---
title: Permissions required for GitHub Apps
intro: 'For each permission granted to a {% data variables.product.prodname_github_app %}, these are the REST API endpoints that the app can use.'
redirect_from:
  - /v3/apps/permissions
  - /rest/reference/permissions-required-for-github-apps
  - /rest/overview/permissions-required-for-github-apps
versions:
  fpt: '*'
  ghes: '*'
  ghec: '*'
topics:
  - API
shortTitle: Permissions for GitHub Apps
autogenerated: github-apps
---

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

{% data variables.product.prodname_github_apps %} are created with a set of permissions. Permissions define what resources the {% data variables.product.prodname_github_app %} can access via the API. For more information, see [AUTOTITLE](/apps/creating-github-apps/creating-github-apps/setting-permissions-for-github-apps).

{% data reusables.rest-api.permission-header %}

{% data reusables.rest-api.public-access %}

{% data reusables.rest-api.additional-permissions %}

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