You can create a GitHub App under your enterprise account. The app can only be installed on your enterprise or organizations within your enterprise, and can only be authorized by members of your enterprise. The app can't be installed on user accounts.
Step 1: Registering a GitHub App
To create a GitHub App, you must first register the app. See 注册 GitHub 应用.
Apps can also be transferred to an enterprise from a member or organization. To transfer an app, see 转让 GitHub 应用程序的所有权.
Step 1a: Adding an enterprise app manager
Enterprise owners can add enterprise members to an app as an app manager. App managers can manage the app's settings and credentials, but cannot install the app. For more information, see 关于 GitHub App 管理员.
Step 2: Building a GitHub App
After registering a GitHub App, you will want to write code to make your GitHub App do something. For examples of how to write code, see:
- 有关生成 GitHub 应用的快速入门
- 构建响应 Webhook 事件的 GitHub 应用
- 使用 GitHub Apps 生成“使用 GitHub 登录”按钮
- 使用 GitHub Apps 生成 CLI
- 使用 GitHub Actions 工作流中的 GitHub App 发出经过身份验证的 API 请求
You should aim to follow best practices. See 创建 GitHub 应用的最佳做法.
Step 3: Authorizing or installing your GitHub App
Once your GitHub App is registered, you'll need to make it available for use, either through authorization or installation, depending on the app’s purpose.
Enterprise owners and app managers can modify the permissions for apps owned by their enterprise at any time. Permissions changes will be automatically accepted by organizations in the enterprise if the change was made by the enterprise owner. Otherwise, the changes will be accepted only where the app manager is also an organization owner, and an organization owner must accept the update request for all other organizations.
Step 3a: Authorizing your GitHub App
Some GitHub Apps, like Copilot extensions, require authorization but do not need to be installed on an organization. Users in your enterprise can authorize the app to access resources within organizations. However, the app will only have access to GitHub resources where it is installed. See 授权 GitHub Apps.
Step 3b: Sharing your GitHub App via an installation link
For apps that require installation to function, you can provide organization owners with an installation link. Once the app is installed, it will have access to the organization's resources. See 共享 GitHub 应用.
Next steps
If your app uses enterprise permissions, you can install it on your enterprise. See Installing enterprise apps.