title: Deleting a GitHub App
shortTitle: Delete your app
intro: >-
You can delete {% data variables.product.prodname_github_apps %} that you own
if you no longer want to use or maintain the app.
redirect_from:
- /apps/building-integrations/managing-github-apps/deleting-a-github-app
- /apps/managing-github-apps/deleting-a-github-app
- /developers/apps/deleting-a-github-app
- /developers/apps/managing-github-apps/deleting-a-github-app
versions:
fpt: '*'
ghes: '*'
ghec: '*'
topics:
- GitHub Apps
If you want to remove a {% data variables.product.prodname_github_app %} that you use but do not own, see AUTOTITLE instead.
About deleting {% data variables.product.prodname_github_apps %}
If you own a {% data variables.product.prodname_github_app %} or are an app manager for a {% data variables.product.prodname_github_app %}, you can delete the {% data variables.product.prodname_github_app %} registration. For more information about {% data variables.product.prodname_github_app %} managers, see AUTOTITLE.
When you delete a {% data variables.product.prodname_github_app %} registration, the app will be uninstalled from all accounts that the app is installed on.
{% ifversion ghec or fpt %}
If your {% data variables.product.prodname_github_app %} is published on {% data variables.product.prodname_marketplace %}, you must remove your app from {% data variables.product.prodname_marketplace %} before you can delete your app. For more information, see AUTOTITLE.
{% endif %}
Deleting a {% data variables.product.prodname_github_app %}
{% data reusables.apps.settings-step %} {% data reusables.apps.enterprise-apps-steps %}
- Select the {% data variables.product.prodname_github_app %} you want to delete. {% data reusables.user-settings.github_apps_advanced %}
- Click Delete {% data variables.product.prodname_github_app %}.
- In the confirmation box, type the name of the {% data variables.product.prodname_github_app %} to confirm you want to delete it.
- Click I understand the consequences, delete this {% data variables.product.prodname_github_app %}.
These steps only delete your {% data variables.product.prodname_github_app %} registration, and all of the installations it may have. They do not delete any code that you wrote for your app. However, any code that relies on your {% data variables.product.prodname_github_app %}'s credentials will no longer function.