Building OAuth apps

In general, GitHub Apps are preferred to OAuth apps because they use fine-grained permissions, give more control over which repositories the app can access, and use short-lived tokens.

Rate limits restrict the rate of traffic to GitHub.com, to help ensure consistent access for all users.

You can create and register an OAuth app under your personal account or under any organization you have administrative access to. While creating your OAuth app, remember to protect your privacy by only using information you consider public.

Learn about the different ways to authenticate with some examples.

You can enable other users to authorize your OAuth app.

Scopes let you specify exactly what type of access you need. Scopes limit access for OAuth tokens. They do not grant any additional permission beyond that which the user already has.

You can replace the default badge on your OAuth app by uploading your own logo image and customizing the background.

Follow these best practices to improve the security and performance of your OAuth app.