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Permissions required for GitHub Apps

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These are the permissions required for a GitHub App to use each REST API endpoint that works with GitHub Apps.

About GitHub App permissions

GitHub Apps are created with a set of permissions. Permissions define what resources the GitHub App can access via the API. For more information, see "Choosing permissions for a GitHub App."

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.

Organization permissions for "Events"

EndpointAccessToken typesAdditional permissions
GET /users/{username}/events/orgs/{org}readUAT
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Organization permissions for "Organization dependabot secrets"

EndpointAccessToken typesAdditional permissions