Changing your username

Change your GitHub username.

Wer kann dieses Feature verwenden?

Users with personal accounts can change their username. Members of an Unternehmen mit verwalteten Benutzer*innen cannot change their username.

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Prerequisites

Before changing your username, you should be aware of potential impacts on your account and activity. For more information, see Änderungen des Benutzernamens.

Changing your username

  1. Klicke in der oberen rechten Ecke einer Seite auf GitHub auf dein Profilbild und dann auf Settings.
  2. Klicke in der linken Randleiste auf Account.
  3. In the "Change username" section, click Change username.
  4. Read the warnings about changing your username. If you still want to change your username, click I understand, let's change my username.
  5. Type a new username.
  6. If the username you've chosen is available, click Change my username. If the username you've chosen is unavailable, you can try a different username or one of the suggestions you see.

Next steps

For reference information and limitations, see Verweis auf Benutzendenname.