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2 changes: 1 addition & 1 deletion content/graphql/guides/forming-calls-with-graphql.md
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### Authenticating with a {% data variables.product.prodname_github_app %}

If you want to use the API on behalf of an organization or another user, GitHub recommends that you use a {% data variables.product.prodname_github_app %}. To authenticate as a {% data variables.product.prodname_github_app %} , you must first generate a private key in PEM format. Then, you must use this key to sign a JSON Web Token (JWT). You can use the JSON Web Token to request an installation token from {% data variables.product.company_short %} that you can use to authenticate to the GrpahQL API. For more information, see "[Creating a GitHub App](/developers/apps/building-github-apps/creating-a-github-app)", "[Authenticating with GitHub Apps](/developers/apps/building-github-apps/authenticating-with-github-apps), and "[Identifying and authorizing users for GitHub Apps](/developers/apps/building-github-apps/identifying-and-authorizing-users-for-github-apps)."
If you want to use the API on behalf of an organization or another user, GitHub recommends that you use a {% data variables.product.prodname_github_app %}. To authenticate as a {% data variables.product.prodname_github_app %} , you must first generate a private key in PEM format. Then, you must use this key to sign a JSON Web Token (JWT). You can use the JSON Web Token to request an installation token from {% data variables.product.company_short %} that you can use to authenticate to the GraphQL API. For more information, see "[Creating a GitHub App](/developers/apps/building-github-apps/creating-a-github-app)", "[Authenticating with GitHub Apps](/developers/apps/building-github-apps/authenticating-with-github-apps), and "[Identifying and authorizing users for GitHub Apps](/developers/apps/building-github-apps/identifying-and-authorizing-users-for-github-apps)."

### Authenticating with a {% data variables.product.prodname_oauth_app %}

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