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Get the authenticated app

GET
/app

Returns the GitHub App associated with the authentication credentials used. To see how many app installations are associated with this GitHub App, see the installations_count in the response. For more details about your app’s installations, see the “List installations for the authenticated app” endpoint.

You must use a JWT to access this endpoint.

API method documentation

Responses

Section titled “ Responses ”

200

Section titled “ 200 ”

Response

Media type application/json
GitHub app

GitHub apps are a new way to extend GitHub. They can be installed directly on organizations and user accounts and granted access to specific repositories. They come with granular permissions and built-in webhooks. GitHub apps are first class actors within GitHub.

object
id
required

Unique identifier of the GitHub app

integer
slug

The slug name of the GitHub app

string
node_id
required
string
client_id
string
owner
required
One of:
Simple User

A GitHub user.

object
name
string
nullable
email
string
nullable
login
required
string
id
required
integer format: int64
node_id
required
string
avatar_url
required
string format: uri
gravatar_id
required
string
nullable
url
required
string format: uri
html_url
required
string format: uri
followers_url
required
string format: uri
following_url
required
string
gists_url
required
string
starred_url
required
string
subscriptions_url
required
string format: uri
organizations_url
required
string format: uri
repos_url
required
string format: uri
events_url
required
string
received_events_url
required
string format: uri
type
required
string
site_admin
required
boolean
starred_at
string
user_view_type
string
name
required

The name of the GitHub app

string
description
required
string
nullable
external_url
required
string format: uri
html_url
required
string format: uri
created_at
required
string format: date-time
updated_at
required
string format: date-time
permissions
required

The set of permissions for the GitHub app

object
issues
string
checks
string
metadata
string
contents
string
deployments
string
key
additional properties
string
events
required

The list of events for the GitHub app. Note that the installation_target, security_advisory, and meta events are not included because they are global events and not specific to an installation.

Array<string>
installations_count

The number of installations associated with the GitHub app. Only returned when the integration is requesting details about itself.

integer
Examples
Example default 
{
  "id": 1,
  "slug": "octoapp",
  "client_id": "Iv1.ab1112223334445c",
  "node_id": "MDExOkludGVncmF0aW9uMQ==",
  "owner": {
    "login": "octocat",
    "id": 1,
    "node_id": "MDQ6VXNlcjE=",
    "avatar_url": "https://github.com/images/error/octocat_happy.gif",
    "gravatar_id": "",
    "url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat",
    "html_url": "https://github.com/octocat",
    "followers_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/followers",
    "following_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/following{/other_user}",
    "gists_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/gists{/gist_id}",
    "starred_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/starred{/owner}{/repo}",
    "subscriptions_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/subscriptions",
    "organizations_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/orgs",
    "repos_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/repos",
    "events_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/events{/privacy}",
    "received_events_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/received_events",
    "type": "User",
    "site_admin": false
  },
  "name": "Octocat App",
  "description": "",
  "external_url": "https://example.com",
  "html_url": "https://github.com/apps/octoapp",
  "created_at": "2017-07-08T16:18:44-04:00",
  "updated_at": "2017-07-08T16:18:44-04:00",
  "permissions": {
    "metadata": "read",
    "contents": "read",
    "issues": "write",
    "single_file": "write"
  },
  "events": [
    "push",
    "pull_request"
  ]
}