API docs for Github app installation access token are mixing up user access tokens

[arminru]

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What article on docs.github.com is affected?

https://docs.github.com/en/rest/apps/apps?apiVersion=2026-03-10#create-an-installation-access-token-for-an-app

What part(s) of the article would you like to see updated?

In the parameters section for Create an installation access token for an app the page documents:

Body parameters

• permissions object
  • The permissions granted to the user access token.

This seems to be a copy-paste error from https://docs.github.com/en/rest/apps/apps?apiVersion=2026-03-10#create-a-scoped-access-token whereas this section is about installation access tokens instead.

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[tiwtiw11]

Code of Conduct

• I have read and agree to the GitHub Docs project's Code of Conduct

What article on docs.github.com is affected?

https://docs.github.com/en/rest/apps/apps?apiVersion=2026-03-10#create-an-installation-access-token-for-an-app

What part(s) of the article would you like to see updated?

In the parameters section for Create an installation access token for an app the page documents:

Body parameters

• permissions object

  • The permissions granted to the user access token.

This seems to be a copy-paste error from https://docs.github.com/en/rest/apps/apps?apiVersion=2026-03-10#create-a-scoped-access-token whereas this section is about installation access tokens instead.

Additional information

No response