deleting-a-github-app.md

title	Deleting a GitHub App
shortTitle	Delete your app
intro	You can delete {% data variables.product.prodname_github_apps %} that you own if you no longer want to use or maintain the app.
redirect_from	/apps/building-integrations/managing-github-apps/deleting-a-github-app /apps/managing-github-apps/deleting-a-github-app /developers/apps/deleting-a-github-app /developers/apps/managing-github-apps/deleting-a-github-app
versions	fpt ghes ghec * * *
category	Maintain and share your app

Note

If you want to remove a {% data variables.product.prodname_github_app %} that you use but do not own, see AUTOTITLE instead.

About deleting {% data variables.product.prodname_github_apps %}

If you own a {% data variables.product.prodname_github_app %} or are an app manager for a {% data variables.product.prodname_github_app %}, you can delete the {% data variables.product.prodname_github_app %} registration. For more information about {% data variables.product.prodname_github_app %} managers, see AUTOTITLE.

When you delete a {% data variables.product.prodname_github_app %} registration, the app will be uninstalled from all accounts that the app is installed on.

{% ifversion ghec or fpt %}

Note

If your {% data variables.product.prodname_github_app %} is published on {% data variables.product.prodname_marketplace %}, you must remove your app from {% data variables.product.prodname_marketplace %} before you can delete your app. For more information, see AUTOTITLE.

{% endif %}

Deleting a {% data variables.product.prodname_github_app %}

{% data reusables.apps.settings-step %} {% data reusables.apps.enterprise-apps-steps %}

1. Select the {% data variables.product.prodname_github_app %} you want to delete. {% data reusables.user-settings.github_apps_advanced %}
2. Click Delete {% data variables.product.prodname_github_app %}.
3. In the confirmation box, type the name of the {% data variables.product.prodname_github_app %} to confirm you want to delete it.
4. Click I understand the consequences, delete this {% data variables.product.prodname_github_app %}.

These steps only delete your {% data variables.product.prodname_github_app %} registration, and all of the installations it may have. They do not delete any code that you wrote for your app. However, any code that relies on your {% data variables.product.prodname_github_app %}'s credentials will no longer function.