| | --- |
| | title: Privileged GitHub Apps |
| | intro: 'Some {% data variables.product.prodname_github_apps %} are privileged apps, owned by {% data variables.product.company_short %}, that are granted special capabilities.' |
| | versions: |
| | fpt: '*' |
| | ghes: '*' |
| | ghec: '*' |
| | shortTitle: Privileged apps |
| | redirect_from: |
| | - /apps/using-github-apps/internal-github-apps |
| | --- |
| | |
| | Some {% data variables.product.prodname_github_apps %} are privileged apps. These apps are owned by {% data variables.product.company_short %} and are granted special capabilities. For example, users can authorize these apps and use them to access data from an organization without requiring approval by the organization. |
| | |
| | Some of these privileged apps are automatically included with {% data variables.product.company_short %} and do not require user authorization. These apps will not appear in your list of authorized {% data variables.product.prodname_github_apps %} or in your list of installed {% data variables.product.prodname_github_apps %}.{% ifversion ghec %}{% data variables.product.prodname_emus %} are allowed to install these privileged apps on their user account, while standard, unprivileged apps cannot be installed on {% data variables.product.prodname_emus %} user accounts.{% endif %} |
| |
|
| | These privileged apps will appear in the user security log, but will not appear in organization{% ifversion ghes or ghec %} or enterprise{% endif %} audit logs. {% ifversion ghes or ghec %}For more information, see [AUTOTITLE](/authentication/keeping-your-account-and-data-secure/reviewing-your-security-log), [AUTOTITLE](/organizations/keeping-your-organization-secure/managing-security-settings-for-your-organization/reviewing-the-audit-log-for-your-organization), and [AUTOTITLE](/admin/monitoring-activity-in-your-enterprise/reviewing-audit-logs-for-your-enterprise/about-the-audit-log-for-your-enterprise).{% else %}For more information, see [AUTOTITLE](/authentication/keeping-your-account-and-data-secure/reviewing-your-security-log) and [AUTOTITLE](/organizations/keeping-your-organization-secure/managing-security-settings-for-your-organization/reviewing-the-audit-log-for-your-organization).{% endif %} |
| |
|
| | These {% data variables.product.prodname_github_apps %} are: |
| |
|
| | * Actions |
| | * {% data variables.product.prodname_dependabot %} |
| | * Git Src Migrator |
| | * {% data variables.product.prodname_GHAS %} |
| | * {% data variables.product.prodname_classroom %} |
| | * {% data variables.product.prodname_github_codespaces %} |
| | * {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot %} Plugin |
| | * {% data variables.product.github %} Merge Queue |
| | * {% data variables.product.prodname_pages %} |
| | * {% data variables.product.github %} Project Automation |
| | * {% data variables.product.github %} Team Synchronization |
| | * Microsoft Teams for {% data variables.product.github %} |
| | * OpenGraph (`custom-og-image`) |
| | * Slack |
| | |
