# GitHub Authors - Automating Projects Using Actions (Highlights)
## Metadata
**Review**:: [readwise.io](https://readwise.io/bookreview/19271725)
**Source**:: #from/readwise
**Zettel**:: #zettel/fleeting
**Status**:: #x
**Authors**:: [[GitHub Authors]]
**Full Title**:: Automating Projects Using Actions
**Category**:: #articles #readwise/articles
**Category Icon**:: 📰
**URL**:: [docs.github.com](https://docs.github.com/en/issues/planning-and-tracking-with-projects/automating-your-project/automating-projects-using-actions)
**Host**:: [[docs.github.com]]
**Highlighted**:: [[2022-09-30]]
**Created**:: [[2022-09-30]]
## Highlights
- code
```yaml
- name: Generate token
id: generate_token
uses: tibdex/github-app-token@36464acb844fc53b9b8b2401da68844f6b05ebb0
with:
app_id: ${{ secrets.APP_ID }}
private_key: ${{ secrets.APP_PEM }}
```
endcode ^390255549
- `APP_ID`: You can find your app ID on the settings page for your app or through the App API.
- `APP_PEM`: including `-----BEGIN RSA PRIVATE KEY-----` and `-----END RSA PRIVATE KEY-----`.
- `GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ steps.generate_token.outputs.token }}` ^390255550