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Security log events

Learn about security log events recorded for your personal account.

Note: This article contains the events that may appear in your user account's security log. For the events that can appear in an organization's audit log or the audit log for an enterprise, see "Audit log events for your organization" and "Audit log events for your enterprise."

oauth_authorization category actions

ActionDescription
createTriggered when you grant access to an OAuth app.
destroyTriggered when you revoke an OAuth app's access to your account and when authorizations are revoked or expire.

profile_picture category actions

ActionDescription
updateTriggered when you set or update your profile picture.

project category actions

ActionDescription
accessTriggered when a project board's visibility is changed.
createTriggered when a project board is created.
renameTriggered when a project board is renamed.
updateTriggered when a project board is updated.
deleteTriggered when a project board is deleted.
linkTriggered when a repository is linked to a project board.
unlinkTriggered when a repository is unlinked from a project board.
update_user_permissionTriggered when an outside collaborator is added to or removed from a project board or has their permission level changed.

public_key category actions

ActionDescription
createTriggered when you add a new public SSH key to your account on your GitHub Enterprise Server instance.
deleteTriggered when you remove a public SSH key to your account on your GitHub Enterprise Server instance.

repo category actions

ActionDescription
accessTriggered when you change the visibility of a repository.
add_memberTriggered when a GitHub Enterprise Server user is given collaboration access to a repository.
add_topicTriggered when a repository owner adds a topic to a repository.
archivedTriggered when a repository owner archives a repository.
config.disable_anonymous_git_accessTriggered when anonymous Git read access is disabled in a public repository.
config.enable_anonymous_git_accessTriggered when anonymous Git read access is enabled in a public repository.
config.lock_anonymous_git_accessTriggered when a repository's anonymous Git read access setting is locked.
config.unlock_anonymous_git_accessTriggered when a repository's anonymous Git read access setting is unlocked.
createTriggered when a new repository is created.
destroyTriggered when a repository is deleted.
remove_memberTriggered when a GitHub Enterprise Server user is removed from a repository as a collaborator.
remove_topicTriggered when a repository owner removes a topic from a repository.
renameTriggered when a repository is renamed.
staff_unlockTriggered when an enterprise owner or GitHub Support (with permission from a repository administrator) temporarily unlocks the repository. The visibility of the repository isn't changed.
transferTriggered when a repository is transferred.
transfer_startTriggered when a repository transfer is about to occur.
unarchivedTriggered when a repository owner unarchives a repository.

team category actions

ActionDescription
add_memberTriggered when a member of an organization you belong to adds you to a team.
add_repositoryTriggered when a team you are a member of is given control of a repository.
createTriggered when a new team in an organization you belong to is created.
destroyTriggered when a team you are a member of is deleted from the organization.
remove_memberTriggered when a member of an organization is removed from a team you are a member of.
remove_repositoryTriggered when a repository is no longer under a team's control.

two_factor_authentication category actions

ActionDescription
enabledTriggered when two-factor authentication is enabled.
disabledTriggered when two-factor authentication is disabled.

user category actions

ActionDescription
add_emailTriggered when you add a new email address.
createTriggered when you create a new personal account.
change_passwordTriggered when you change your password.
forgot_passwordTriggered when you ask for a password reset.
hide_private_contributions_countTriggered when you hide private contributions on your profile.
loginTriggered when you log in to your GitHub Enterprise Server instance.
mandatory_message_viewedTriggered when you view a mandatory message (see "Customizing user messages for your enterprise" for details)
failed_loginTriggered when you failed to log in successfully.
remove_emailTriggered when you remove an email address.
renameTriggered when you rename your account.
show_private_contributions_countTriggered when you publicize private contributions on your profile.
two_factor_requestedTriggered when GitHub Enterprise Server asks you for your two-factor authentication code.

user_status category actions

ActionDescription
updateTriggered when you set or change the status on your profile. For more information, see "Personalizing your profile."
destroyTriggered when you clear the status on your profile.