---
title: 'REST API endpoints for {% data variables.product.prodname_github_app %} installations'
allowTitleToDifferFromFilename: true
shortTitle: Installations
intro: >-
  Use the REST API to get information about {% data
  variables.product.prodname_github_app %} installations and perform actions
  within those installations.
topics:
  - API
versions: # DO NOT MANUALLY EDIT. CHANGES WILL BE OVERWRITTEN BY A 🤖
  fpt: '*'
  ghec: '*'
  ghes: '*'
autogenerated: rest
---

## About {% data variables.product.prodname_github_app %} installations

A {% data variables.product.prodname_github_app %} installation refers to the installation of the app on an {% ifversion enterprise-installed-apps %}enterprise, {% endif %}organization or user account. For information on how to authenticate as an installation and limit access to specific repositories, see [AUTOTITLE](/apps/creating-github-apps/authenticating-with-a-github-app/authenticating-as-a-github-app-installation).

To list all {% data variables.product.prodname_github_app %} installations for an organization, see [AUTOTITLE](/rest/orgs/orgs#list-app-installations-for-an-organization).

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