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REST API endpoints for OAuth app authorizations

Use the REST API to manage the access OAuth apps have to your account.

About OAuth authorizations

You can use the REST API to manage the access OAuth apps have to your account. You can only access these endpoints via basic authentication using your username and password, not tokens.

List your grants

Warning

Closing down notice: GitHub Enterprise Server will discontinue the OAuth Authorizations API, which is used by integrations to create personal access tokens and OAuth tokens, and you must now create these tokens using our web application flow. The OAuth Authorizations API will be removed on November 13, 2020. For more information, including scheduled brownouts, see the blog post.

You can use this API to list the set of OAuth applications that have been granted access to your account. Unlike the list your authorizations API, this API does not manage individual tokens. This API will return one entry for each OAuth application that has been granted access to your account, regardless of the number of tokens an application has generated for your user. The list of OAuth applications returned matches what is shown on the application authorizations settings screen within GitHub. The scopes returned are the union of scopes authorized for the application. For example, if an application has one token with repo scope and another token with user scope, the grant will return ["repo", "user"].

Fine-grained access tokens for "List your grants"

This endpoint does not work with GitHub App user access tokens, GitHub App installation access tokens, or fine-grained personal access tokens.

Parameters for "List your grants"

Headers
Name, Type, Description
accept string

Setting to application/vnd.github+json is recommended.

Query parameters
Name, Type, Description
per_page integer

The number of results per page (max 100). For more information, see "Using pagination in the REST API."

Default: 30

page integer

The page number of the results to fetch. For more information, see "Using pagination in the REST API."

Default: 1

client_id string

The client ID of your GitHub app.

HTTP response status codes for "List your grants"

Status codeDescription
200

OK

304

Not modified

401

Requires authentication

403

Forbidden

404

Resource not found

Code samples for "List your grants"

Request example

get/applications/grants
curl -L \ -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \ -H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \ -H "X-GitHub-Api-Version: 2022-11-28" \ http(s)://HOSTNAME/api/v3/applications/grants

Response

Status: 200
[ { "id": 1, "url": "https://HOSTNAME/applications/grants/1", "app": { "url": "http://my-github-app.com", "name": "my github app", "client_id": "abcde12345fghij67890" }, "created_at": "2011-09-06T17:26:27Z", "updated_at": "2011-09-06T20:39:23Z", "scopes": [ "public_repo" ] } ]

Get a single grant

Warning

Closing down notice: GitHub Enterprise Server will discontinue the OAuth Authorizations API, which is used by integrations to create personal access tokens and OAuth tokens, and you must now create these tokens using our web application flow. The OAuth Authorizations API will be removed on November 13, 2020. For more information, including scheduled brownouts, see the blog post.

Fine-grained access tokens for "Get a single grant"

This endpoint does not work with GitHub App user access tokens, GitHub App installation access tokens, or fine-grained personal access tokens.

Parameters for "Get a single grant"

Headers
Name, Type, Description
accept string

Setting to application/vnd.github+json is recommended.

Path parameters
Name, Type, Description
grant_id integer Required

The unique identifier of the grant.

HTTP response status codes for "Get a single grant"

Status codeDescription
200

OK

304

Not modified

401

Requires authentication

403

Forbidden

Code samples for "Get a single grant"

Request example

get/applications/grants/{grant_id}
curl -L \ -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \ -H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \ -H "X-GitHub-Api-Version: 2022-11-28" \ http(s)://HOSTNAME/api/v3/applications/grants/GRANT_ID

Response

Status: 200
{ "id": 1, "url": "https://HOSTNAME/applications/grants/1", "app": { "url": "http://my-github-app.com", "name": "my github app", "client_id": "abcde12345fghij67890" }, "created_at": "2011-09-06T17:26:27Z", "updated_at": "2011-09-06T20:39:23Z", "scopes": [ "public_repo" ] }

Delete a grant

Warning

Closing down notice: GitHub Enterprise Server will discontinue the OAuth Authorizations API, which is used by integrations to create personal access tokens and OAuth tokens, and you must now create these tokens using our web application flow. The OAuth Authorizations API will be removed on November 13, 2020. For more information, including scheduled brownouts, see the blog post.

Deleting an OAuth application's grant will also delete all OAuth tokens associated with the application for your user. Once deleted, the application has no access to your account and is no longer listed on the application authorizations settings screen within GitHub.

Fine-grained access tokens for "Delete a grant"

This endpoint does not work with GitHub App user access tokens, GitHub App installation access tokens, or fine-grained personal access tokens.

Parameters for "Delete a grant"

Headers
Name, Type, Description
accept string

Setting to application/vnd.github+json is recommended.

Path parameters
Name, Type, Description
grant_id integer Required

The unique identifier of the grant.

HTTP response status codes for "Delete a grant"

Status codeDescription
204

No Content

304

Not modified

401

Requires authentication

403

Forbidden

Code samples for "Delete a grant"

Request example

delete/applications/grants/{grant_id}
curl -L \ -X DELETE \ -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \ -H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \ -H "X-GitHub-Api-Version: 2022-11-28" \ http(s)://HOSTNAME/api/v3/applications/grants/GRANT_ID

Response

Status: 204

List your authorizations

Warning

Closing down notice: GitHub Enterprise Server will discontinue the OAuth Authorizations API, which is used by integrations to create personal access tokens and OAuth tokens, and you must now create these tokens using our web application flow. The OAuth Authorizations API will be removed on November 13, 2020. For more information, including scheduled brownouts, see the blog post.

Fine-grained access tokens for "List your authorizations"

This endpoint does not work with GitHub App user access tokens, GitHub App installation access tokens, or fine-grained personal access tokens.

Parameters for "List your authorizations"

Headers
Name, Type, Description
accept string

Setting to application/vnd.github+json is recommended.

Query parameters
Name, Type, Description
per_page integer

The number of results per page (max 100). For more information, see "Using pagination in the REST API."

Default: 30

page integer

The page number of the results to fetch. For more information, see "Using pagination in the REST API."

Default: 1

client_id string

The client ID of your GitHub app.

HTTP response status codes for "List your authorizations"

Status codeDescription
200

OK

304

Not modified

401

Requires authentication

403

Forbidden

404

Resource not found

Code samples for "List your authorizations"

Request example

get/authorizations
curl -L \ -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \ -H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \ -H "X-GitHub-Api-Version: 2022-11-28" \ http(s)://HOSTNAME/api/v3/authorizations

Response

Status: 200
[ { "id": 2, "url": "https://enterprise.octocat.com/api/v3/authorizations/2", "app": { "name": "My personal access token", "url": "https://docs.github.com/enterprise/rest/enterprise-admin/users#list-personal-access-tokens", "client_id": "00000000000000000000" }, "token": "ghp_16C7e42F292c6912E7710c838347Ae178B4a", "hashed_token": "23cffb2fab1b0a62747863eba88cb9327e561f2f7a0c8661c0d9b83146cb8d45", "token_last_eight": "Ae178B4a", "note": "My personal access token", "note_url": null, "created_at": "2019-04-24T21:49:02Z", "updated_at": "2019-04-24T21:49:02Z", "scopes": [ "admin:business", "admin:gpg_key", "admin:org", "admin:org_hook", "admin:pre_receive_hook", "admin:public_key", "admin:repo_hook", "delete_repo", "gist", "notifications", "repo", "user", "write:discussion" ], "fingerprint": null } ]

Create a new authorization

Warning

Closing down notice: GitHub Enterprise Server will discontinue the OAuth Authorizations API, which is used by integrations to create personal access tokens and OAuth tokens, and you must now create these tokens using our web application flow. The OAuth Authorizations API will be removed on November 13 2020. For more information, including scheduled brownouts, see the blog post.

Warning

Apps must use the web application flow to obtain OAuth tokens that work with GitHub Enterprise Server SAML organizations. OAuth tokens created using the Authorizations API will be unable to access GitHub Enterprise Server SAML organizations. For more information, see the blog post.

Creates OAuth tokens using Basic Authentication. If you have two-factor authentication setup, Basic Authentication for this endpoint requires that you use a one-time password (OTP) and your username and password instead of tokens. For more information, see "Working with two-factor authentication."

To create tokens for a particular OAuth application using this endpoint, you must authenticate as the user you want to create an authorization for and provide the app's client ID and secret, found on your OAuth application's settings page. If your OAuth application intends to create multiple tokens for one user, use fingerprint to differentiate between them.

You can also create tokens on GitHub Enterprise Server from the personal access tokens settings page. Read more about these tokens in the GitHub Help documentation.

Organizations that enforce SAML SSO require personal access tokens to be allowed. For more information, see "About identity and access management with SAML single sign-on" in the GitHub Enterprise Cloud documentation.

Fine-grained access tokens for "Create a new authorization"

This endpoint does not work with GitHub App user access tokens, GitHub App installation access tokens, or fine-grained personal access tokens.

Parameters for "Create a new authorization"

Headers
Name, Type, Description
accept string

Setting to application/vnd.github+json is recommended.

Body parameters
Name, Type, Description
scopes array of strings or null

A list of scopes that this authorization is in.

note string

A note to remind you what the OAuth token is for.

note_url string

A URL to remind you what app the OAuth token is for.

client_id string

The OAuth app client key for which to create the token.

client_secret string

The OAuth app client secret for which to create the token.

fingerprint string

A unique string to distinguish an authorization from others created for the same client ID and user.

HTTP response status codes for "Create a new authorization"

Status codeDescription
201

Created

304

Not modified

401

Requires authentication

403

Forbidden

410

Gone

422

Validation failed, or the endpoint has been spammed.

Code samples for "Create a new authorization"

Request example

post/authorizations
curl -L \ -X POST \ -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \ -H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \ -H "X-GitHub-Api-Version: 2022-11-28" \ http(s)://HOSTNAME/api/v3/authorizations \ -d '{"scopes":["public_repo"],"note":"optional note","note_url":"http://optional/note/url","client_id":"abcde12345fghij67890","client_secret":"3ef4ad510c59ad37bac6bb4f80047fb3aee3cc7f"}'

Response

Status: 201
{ "id": 1, "url": "https://HOSTNAME/authorizations/1", "scopes": [ "public_repo" ], "token": "ghu_16C7e42F292c6912E7710c838347Ae178B4a", "token_last_eight": "Ae178B4a", "hashed_token": "25f94a2a5c7fbaf499c665bc73d67c1c87e496da8985131633ee0a95819db2e8", "app": { "url": "http://my-github-app.com", "name": "my github app", "client_id": "abcde12345fghij67890" }, "note": "optional note", "note_url": "http://optional/note/url", "updated_at": "2011-09-06T20:39:23Z", "created_at": "2011-09-06T17:26:27Z", "expires_at": "2011-10-06T17:26:27Z", "fingerprint": "jklmnop12345678" }

Get-or-create an authorization for a specific app

Warning

Closing down notice: GitHub Enterprise Server will discontinue the OAuth Authorizations API, which is used by integrations to create personal access tokens and OAuth tokens, and you must now create these tokens using our web application flow. The OAuth Authorizations API will be removed on November 13, 2020. For more information, including scheduled brownouts, see the blog post.

Warning

Apps must use the web application flow to obtain OAuth tokens that work with GitHub Enterprise Server SAML organizations. OAuth tokens created using the Authorizations API will be unable to access GitHub Enterprise Server SAML organizations. For more information, see the blog post.

Creates a new authorization for the specified OAuth application, only if an authorization for that application doesn't already exist for the user. The URL includes the 20 character client ID for the OAuth app that is requesting the token. It returns the user's existing authorization for the application if one is present. Otherwise, it creates and returns a new one.

If you have two-factor authentication setup, Basic Authentication for this endpoint requires that you use a one-time password (OTP) and your username and password instead of tokens. For more information, see "Working with two-factor authentication."

Fine-grained access tokens for "Get-or-create an authorization for a specific app"

This endpoint does not work with GitHub App user access tokens, GitHub App installation access tokens, or fine-grained personal access tokens.

Parameters for "Get-or-create an authorization for a specific app"

Headers
Name, Type, Description
accept string

Setting to application/vnd.github+json is recommended.

Path parameters
Name, Type, Description
client_id string Required

The client ID of the OAuth app.

Body parameters
Name, Type, Description
client_secret string Required

The OAuth app client secret for which to create the token.

scopes array of strings or null

A list of scopes that this authorization is in.

note string

A note to remind you what the OAuth token is for.

note_url string

A URL to remind you what app the OAuth token is for.

fingerprint string

A unique string to distinguish an authorization from others created for the same client ID and user.

HTTP response status codes for "Get-or-create an authorization for a specific app"

Status codeDescription
200

if returning an existing token

201

Warning

Closing down notice: GitHub Enterprise Server will discontinue the OAuth Authorizations API, which is used by integrations to create personal access tokens and OAuth tokens, and you must now create these tokens using our web application flow. The OAuth Authorizations API will be removed on November 13, 2020. For more information, including scheduled brownouts, see the blog post.

304

Not modified

401

Requires authentication

403

Forbidden

422

Validation failed, or the endpoint has been spammed.

Code samples for "Get-or-create an authorization for a specific app"

Request examples

put/authorizations/clients/{client_id}
curl -L \ -X PUT \ -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \ -H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \ -H "X-GitHub-Api-Version: 2022-11-28" \ http(s)://HOSTNAME/api/v3/authorizations/clients/abcde12345fghij67890 \ -d '{"client_secret":"3ef4ad510c59ad37bac6bb4f80047fb3aee3cc7f","scopes":["public_repo"],"note":"optional note","note_url":"http://optional/note/url"}'

if returning an existing token

Status: 200
{ "id": 1, "url": "https://HOSTNAME/authorizations/1", "scopes": [ "public_repo" ], "token": "ghu_16C7e42F292c6912E7710c838347Ae178B4a", "token_last_eight": "Ae178B4a", "hashed_token": "25f94a2a5c7fbaf499c665bc73d67c1c87e496da8985131633ee0a95819db2e8", "app": { "url": "http://my-github-app.com", "name": "my github app", "client_id": "abcde12345fghij67890" }, "note": "optional note", "note_url": "http://optional/note/url", "updated_at": "2011-09-06T20:39:23Z", "created_at": "2011-09-06T17:26:27Z", "expires_at": "2011-10-06T17:26:27Z", "fingerprint": "" }

Get-or-create an authorization for a specific app and fingerprint

Warning

Closing down notice: GitHub Enterprise Server will discontinue the OAuth Authorizations API, which is used by integrations to create personal access tokens and OAuth tokens, and you must now create these tokens using our web application flow. The OAuth Authorizations API will be removed on November 13, 2020. For more information, including scheduled brownouts, see the blog post.

Warning

Apps must use the web application flow to obtain OAuth tokens that work with GitHub Enterprise Server SAML organizations. OAuth tokens created using the Authorizations API will be unable to access GitHub Enterprise Server SAML organizations. For more information, see the blog post.

This method will create a new authorization for the specified OAuth application, only if an authorization for that application and fingerprint do not already exist for the user. The URL includes the 20 character client ID for the OAuth app that is requesting the token. fingerprint is a unique string to distinguish an authorization from others created for the same client ID and user. It returns the user's existing authorization for the application if one is present. Otherwise, it creates and returns a new one.

If you have two-factor authentication setup, Basic Authentication for this endpoint requires that you use a one-time password (OTP) and your username and password instead of tokens. For more information, see "Working with two-factor authentication."

Fine-grained access tokens for "Get-or-create an authorization for a specific app and fingerprint"

This endpoint does not work with GitHub App user access tokens, GitHub App installation access tokens, or fine-grained personal access tokens.

Parameters for "Get-or-create an authorization for a specific app and fingerprint"

Headers
Name, Type, Description
accept string

Setting to application/vnd.github+json is recommended.

Path parameters
Name, Type, Description
client_id string Required

The client ID of the OAuth app.

fingerprint string Required
Body parameters
Name, Type, Description
client_secret string Required

The OAuth app client secret for which to create the token.

scopes array of strings or null

A list of scopes that this authorization is in.

note string

A note to remind you what the OAuth token is for.

note_url string

A URL to remind you what app the OAuth token is for.

HTTP response status codes for "Get-or-create an authorization for a specific app and fingerprint"

Status codeDescription
200

if returning an existing token

201

Response if returning a new token

422

Validation failed, or the endpoint has been spammed.

Code samples for "Get-or-create an authorization for a specific app and fingerprint"

Request examples

put/authorizations/clients/{client_id}/{fingerprint}
curl -L \ -X PUT \ -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \ -H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \ -H "X-GitHub-Api-Version: 2022-11-28" \ http(s)://HOSTNAME/api/v3/authorizations/clients/abcde12345fghij67890/FINGERPRINT \ -d '{"client_secret":"3ef4ad510c59ad37bac6bb4f80047fb3aee3cc7f","scopes":["public_repo"],"note":"optional note","note_url":"http://optional/note/url"}'

if returning an existing token

Status: 200
{ "id": 1, "url": "https://HOSTNAME/authorizations/1", "scopes": [ "public_repo" ], "token": "ghu_16C7e42F292c6912E7710c838347Ae178B4a", "token_last_eight": "Ae178B4a", "hashed_token": "25f94a2a5c7fbaf499c665bc73d67c1c87e496da8985131633ee0a95819db2e8", "app": { "url": "http://my-github-app.com", "name": "my github app", "client_id": "abcde12345fghij67890" }, "note": "optional note", "note_url": "http://optional/note/url", "updated_at": "2011-09-06T20:39:23Z", "created_at": "2011-09-06T17:26:27Z", "expires_at": "2011-10-06T17:26:27Z", "fingerprint": "jklmnop12345678" }

Get a single authorization

Warning

Closing down notice: GitHub Enterprise Server will discontinue the OAuth Authorizations API, which is used by integrations to create personal access tokens and OAuth tokens, and you must now create these tokens using our web application flow. The OAuth Authorizations API will be removed on November 13, 2020. For more information, including scheduled brownouts, see the blog post.

Fine-grained access tokens for "Get a single authorization"

This endpoint does not work with GitHub App user access tokens, GitHub App installation access tokens, or fine-grained personal access tokens.

Parameters for "Get a single authorization"

Headers
Name, Type, Description
accept string

Setting to application/vnd.github+json is recommended.

Path parameters
Name, Type, Description
authorization_id integer Required

The unique identifier of the authorization.

HTTP response status codes for "Get a single authorization"

Status codeDescription
200

OK

304

Not modified

401

Requires authentication

403

Forbidden

Code samples for "Get a single authorization"

Request example

get/authorizations/{authorization_id}
curl -L \ -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \ -H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \ -H "X-GitHub-Api-Version: 2022-11-28" \ http(s)://HOSTNAME/api/v3/authorizations/AUTHORIZATION_ID

Response

Status: 200
{ "id": 1, "url": "https://HOSTNAME/authorizations/1", "scopes": [ "public_repo" ], "token": "ghu_16C7e42F292c6912E7710c838347Ae178B4a", "token_last_eight": "Ae178B4a", "hashed_token": "25f94a2a5c7fbaf499c665bc73d67c1c87e496da8985131633ee0a95819db2e8", "app": { "url": "http://my-github-app.com", "name": "my github app", "client_id": "abcde12345fghij67890" }, "note": "optional note", "note_url": "http://optional/note/url", "updated_at": "2011-09-06T20:39:23Z", "created_at": "2011-09-06T17:26:27Z", "expires_at": "2011-10-06T17:26:27Z", "fingerprint": "jklmnop12345678" }

Update an existing authorization

Warning

Closing down notice: GitHub Enterprise Server will discontinue the OAuth Authorizations API, which is used by integrations to create personal access tokens and OAuth tokens, and you must now create these tokens using our web application flow. The OAuth Authorizations API will be removed on November 13, 2020. For more information, including scheduled brownouts, see the blog post.

If you have two-factor authentication setup, Basic Authentication for this endpoint requires that you use a one-time password (OTP) and your username and password instead of tokens. For more information, see "Working with two-factor authentication."

You can only send one of these scope keys at a time.

Fine-grained access tokens for "Update an existing authorization"

This endpoint does not work with GitHub App user access tokens, GitHub App installation access tokens, or fine-grained personal access tokens.

Parameters for "Update an existing authorization"

Headers
Name, Type, Description
accept string

Setting to application/vnd.github+json is recommended.

Path parameters
Name, Type, Description
authorization_id integer Required

The unique identifier of the authorization.

Body parameters
Name, Type, Description
scopes array of strings or null

A list of scopes that this authorization is in.

add_scopes array of strings

A list of scopes to add to this authorization.

remove_scopes array of strings

A list of scopes to remove from this authorization.

note string

A note to remind you what the OAuth token is for.

note_url string

A URL to remind you what app the OAuth token is for.

fingerprint string

A unique string to distinguish an authorization from others created for the same client ID and user.

HTTP response status codes for "Update an existing authorization"

Status codeDescription
200

OK

422

Validation failed, or the endpoint has been spammed.

Code samples for "Update an existing authorization"

Request example

patch/authorizations/{authorization_id}
curl -L \ -X PATCH \ -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \ -H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \ -H "X-GitHub-Api-Version: 2022-11-28" \ http(s)://HOSTNAME/api/v3/authorizations/AUTHORIZATION_ID \ -d '{"add_scopes":["public_repo"],"remove_scopes":["user"],"note":"optional note"}'

Response

Status: 200
{ "id": 1, "url": "https://HOSTNAME/authorizations/1", "scopes": [ "public_repo" ], "token": "ghu_16C7e42F292c6912E7710c838347Ae178B4a", "token_last_eight": "Ae178B4a", "hashed_token": "25f94a2a5c7fbaf499c665bc73d67c1c87e496da8985131633ee0a95819db2e8", "app": { "url": "http://my-github-app.com", "name": "my github app", "client_id": "abcde12345fghij67890" }, "note": "optional note", "note_url": "http://optional/note/url", "updated_at": "2011-09-06T20:39:23Z", "created_at": "2011-09-06T17:26:27Z", "expires_at": "2011-10-06T17:26:27Z", "fingerprint": "jklmnop12345678" }

Delete an authorization

Warning

Closing down notice: GitHub Enterprise Server will discontinue the OAuth Authorizations API, which is used by integrations to create personal access tokens and OAuth tokens, and you must now create these tokens using our web application flow. The OAuth Authorizations API will be removed on November 13, 2020. For more information, including scheduled brownouts, see the blog post.

Fine-grained access tokens for "Delete an authorization"

This endpoint does not work with GitHub App user access tokens, GitHub App installation access tokens, or fine-grained personal access tokens.

Parameters for "Delete an authorization"

Headers
Name, Type, Description
accept string

Setting to application/vnd.github+json is recommended.

Path parameters
Name, Type, Description
authorization_id integer Required

The unique identifier of the authorization.

HTTP response status codes for "Delete an authorization"

Status codeDescription
204

No Content

304

Not modified

401

Requires authentication

403

Forbidden

Code samples for "Delete an authorization"

Request example

delete/authorizations/{authorization_id}
curl -L \ -X DELETE \ -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \ -H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \ -H "X-GitHub-Api-Version: 2022-11-28" \ http(s)://HOSTNAME/api/v3/authorizations/AUTHORIZATION_ID

Response

Status: 204