Reference for account and profile

Reference information for your GitHub profile.

Find information on the display criteria for items on your personal dashboard.

A repository owned by a personal account has two permission levels: the repository owner and collaborators.

Find information on what is visible on your contributions graph.

If you use your GitHub account for both personal and work purposes, there are a few things to keep in mind when you leave your company or organization.

There are several types of emails you can receive from GitHub, including notifications, account information, customer research invitations, and marketing communications.

Find information about your email addresses on GitHub, including verification, privacy, and commit attribution.

Find information about the side effects of deleting, converting, and merging your personal account on GitHub.

Find information about changing your GitHub username.