---
title: Permissions required for GitHub Apps
intro: 'These are the permissions required for a {% data variables.product.prodname_github_app %} to use each REST API endpoint that works with {% data variables.product.prodname_github_apps %}.'
redirect_from:
  - /v3/apps/permissions
  - /rest/reference/permissions-required-for-github-apps
versions:
  fpt: '*'
  ghes: '*'
  ghae: '*'
  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 %}

Some endpoints require additional permissions. When this is the case, the "Additional permissions" column will indicate the other permissions that are required to use the endpoint.

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