KEY-----\n"
Path Parameters
List repositories accessible to the app installation
List repositories that an app installation can access.
You must use an installation access token to access this endpoint.
Query Parameters
Results per page (max 100)
Default:30
Page number of the results to fetch.
Default:1
Response
application/json
Response
Response
A git repository
Show Child Parameters
Example:selected
Query Parameters
Revoke an installation access token
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.
Response
204
Response
Response
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.
Path Parameters
Response
200 application/json
Response
Response
Installation
Installation
The ID of the installation.
Example:1
Any Of
Simple User
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Describe whether all repositories have been selected or there’s a selection involved
Allowed values:allselected
Example:https://api.github.com/installations/1/access_tokens
Example:https://api.github.com/installation/repositories
Example:https://github.com/organizations/github/settings/installations/1
Example:1
The ID of the user or organization this token is being scoped to.
Example:Organization
The permissions granted to the user-to-server access token.
Example:{"contents":"read","issues":"read","deployments":"write","single_file":"read"}
Show Child Parameters
Example:config.yaml
Example:true
Example:["config.yml",".github/issue_TEMPLATE.md"]
Example:github-actions
Simple User
Show Child Parameters
Example:"test_13f1e99741e3e004@d7e1eb0bc0a1ba12.com"
Path Parameters
Create a content attachment
Creates an attachment under a content reference URL in the body or comment of an issue or pull request. Use the id
and repository
full_name
of the content reference from the content_reference
event to create an attachment.
The app must create a content attachment within six hours of the content reference URL being posted. See “Using content attachments” for details about content attachments.
You must use an installation access token to access this endpoint.
Path Parameters
The owner of the repository. Determined from the repository
full_name
of the content_reference
event.
The name of the repository. Determined from the repository
full_name
of the content_reference
event.
The id
of the content_reference
event.
Body
application/json
Body
The title of the attachment
<= 1024 characters
Example:Title of the attachment
The body of the attachment
<= 262144 characters
Example:Body of the attachment
Response
application/json
Response
Response
ContentReferenceAttachment
Content Reference attachments allow you to provide context around URLs posted in comments
The ID of the attachment
Example:21
The title of the attachment
<= 1024 characters
Example:Title of the attachment
The body of the attachment
<= 262144 characters
Example:Body of the attachment
The node_id of the content attachment
Example:MDE3OkNvbnRlbnRBdHRhY2htZW50MjE=