# Update an existing authorization

From **GitHub v3 REST API**.

`PATCH /authorizations/{authorization_id}`

**Deprecated.**

**Deprecation Notice:** GitHub Enterprise Server will discontinue the [OAuth Authorizations API](https://docs.github.com/enterprise-server@3.0/rest/reference/oauth-authorizations/), which is used by integrations to create personal access tokens and OAuth tokens, and you must now create these tokens using our [web application flow](https://docs.github.com/enterprise-server@3.0/developers/apps/authorizing-oauth-apps#web-application-flow). The [OAuth Authorizations API](https://docs.github.com/enterprise-server@3.0/rest/reference/oauth-authorizations) will be removed on November, 13, 2020. For more information, including scheduled brownouts, see the [blog post](https://developer.github.com/changes/2020-02-14-deprecating-oauth-auth-endpoint/).

If you have two-factor authentication setup, Basic Authentication for this endpoint requires that you use a one-time password (OTP) and your username and password instead of tokens. For more information, see "[Working with two-factor authentication](https://docs.github.com/enterprise-server@3.0/rest/overview/other-authentication-methods#working-with-two-factor-authentication)."

You can only send one of these scope keys at a time.

## Parameters

### `authorization_id`

- Location: path
- Required: true
- Type: `integer`

authorization_id parameter

## Request body

- Required: false
### `application/json`

- Type: `object`

```json
{"properties":{"add_scopes":{"description":"A list of scopes to add to this authorization.","items":{"type":"string"},"type":"array"},"fingerprint":{"description":"A unique string to distinguish an authorization from others created for the same client ID and user.","type":"string"},"note":{"description":"A note to remind you what the OAuth token is for.","example":"Update all gems","type":"string"},"note_url":{"description":"A URL to remind you what app the OAuth token is for.","type":"string"},"remove_scopes":{"description":"A list of scopes to remove from this authorization.","items":{"type":"string"},"type":"array"},"scopes":{"description":"A list of scopes that this authorization is in.","example":["public_repo","user"],"items":{"type":"string"},"nullable":true,"type":"array"}},"type":"object"}
```

## Responses

### `200`

Response

### `application/json`

- Type: `object`

The authorization for an OAuth app, GitHub App, or a Personal Access Token.

```json
{
  "app": {
    "client_id": "abcde12345fghij67890",
    "name": "my github app",
    "url": "http://my-github-app.com"
  },
  "created_at": "2011-09-06T17:26:27Z",
  "fingerprint": "jklmnop12345678",
  "hashed_token": "25f94a2a5c7fbaf499c665bc73d67c1c87e496da8985131633ee0a95819db2e8",
  "id": 1,
  "note": "optional note",
  "note_url": "http://optional/note/url",
  "scopes": [
    "public_repo"
  ],
  "token": "ghu_16C7e42F292c6912E7710c838347Ae178B4a",
  "token_last_eight": "Ae178B4a",
  "updated_at": "2011-09-06T20:39:23Z",
  "url": "https://api.github.com/authorizations/1"
}
```

```json
{"description":"The authorization for an OAuth app, GitHub App, or a Personal Access Token.","properties":{"app":{"properties":{"client_id":{"type":"string"},"name":{"type":"string"},"url":{"format":"uri","type":"string"}},"required":["client_id","name","url"],"type":"object"},"created_at":{"format":"date-time","type":"string"},"fingerprint":{"nullable":true,"type":"string"},"hashed_token":{"nullable":true,"type":"string"},"id":{"type":"integer"},"installation":{"$ref":"#/components/schemas/nullable-scoped-installation"},"note":{"nullable":true,"type":"string"},"note_url":{"format":"uri","nullable":true,"type":"string"},"scopes":{"description":"A list of scopes that this authorization is in.","items":{"type":"string"},"nullable":true,"type":"array"},"token":{"type":"string"},"token_last_eight":{"nullable":true,"type":"string"},"updated_at":{"format":"date-time","type":"string"},"url":{"format":"uri","type":"string"},"user":{"$ref":"#/components/schemas/nullable-simple-user"}},"required":["app","id","note","note_url","scopes","token","hashed_token","token_last_eight","fingerprint","url","created_at","updated_at","expires_at"],"title":"Authorization","type":"object"}
```

### `422`

Validation failed

### `application/json`

- Type: `object`

Validation Error

```json
{"description":"Validation Error","properties":{"documentation_url":{"type":"string"},"errors":{"items":{"properties":{"code":{"type":"string"},"field":{"type":"string"},"index":{"type":"integer"},"message":{"type":"string"},"resource":{"type":"string"},"value":{"oneOf":[{"nullable":true,"type":"string"},{"nullable":true,"type":"integer"},{"items":{"type":"string"},"nullable":true,"type":"array"}]}},"required":["code"],"type":"object"},"type":"array"},"message":{"type":"string"}},"required":["message","documentation_url"],"title":"Validation Error","type":"object"}
```

## Request examples

### cURL

```shell
curl --request PATCH \
  --url {protocol}://{hostname}/api/v3/authorizations/{authorization_id} \
  --header 'content-type: application/json' \
  --data '{
  "add_scopes": [
    "string"
  ],
  "fingerprint": "string",
  "note": "string",
  "note_url": "string",
  "remove_scopes": [
    "string"
  ],
  "scopes": [
    "string"
  ]
}'
```