Building apps
Apps on GitHub allow you to automate and improve your workflow. You can build apps to improve your workflow.
GitHub Apps are the officially recommended way to integrate with GitHub because they offer much more granular permissions to access data, but GitHub supports both OAuth Apps and GitHub Apps. For information on choosing a type of app, see "About apps" and "Differences between apps."
For a walkthrough of the process of building a GitHub App, see "Building Your First GitHub App."
Requesting support
For questions, bug reports, and discussions about GitHub Apps, OAuth Apps, and API development, explore the GitHub API Development and Support Forum. The forum is moderated and maintained by GitHub Enterprise staff, but questions posted to the forum are not guaranteed to receive a reply from GitHub Enterprise staff.
Consider reaching out to GitHub Support directly using the contact form for:
- guaranteed response from GitHub Enterprise staff
- support requests involving sensitive data or private concerns
- feature requests
- feedback about GitHub Enterprise products
If you're a Marketplace integrator, contact the Partner Engineering team for questions or help with your Marketplace integration.