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Organization permission·organization_personal_access_tokens:write
Personal access tokens: Write
Tier 2 · Medium
Why Tier 2
Revokes fine-grained PAT access to the organization. Can cut off automation, but cannot grant access.
Management plane permissions start at Tier 1. This one is lowered for the reason above.
- Target
- Organization
- Plane
- ManagementTokens: Personal access token approval, revocation and credential authorizations.
- Granted by
- GitHub App
- Available on
- Every setup
What it unlocks
2 REST endpoints need this permission. A few of them:
- POST /orgs/{org}/personal-access-tokens
- POST /orgs/{org}/personal-access-tokens/{pat_id}
Roles that include it
No built-in role includes it. Only tokens, Apps or custom roles can grant it.
Classic scopes that reach it
No classic scope reaches it. Only fine-grained PATs, Apps or GITHUB_TOKEN can grant it.
Attack paths
No attack technique, escalation or incident on ghtier goes through this yet.
Other levels
GitHub Docs: Organization permissions for "Personal access tokens"