---
title: 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: '*'
  ghae: '*'
  ghec: '*'
  ghes: '*'
autogenerated: rest
---

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

A {% data variables.product.prodname_github_app %} installation refers to any user or organization account that has installed the app. 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 GitHub App installations for an organization, see "[AUTOTITLE](/rest/orgs/orgs#list-app-installations-for-an-organization)."

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