From 6d44c9fd24f9217ad0759aec3a68d36b34f68aa4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Gregor Martynus <39992+gr2m@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Wed, 21 May 2025 09:51:36 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] docs(README): Client ID can be used as App ID (#251) closes #136 --------- Co-authored-by: Parker Brown <17183625+parkerbxyz@users.noreply.github.com> --- README.md | 6 +++--- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index f72b653..f969916 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -8,9 +8,9 @@ GitHub Action for creating a GitHub App installation access token. In order to use this action, you need to: -1. [Register new GitHub App](https://docs.github.com/apps/creating-github-apps/setting-up-a-github-app/creating-a-github-app) -2. [Store the App's ID in your repository environment variables](https://docs.github.com/actions/learn-github-actions/variables#defining-configuration-variables-for-multiple-workflows) (example: `APP_ID`) -3. [Store the App's private key in your repository secrets](https://docs.github.com/actions/security-guides/encrypted-secrets?tool=webui#creating-encrypted-secrets-for-a-repository) (example: `PRIVATE_KEY`) +1. [Register new GitHub App](https://docs.github.com/apps/creating-github-apps/setting-up-a-github-app/creating-a-github-app). +2. [Store the App's ID or Client ID in your repository environment variables](https://docs.github.com/actions/learn-github-actions/variables#defining-configuration-variables-for-multiple-workflows) (example: `APP_ID`). +3. [Store the App's private key in your repository secrets](https://docs.github.com/actions/security-guides/encrypted-secrets?tool=webui#creating-encrypted-secrets-for-a-repository) (example: `PRIVATE_KEY`). > [!IMPORTANT] > An installation access token expires after 1 hour. Please [see this comment](https://github.com/actions/create-github-app-token/issues/121#issuecomment-2043214796) for alternative approaches if you have long-running processes.