metadata
title: Authenticating to the REST API
shortTitle: Authentication
intro: Learn how to authenticate your REST API requests.
versions:
fpt: '*'
ghes: '*'
ghec: '*'
topics:
- API
children:
- /authenticating-to-the-rest-api
- /keeping-your-api-credentials-secure
- /endpoints-available-for-github-app-installation-access-tokens
- /endpoints-available-for-github-app-user-access-tokens
- /endpoints-available-for-fine-grained-personal-access-tokens
- /permissions-required-for-github-apps
- /permissions-required-for-fine-grained-personal-access-tokens