Authenticating to the REST API

Learn how to authenticate your REST API requests.

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• Authenticating to the REST API

  You can authenticate to the REST API to access more endpoints and have a higher rate limit.

• Keeping your API credentials secure

  Follow these best practices to keep your API credentials and tokens secure.

• Endpoints available for GitHub App installation access tokens

  Your GitHub App can make requests to the following REST endpoints with an installation access token.

• Endpoints available for GitHub App user access tokens

  Your GitHub App can make requests to the following REST endpoints with a user access token.

• Endpoints available for fine-grained personal access tokens

  Your fine-grained personal access token can make requests to the following REST endpoints.

• Permissions required for GitHub Apps

  For each permission granted to a GitHub App, these are the REST API endpoints that the app can use.

• Permissions required for fine-grained personal access tokens

  For each permission granted to a fine-grained personal access token, these are the REST API endpoints that the app can use.