Reviewing the audit log for your organization

Accessing the audit log

The audit log lists events triggered by activities that affect your organization within the current month and previous six months. Only owners can access an organization's audit log.

By default, only events from the past three months are displayed. To view older events, you must specify a date range with the created parameter. For more information, see "Understanding the search syntax."

1. In the top right corner of GitHub.com, click your profile photo, then click Your organizations.

   

2. Next to the organization, click Settings.

3. In the "Archives" section of the sidebar, click Logs, then click Audit log.

Searching the audit log

The name for each audit log entry is composed of the action object or category qualifier, followed by an operation type. For example, the repo.create entry refers to the create operation on the repo category.

Each audit log entry shows applicable information about an event, such as:

• The organization an action was performed in
• The user (actor) who performed the action
• The user affected by the action
• Which repository an action was performed in
• The action that was performed
• Which country the action took place in
• The date and time the action occurred

Note that you cannot search for entries using text. You can, however, construct search queries using a variety of filters. Many operators used when querying the log, such as -, >, or <, match the same format as searching across GitHub. For more information, see "About searching on GitHub."

Search based on operation

Use the operation qualifier to limit actions to specific types of operations. For example:

• operation:access finds all events where a resource was accessed.
• operation:authentication finds all events where an authentication event was performed.
• operation:create finds all events where a resource was created.
• operation:modify finds all events where an existing resource was modified.
• operation:remove finds all events where an existing resource was removed.
• operation:restore finds all events where an existing resource was restored.
• operation:transfer finds all events where an existing resource was transferred.

Search based on repository

Use the repo qualifier to limit actions to a specific repository. For example:

• repo:my-org/our-repo finds all events that occurred for the our-repo repository in the my-org organization.
• repo:my-org/our-repo repo:my-org/another-repo finds all events that occurred for both the our-repo and another-repo repositories in the my-org organization.
• -repo:my-org/not-this-repo excludes all events that occurred for the not-this-repo repository in the my-org organization.

Note that you must include the account name within the repo qualifier; searching for just repo:our-repo will not work.

Search based on the user

The actor qualifier can scope events based on who performed the action. For example:

• actor:octocat finds all events performed by octocat.
• actor:octocat actor:hubot finds all events performed by octocat or hubot.
• -actor:hubot excludes all events performed by hubot.

Note that you can only use a GitHub username, not an individual's real name.

Search based on the action performed

To search for specific events, use the action qualifier in your query. Actions listed in the audit log are grouped within the following categories:

Category name	Description
account	Contains all activities related to your organization account.
advisory_credit	Contains all activities related to crediting a contributor for a security advisory in the GitHub Advisory Database. For more information, see "About repository security advisories."
auto_approve_personal_access_token_requests	Contains activities related to your organization's approval policy for fine-grained personal access tokens. For more information, see "Setting a personal access token policy for your organization."
billing	Contains all activities related to your organization's billing.
business	Contains activities related to business settings for an enterprise.
codespaces	Contains all activities related to your organization's codespaces.
dependabot_alerts	Contains organization-level configuration activities for Dependabot alerts in existing repositories. For more information, see "About Dependabot alerts."
dependabot_alerts_new_repos	Contains organization-level configuration activities for Dependabot alerts in new repositories created in the organization.
dependabot_security_updates	Contains organization-level configuration activities for Dependabot security updates in existing repositories. For more information, see "Configuring Dependabot security updates."
dependabot_security_updates_new_repos	Contains organization-level configuration activities for Dependabot security updates for new repositories created in the organization.
dependency_graph	Contains organization-level configuration activities for dependency graphs for repositories. For more information, see "About the dependency graph."
dependency_graph_new_repos	Contains organization-level configuration activities for new repositories created in the organization.
discussion_post	Contains all activities related to discussions posted to a team page.
discussion_post_reply	Contains all activities related to replies to discussions posted to a team page.
enterprise	Contains activities related to enterprise settings.
hook	Contains all activities related to webhooks.
integration_installation	Contains activities related to integrations installed in an account.
integration_installation_request	Contains all activities related to organization member requests for owners to approve integrations for use in the organization.
issue	Contains activities related to deleting an issue.
marketplace_agreement_signature	Contains all activities related to signing the GitHub Marketplace Developer Agreement.
marketplace_listing	Contains all activities related to listing apps in GitHub Marketplace.
members_can_create_pages	Contains all activities related to managing the publication of GitHub Pages sites for repositories in the organization. For more information, see "Managing the publication of GitHub Pages sites for your organization."
org	Contains activities related to organization membership.
organization_default_label	Contains all activities related to default labels for repositories in your organization.
oauth_application	Contains all activities related to OAuth Apps.
packages	Contains all activities related to GitHub Packages.
payment_method	Contains all activities related to how your organization pays for GitHub.
personal_access_token	Contains activities related to fine-grained personal access tokens in your organization. For more information, see "Creating a personal access token."
profile_picture	Contains all activities related to your organization's profile picture.
project	Contains all activities related to project boards.
protected_branch	Contains all activities related to protected branches.
repo	Contains activities related to the repositories owned by your organization.
repository_advisory	Contains repository-level activities related to security advisories in the GitHub Advisory Database. For more information, see "About repository security advisories."
repository_content_analysis	Contains all activities related to enabling or disabling data use for a private repository.
repository_dependency_graph	Contains repository-level activities related to enabling or disabling the dependency graph for a private repository. For more information, see "About the dependency graph."
repository_vulnerability_alert	Contains all activities related to Dependabot alerts.
repository_vulnerability_alerts	Contains repository-level configuration activities for Dependabot alerts.
sponsors	Contains all events related to sponsor buttons (see "Displaying a sponsor button in your repository")
team	Contains all activities related to teams in your organization.
team_discussions	Contains activities related to managing team discussions for an organization.
workflows	Contains activities related to GitHub Actions workflows.

You can search for specific sets of actions using these terms. For example:

• action:team finds all events grouped within the team category.
• -action:hook excludes all events in the webhook category.

Each category has a set of associated actions that you can filter on. For example:

• action:team.create finds all events where a team was created.
• -action:hook.events_changed excludes all events where the events on a webhook have been altered.

Search based on time of action

Use the created qualifier to filter events in the audit log based on when they occurred. Date formatting must follow the ISO8601 standard, which is YYYY-MM-DD (year-month-day). You can also add optional time information THH:MM:SS+00:00 after the date, to search by the hour, minute, and second. That's T, followed by HH:MM:SS (hour-minutes-seconds), and a UTC offset (+00:00).

When you search for a date, you can use greater than, less than, and range qualifiers to further filter results. For more information, see "Understanding the search syntax."

For example:

• created:2014-07-08 finds all events that occurred on July 8th, 2014.
• created:>=2014-07-08 finds all events that occurred on or after July 8th, 2014.
• created:<=2014-07-08 finds all events that occurred on or before July 8th, 2014.
• created:2014-07-01..2014-07-31 finds all events that occurred in the month of July 2014.

Search based on location

Using the qualifier country, you can filter events in the audit log based on the originating country. You can use a country's two-letter short code or its full name. Keep in mind that countries with spaces in their name will need to be wrapped in quotation marks. For example:

• country:de finds all events that occurred in Germany.
• country:Mexico finds all events that occurred in Mexico.
• country:"United States" all finds events that occurred in the United States.

Exporting the audit log

You can export the log as JSON data or a comma-separated value (CSV) file.

To filter the results in your export, search by one or more of these supported qualifiers before using the Export drop-down menu.

Qualifier	Example value
action	team.create
actor	octocat
user	codertocat
org	octo-org
repo	octo-org/documentation
created	2019-06-01

After you export the log, you'll see the following keys and values in the resulting file.

Key	Example value
action	team.create
actor	octocat
user	codertocat
actor_location.country_code	US
org	octo-org
repo	octo-org/documentation
created_at	1429548104000 (Timestamp shows the time since Epoch with milliseconds.)
data.email	octocat@nowhere.com
data.hook_id	245
data.events	["issues", "issue_comment", "pull_request", "pull_request_review_comment"]
data.events_were	["push", "pull_request", "issues"]
data.target_login	octocat
data.old_user	hubot
data.team	octo-org/engineering

Using the audit log API

Organizations that use GitHub Enterprise Cloud can interact with the audit log using the GraphQL API and REST API. For more information, see the GitHub Enterprise Cloud documentation.

Audit log actions

An overview of some of the most common actions that are recorded as events in the audit log.

account category actions

Action	Description
billing_plan_change	Triggered when an organization's billing cycle changes.
plan_change	Triggered when an organization's subscription changes.
pending_plan_change	Triggered when an organization owner or billing manager cancels or downgrades a paid subscription.
pending_subscription_change	Triggered when a GitHub Marketplace free trial starts or expires.

advisory_credit category actions

Action	Description
accept	Triggered when someone accepts credit for a security advisory. For more information, see "Editing a repository security advisory."
create	Triggered when the administrator of a security advisory adds someone to the credit section.
decline	Triggered when someone declines credit for a security advisory.
destroy	Triggered when the administrator of a security advisory removes someone from the credit section.

auto_approve_personal_access_token_requests category actions

Action	Description
disable	Triggered when the organization must approve fine-grained personal access tokens before the tokens can access organization resources. For more information, see "Setting a personal access token policy for your organization."
enable	Triggered when fine-grained personal access tokens can access organization resources without prior approval. For more information, see "Setting a personal access token policy for your organization."

billing category actions

Action	Description
change_billing_type	Triggered when your organization changes how it pays for GitHub.
change_email	Triggered when your organization's billing email address changes.

business category actions

Action	Description
set_actions_fork_pr_approvals_policy	Triggered when the setting for requiring approvals for workflows from public forks is changed for an enterprise. For more information, see "Enforcing policies for GitHub Actions in your enterprise."
set_actions_retention_limit	Triggered when the retention period for GitHub Actions artifacts and logs is changed for an enterprise. For more information, see "Enforcing policies for GitHub Actions in your enterprise."
set_fork_pr_workflows_policy	Triggered when the policy for workflows on private repository forks is changed. For more information, see "Enforcing policies for GitHub Actions in your enterprise."

codespaces category actions

Action	Description
create	Triggered when a user creates a codespace.
resume	Triggered when a user resumes a suspended codespace.
delete	Triggered when a user deletes a codespace.
create_an_org_secret	Triggered when a user creates an organization-level secret for GitHub Codespaces
update_an_org_secret	Triggered when a user updates an organization-level secret for GitHub Codespaces.
remove_an_org_secret	Triggered when a user removes an organization-level secret for GitHub Codespaces.
manage_access_and_security	Triggered when a user updates which repositories a codespace can access.

dependabot_alerts category actions

Action	Description
disable	Triggered when an organization owner disables Dependabot alerts for all existing private repositories. For more information, see "Managing security and analysis settings for your organization."
enable	Triggered when an organization owner enables Dependabot alerts for all existing private repositories.

dependabot_alerts_new_repos category actions

Action	Description
disable	Triggered when an organization owner disables Dependabot alerts for all new private repositories. For more information, see "Managing security and analysis settings for your organization."
enable	Triggered when an organization owner enables Dependabot alerts for all new private repositories.

dependabot_security_updates category actions

Action	Description
disable	Triggered when an organization owner disables Dependabot security updates for all existing repositories. For more information, see "Managing security and analysis settings for your organization."
enable	Triggered when an organization owner enables Dependabot security updates for all existing repositories.

dependabot_security_updates_new_repos category actions

Action	Description
disable	Triggered when an organization owner disables Dependabot security updates for all new repositories. For more information, see "Managing security and analysis settings for your organization."
enable	Triggered when an organization owner enables Dependabot security updates for all new repositories.

dependency_graph category actions

Action	Description
disable	Triggered when an organization owner disables the dependency graph for all existing repositories. For more information, see "Managing security and analysis settings for your organization."
enable	Triggered when an organization owner enables the dependency graph for all existing repositories.

dependency_graph_new_repos category actions

Action	Description
disable	Triggered when an organization owner disables the dependency graph for all new repositories. For more information, see "Managing security and analysis settings for your organization."
enable	Triggered when an organization owner enables the dependency graph for all new repositories.

discussion_post category actions

Action	Description
update	Triggered when a team discussion post is edited.
destroy	Triggered when a team discussion post is deleted.

discussion_post_reply category actions

Action	Description
update	Triggered when a reply to a team discussion post is edited.
destroy	Triggered when a reply to a team discussion post is deleted.

enterprise category actions

Action	Description
remove_self_hosted_runner	Triggered when a self-hosted runner is removed.
register_self_hosted_runner	Triggered when a new self-hosted runner is registered. For more information, see "Adding self-hosted runners."
runner_group_created	Triggered when a self-hosted runner group is created. For more information, see "Managing access to self-hosted runners using groups.
runner_group_removed	Triggered when a self-hosted runner group is removed. For more information, see "Managing access to self-hosted runners using groups."
runner_group_runner_removed	Triggered when the REST API is used to remove a self-hosted runner from a group.
runner_group_runners_added	Triggered when a self-hosted runner is added to a group. For more information, see "Managing access to self-hosted runners using groups."
runner_group_runners_updated	Triggered when a runner group's list of members is updated. For more information, see "Actions."
runner_group_updated	Triggered when the configuration of a self-hosted runner group is changed. For more information, see "Managing access to self-hosted runners using groups."
self_hosted_runner_updated	Triggered when the runner application is updated. Can be viewed using the REST API and the UI; not visible in the JSON/CSV export. For more information, see "About self-hosted runners."
self_hosted_runner_online	Triggered when the runner application is started. Can only be viewed using the REST API; not visible in the UI or JSON/CSV export. For more information, see "Monitoring and troubleshooting self-hosted runners."
self_hosted_runner_offline	Triggered when the runner application is stopped. Can only be viewed using the REST API; not visible in the UI or JSON/CSV export. For more information, see "Monitoring and troubleshooting self-hosted runners."

environment category actions

Action	Description
create_actions_secret	Triggered when a secret is created in an environment. For more information, see "Using environments for deployment."
delete	Triggered when an environment is deleted. For more information, see "Using environments for deployment."
remove_actions_secret	Triggered when a secret is removed from an environment. For more information, see "Using environments for deployment."
update_actions_secret	Triggered when a secret in an environment is updated. For more information, see "Using environments for deployment."

git category actions

The audit log retains Git events for seven days. This is shorter than other audit log events, which can be retained for up to seven months.

Action	Description
clone	Triggered when a repository is cloned.
fetch	Triggered when changes are fetched from a repository.
push	Triggered when changes are pushed to a repository.

hook category actions

Action	Description
create	Triggered when a new hook was added to a repository owned by your organization.
config_changed	Triggered when an existing hook has its configuration altered.
destroy	Triggered when an existing hook was removed from a repository.
events_changed	Triggered when the events on a hook have been altered.

integration_installation category actions

Action	Description
contact_email_changed	A contact email for an integration was changed.
create	An integration was installed.
destroy	An integration was uninstalled.
repositories_added	Repositories were added to an integration.
repositories_removed	Repositories were removed from an integration.
suspend	An integration was suspended.
unsuspend	An integration was unsuspended.
version_updated	Permissions for an integration were updated.

integration_installation_request category actions

Action	Description
create	Triggered when an organization member requests that an organization owner install an integration for use in the organization.
close	Triggered when a request to install an integration for use in an organization is either approved or denied by an organization owner, or canceled by the organization member who opened the request.

issue category actions

Action	Description
destroy	Triggered when an organization owner or someone with admin permissions in a repository deletes an issue from an organization-owned repository.

marketplace_agreement_signature category actions

Action	Description
create	Triggered when you sign the GitHub Marketplace Developer Agreement.

marketplace_listing category actions

Action	Description
approve	Triggered when your listing is approved for inclusion in GitHub Marketplace.
create	Triggered when you create a listing for your app in GitHub Marketplace.
delist	Triggered when your listing is removed from GitHub Marketplace.
redraft	Triggered when your listing is sent back to draft state.
reject	Triggered when your listing is not accepted for inclusion in GitHub Marketplace.

members_can_create_pages category actions

For more information, see "Managing the publication of GitHub Pages sites for your organization."

Action	Description
enable	Triggered when an organization owner enables publication of GitHub Pages sites for repositories in the organization.
disable	Triggered when an organization owner disables publication of GitHub Pages sites for repositories in the organization.

oauth_application category actions

Action	Description
create	Triggered when a new OAuth App is created.
destroy	Triggered when an existing OAuth App is deleted.
reset_secret	Triggered when an OAuth App's client secret is reset.
revoke_tokens	Triggered when an OAuth App's user tokens are revoked.
transfer	Triggered when an existing OAuth App is transferred to a new organization.

org category actions

Action	Description
add_member	Triggered when a user joins an organization.
advanced_security_policy_selected_member_disabled	Triggered when an enterprise owner prevents GitHub Advanced Security features from being enabled for repositories owned by the organization. For more information, see "Enforcing policies for Advanced Security in your enterprise."
advanced_security_policy_selected_member_enabled	Triggered when an enterprise owner allows GitHub Advanced Security features to be enabled for repositories owned by the organization. For more information, see "Enforcing policies for Advanced Security in your enterprise."
audit_log_export	Triggered when an organization admin creates an export of the organization audit log. If the export included a query, the log will list the query used and the number of audit log entries matching that query.
block_user	Triggered when an organization owner blocks a user from accessing the organization's repositories.
cancel_invitation	Triggered when an organization invitation has been revoked.
codeql_disabled	Triggered when an organization owner or person with admin access to the organization disables code scanning for repositories that use the default setup for CodeQL.
codeql_enabled	Triggered when an organization owner or person with admin access to the organization enables code scanning for repositories that are eligible to use the default setup for CodeQL.
create_actions_secret	Triggered when a GitHub Actions secret is created for an organization. For more information, see "Encrypted secrets."
disable_oauth_app_restrictions	Triggered when an owner disables OAuth App access restrictions for your organization.
disable_source_ip_disclosure	Triggered when an organization owner disables the display of IP addresses in the audit log for the organization. For more information, see "Displaying IP addresses in the audit log for your organization."
disable_member_team_creation_permission	Triggered when an organization owner limits team creation to owners. For more information, see "Setting team creation permissions in your organization."
disable_two_factor_requirement	Triggered when an owner disables a two-factor authentication requirement for all members, billing managers, and outside collaborators in an organization.
enable_oauth_app_restrictions	Triggered when an owner enables OAuth App access restrictions for your organization.
enable_member_team_creation_permission	Triggered when an organization owner allows members to create teams. For more information, see "Setting team creation permissions in your organization."
enable_source_ip_disclosure	Triggered when an organization owner enables the display of IP addresses in the audit log for the organization. For more information, see "Displaying IP addresses in the audit log for your organization."
enable_two_factor_requirement	Triggered when an owner requires two-factor authentication for all members, billing managers, and outside collaborators in an organization.
invite_member	Triggered when a new user was invited to join your organization.
oauth_app_access_approved	Triggered when an owner grants organization access to an OAuth App.
oauth_app_access_denied	Triggered when an owner disables a previously approved OAuth App's access to your organization.
oauth_app_access_requested	Triggered when an organization member requests that an owner grant an OAuth App access to your organization.
register_self_hosted_runner	Triggered when a new self-hosted runner is registered. For more information, see "Adding self-hosted runners."
remove_actions_secret	Triggered when a GitHub Actions secret is removed.
remove_billing_manager	Triggered when an owner removes a billing manager from an organization or when two-factor authentication is required in an organization and a billing manager doesn't use 2FA or disables 2FA.
remove_member	Triggered when an owner removes a member from an organization or when two-factor authentication is required in an organization and an organization member doesn't use 2FA or disables 2FA. Also triggered when an organization member removes themselves from an organization.
remove_outside_collaborator	Triggered when an owner removes an outside collaborator from an organization or when two-factor authentication is required in an organization and an outside collaborator does not use 2FA or disables 2FA.
remove_self_hosted_runner	Triggered when a self-hosted runner is removed. For more information, see "Removing self-hosted runners."
required_workflow_create	Triggered when a required workflow is created. For more information, see "Required workflows."
required_workflow_update	Triggered when a required workflow is updated. For more information, see "Required workflows."
required_workflow_delete	Triggered when a required workflow is deleted. For more information, see "Required workflows."
runner_group_created	Triggered when a self-hosted runner group is created. For more information, see "Managing access to self-hosted runners using groups."
runner_group_removed	Triggered when a self-hosted runner group is removed. For more information, see "Managing access to self-hosted runners using groups."
runner_group_updated	Triggered when the configuration of a self-hosted runner group is changed. For more information, see "Managing access to self-hosted runners using groups."
runner_group_runners_added	Triggered when a self-hosted runner is added to a group. For more information, see Moving a self-hosted runner to a group.
runner_group_runner_removed	Triggered when the REST API is used to remove a self-hosted runner from a group. For more information, see "Actions."
runner_group_runners_updated	Triggered when a runner group's list of members is updated. For more information, see "Actions."
self_hosted_runner_online	Triggered when the runner application is started. Can only be viewed using the REST API; not visible in the UI or JSON/CSV export. For more information, see "Monitoring and troubleshooting self-hosted runners."
self_hosted_runner_offline	Triggered when the runner application is stopped. Can only be viewed using the REST API; not visible in the UI or JSON/CSV export. For more information, see "Monitoring and troubleshooting self-hosted runners."
self_hosted_runner_updated	Triggered when the runner application is updated. Can be viewed using the REST API and the UI; not visible in the JSON/CSV export. For more information, see "About self-hosted runners."
set_actions_fork_pr_approvals_policy	Triggered when the setting for requiring approvals for workflows from public forks is changed for an organization. For more information, see "Disabling or limiting GitHub Actions for your organization."
set_actions_retention_limit	Triggered when the retention period for GitHub Actions artifacts and logs is changed. For more information, see "Enforcing policies for GitHub Actions in your enterprise."
set_fork_pr_workflows_policy	Triggered when the policy for workflows on private repository forks is changed. For more information, see "Disabling or limiting GitHub Actions for your organization."
unblock_user	Triggered when an organization owner unblocks a user from an organization.
update_actions_secret	Triggered when a GitHub Actions secret is updated.
update_new_repository_default_branch_setting	Triggered when an owner changes the name of the default branch for new repositories in the organization. For more information, see "Managing the default branch name for repositories in your organization."
update_default_repository_permission	Triggered when an owner changes the default repository permission level for organization members.
update_member	Triggered when an owner changes a person's role from owner to member or member to owner.
update_member_repository_creation_permission	Triggered when an owner changes the create repository permission for organization members.
update_saml_provider_settings	Triggered when an organization's SAML provider settings are updated.
update_terms_of_service	Triggered when an organization changes between the Standard Terms of Service and the Corporate Terms of Service. For more information, see "Upgrading to the Corporate Terms of Service."

organization_default_label category actions

Action	Description
create	Triggered when a default label is created.
update	Triggered when a default label is edited.
destroy	Triggered when a default label is deleted.

packages category actions

Action	Description
package_version_published	Triggered when a package version is published.
package_version_deleted	Triggered when a specific package version is deleted. For more information, see "Deleting and restoring a package."
package_deleted	Triggered when an entire package is deleted. For more information, see "Deleting and restoring a package."
package_version_restored	Triggered when a specific package version is deleted. For more information, see "Deleting and restoring a package."
package_restored	Triggered when an entire package is restored. For more information, see "Deleting and restoring a package."

payment_method category actions

Action	Description
create	Triggered when a new payment method is added, such as a new credit card or PayPal account.
update	Triggered when an existing payment method is updated.

personal_access_token category actions

Action	Description
access_granted	Triggered when a fine-grained personal access token is granted access to organization resources. For more information, see "Managing requests for personal access tokens in your organization."
access_revoked	Triggered when access to organization resources by a fine-grained personal access token is revoked. The token can still read public organization resources. For more information, see "Reviewing and revoking personal access tokens in your organization."
request_cancelled	Triggered when a member of the organization cancels a request for their fine-grained personal access token to access organization resources.
request_created	Triggered when a member of the organization creates a fine-grained personal access token to access organization resources and the organization requires approval before a fine-grained personal access token can access organization resources. For more information, see "Managing requests for personal access tokens in your organization."
request_denied	Triggered when a request for a fine-grained personal access token to access organization resources is denied. For more information, see "Managing requests for personal access tokens in your organization."

profile_picture category actions

Action	Description
update	Triggered when you set or update your organization's profile picture.

project category actions

Action	Description
create	Triggered when a project board is created.
link	Triggered when a repository is linked to a project board.
rename	Triggered when a project board is renamed.
update	Triggered when a project board is updated.
delete	Triggered when a project board is deleted.
unlink	Triggered when a repository is unlinked from a project board.
update_org_permission	Triggered when the base-level permission for all organization members is changed or removed.
update_team_permission	Triggered when a team's project board permission level is changed or when a team is added or removed from a project board.
update_user_permission	Triggered when an organization member or outside collaborator is added to or removed from a project board or has their permission level changed.

protected_branch category actions

Action	Description
create	Triggered when branch protection is enabled on a branch.
destroy	Triggered when branch protection is disabled on a branch.
update_admin_enforced	Triggered when branch protection is enforced for repository administrators.
update_require_code_owner_review	Triggered when enforcement of required Code Owner review is updated on a branch.
dismiss_stale_reviews	Triggered when enforcement of dismissing stale pull requests is updated on a branch.
update_signature_requirement_enforcement_level	Triggered when enforcement of required commit signing is updated on a branch.
update_pull_request_reviews_enforcement_level	Triggered when enforcement of required pull request reviews is updated on a branch. Can be one of 0(deactivated), 1(non-admins), 2(everyone).
update_required_status_checks_enforcement_level	Triggered when enforcement of required status checks is updated on a branch.
update_strict_required_status_checks_policy	Triggered when the requirement for a branch to be up to date before merging is changed.
rejected_ref_update	Triggered when a branch update attempt is rejected.
policy_override	Triggered when a branch protection requirement is overridden by a repository administrator.
update_allow_force_pushes_enforcement_level	Triggered when force pushes are enabled or disabled for a protected branch.
update_allow_deletions_enforcement_level	Triggered when branch deletion is enabled or disabled for a protected branch.
update_linear_history_requirement_enforcement_level	Triggered when required linear commit history is enabled or disabled for a protected branch.

pull_request category actions

Action	Description
create	Triggered when a pull request is created.
close	Triggered when a pull request is closed without being merged.
reopen	Triggered when a pull request is reopened after previously being closed.
merge	Triggered when a pull request is merged.
indirect_merge	Triggered when a pull request is considered merged because its commits were merged into the target branch.
ready_for_review	Triggered when a pull request is marked as ready for review.
converted_to_draft	Triggered when a pull request is converted to a draft.
create_review_request	Triggered when a review is requested.
remove_review_request	Triggered when a review request is removed.

pull_request_review category actions

Action	Description
submit	Triggered when a review is submitted.
dismiss	Triggered when a review is dismissed.
delete	Triggered when a review is deleted.

pull_request_review_comment category actions

Action	Description
create	Triggered when a review comment is added.
update	Triggered when a review comment is changed.
delete	Triggered when a review comment is deleted.

repo category actions

Action	Description
access	Triggered when a user changes the visibility of a repository in the organization.
actions_enabled	Triggered when GitHub Actions is enabled for a repository. Can be viewed using the UI. This event is not included when you access the audit log using the REST API. For more information, see "Using the audit log API."
add_member	Triggered when a user accepts an invitation to have collaboration access to a repository.
add_topic	Triggered when a repository admin adds a topic to a repository.
advanced_security_disabled	Triggered when a repository administrator disables GitHub Advanced Security features for the repository. For more information, see "Managing security and analysis settings for your repository."
advanced_security_enabled	Triggered when a repository administrator enables GitHub Advanced Security features for the repository. For more information, see "Managing security and analysis settings for your repository.".
archived	Triggered when a repository admin archives a repository.
code_scanning_configuration_for_branch_deleted	Triggered when a code scanning configuration for a branch of a repository is deleted. For more information, see "Managing code scanning alerts for your repository."
create	Triggered when a new repository is created.
create_actions_secret	Triggered when a GitHub Actions secret is created for a repository. For more information, see "Encrypted secrets."
destroy	Triggered when a repository is deleted.
disable	Triggered when a repository is disabled (e.g., for insufficient funds).
download_zip	A source code archive of a repository was downloaded as a ZIP file. For more information, see "Downloading source code archives."
enable	Triggered when a repository is re-enabled.
remove_actions_secret	Triggered when a GitHub Actions secret is removed.
remove_member	Triggered when a user is removed from a repository as a collaborator.
register_self_hosted_runner	Triggered when a new self-hosted runner is registered. For more information, see "Adding self-hosted runners."
remove_self_hosted_runner	Triggered when a self-hosted runner is removed. For more information, see "Removing self-hosted runners."
remove_topic	Triggered when a repository admin removes a topic from a repository.
rename	Triggered when a repository is renamed.
self_hosted_runner_online	Triggered when the runner application is started. Can only be viewed using the REST API; not visible in the UI or JSON/CSV export. For more information, see "Monitoring and troubleshooting self-hosted runners."
self_hosted_runner_offline	Triggered when the runner application is stopped. Can only be viewed using the REST API; not visible in the UI or JSON/CSV export. For more information, see "Monitoring and troubleshooting self-hosted runners."
self_hosted_runner_updated	Triggered when the runner application is updated. Can be viewed using the REST API and the UI; not visible in the JSON/CSV export. For more information, see "About self-hosted runners."
set_actions_fork_pr_approvals_policy	Triggered when the setting for requiring approvals for workflows from public forks is changed. For more information, see "Managing GitHub Actions settings for a repository."
set_actions_retention_limit	Triggered when the retention period for GitHub Actions artifacts and logs is changed. For more information, see "Managing GitHub Actions settings for a repository."
set_fork_pr_workflows_policy	Triggered when the policy for workflows on private repository forks is changed. For more information, see "Managing GitHub Actions settings for a repository."
staff_unlock	Triggered when an enterprise owner or GitHub Support (with permission from a repository administrator) temporarily unlocked the repository. The visibility of the repository isn't changed.
transfer	Triggered when a repository is transferred.
transfer_start	Triggered when a repository transfer is about to occur.
unarchived	Triggered when a repository admin unarchives a repository.
update_actions_secret	Triggered when a GitHub Actions secret is updated.

repository_advisory category actions

Action	Description
close	Triggered when someone closes a security advisory. For more information, see "About repository security advisories."
cve_request	Triggered when someone requests a CVE (Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures) number from GitHub for a draft security advisory.
github_broadcast	Triggered when GitHub makes a security advisory public in the GitHub Advisory Database.
github_withdraw	Triggered when GitHub withdraws a security advisory that was published in error.
open	Triggered when someone opens a draft security advisory.
publish	Triggered when someone publishes a security advisory.
reopen	Triggered when someone reopens as draft security advisory.
update	Triggered when someone edits a draft or published security advisory.

repository_content_analysis category actions

Action	Description
enable	Triggered when an organization owner or person with admin access to the repository enables data use settings for a private repository.
disable	Triggered when an organization owner or person with admin access to the repository disables data use settings for a private repository.

repository_dependency_graph category actions

Action	Description
disable	Triggered when a repository owner or person with admin access to the repository disables the dependency graph for a private repository. For more information, see "About the dependency graph."
enable	Triggered when a repository owner or person with admin access to the repository enables the dependency graph for a private repository.

repository_invitation category actions

Action	Description
repository_invitation.accept	An invitation to join a repository was accepted.
repository_invitation.cancel	An invitation to join a repository was canceled.
repository_invitation.create	An invitation to join a repository was sent.
repository_invitation.reject	An invitation to join a repository was declined.

repository_vulnerability_alert category actions

Action	Description
create	Triggered when GitHub creates a Dependabot alert for a repository that uses a vulnerable dependency. For more information, see "About Dependabot alerts."
dismiss	Triggered when an organization owner or person with admin, write, or maintain access to the repository dismisses a Dependabot alert about a vulnerable dependency.
resolve	Triggered when someone with write or maintain access to a repository pushes changes to update and resolve a vulnerability in a project dependency.

repository_vulnerability_alerts category actions

Action	Description
authorized_users_teams	Triggered when an organization owner or a person with admin permissions to the repository updates the list of people or teams authorized to receive Dependabot alerts for the repository. For more information, see "Managing security and analysis settings for your repository."
disable	Triggered when a repository owner or person with admin access to the repository disables Dependabot alerts.
enable	Triggered when a repository owner or person with admin access to the repository enables Dependabot alerts.

secret_scanning_alert category actions

Action	Description
create	Triggered when GitHub detects an exposed secret and creates a secret scanning alert. For more information, see "Managing alerts from secret scanning."
reopen	Triggered when a user reopens a secret scanning alert.
resolve	Triggered when a user resolves a secret scanning alert.

sponsors category actions

Action	Description
custom_amount_settings_change	Triggered when you enable or disable custom amounts, or when you change the suggested custom amount (see "Managing your sponsorship tiers")
repo_funding_links_file_action	Triggered when you change the FUNDING file in your repository (see "Displaying a sponsor button in your repository")
sponsor_sponsorship_cancel	Triggered when you cancel a sponsorship (see "Downgrading a sponsorship")
sponsor_sponsorship_create	Triggered when you sponsor an account (see "Sponsoring an open source contributor")
sponsor_sponsorship_payment_complete	Triggered after you sponsor an account and your payment has been processed (see "Sponsoring an open source contributor")
sponsor_sponsorship_preference_change	Triggered when you change whether you receive email updates from a sponsored account (see "Managing your sponsorship")
sponsor_sponsorship_tier_change	Triggered when you upgrade or downgrade your sponsorship (see "Upgrading a sponsorship" and "Downgrading a sponsorship")
sponsored_developer_approve	Triggered when your GitHub Sponsors account is approved (see "Setting up GitHub Sponsors for your organization")
sponsored_developer_create	Triggered when your GitHub Sponsors account is created (see "Setting up GitHub Sponsors for your organization")
sponsored_developer_disable	Triggered when your GitHub Sponsors account is disabled
sponsored_developer_redraft	Triggered when your GitHub Sponsors account is returned to draft state from approved state
sponsored_developer_profile_update	Triggered when you edit your sponsored organization profile (see "Editing your profile details for GitHub Sponsors")
sponsored_developer_request_approval	Triggered when you submit your application for GitHub Sponsors for approval (see "Setting up GitHub Sponsors for your organization")
sponsored_developer_tier_description_update	Triggered when you change the description for a sponsorship tier (see "Managing your sponsorship tiers")
sponsored_developer_update_newsletter_send	Triggered when you send an email update to your sponsors (see "Contacting your sponsors")
waitlist_invite_sponsored_developer	Triggered when you are invited to join GitHub Sponsors from the waitlist (see "Setting up GitHub Sponsors for your organization")
waitlist_join	Triggered when you join the waitlist to become a sponsored organization (see "Setting up GitHub Sponsors for your organization")

team category actions

Action	Description
add_member	Triggered when a member of an organization is added to a team.
add_repository	Triggered when a team is given control of a repository.
change_parent_team	Triggered when a child team is created or a child team's parent is changed.
change_privacy	Triggered when a team's privacy level is changed.
create	Triggered when a new team is created.
demote_maintainer	Triggered when a user was demoted from a team maintainer to a team member. For more information, see "Assigning the team maintainer role to a team member."
destroy	Triggered when a team is deleted from the organization.
team.promote_maintainer	Triggered when a user was promoted from a team member to a team maintainer. For more information, see "Assigning the team maintainer role to a team member."
remove_member	Triggered when a member of an organization is removed from a team.
remove_repository	Triggered when a repository is no longer under a team's control.

team_discussions category actions

Action	Description
disable	Triggered when an organization owner disables team discussions for an organization. For more information, see "Disabling team discussions for your organization."
enable	Triggered when an organization owner enables team discussions for an organization.

workflows category actions

Action	Description
cancel_workflow_run	Triggered when a workflow run has been cancelled. For more information, see "Canceling a workflow."
completed_workflow_run	Triggered when a workflow status changes to completed. Can only be viewed using the REST API; not visible in the UI or the JSON/CSV export. For more information, see "Viewing workflow run history."
created_workflow_run	Triggered when a workflow run is created. Can only be viewed using the REST API; not visible in the UI or the JSON/CSV export. For more information, see "Understanding GitHub Actions."
delete_workflow_run	Triggered when a workflow run is deleted. For more information, see "Deleting a workflow run."
disable_workflow	Triggered when a workflow is disabled.
enable_workflow	Triggered when a workflow is enabled, after previously being disabled by disable_workflow.
rerun_workflow_run	Triggered when a workflow run is re-run. For more information, see "Re-running workflows and jobs."
prepared_workflow_job	Triggered when a workflow job is started. Includes the list of secrets that were provided to the job. Can only be viewed using the REST API. It is not visible in the GitHub web interface or included in the JSON/CSV export. For more information, see "Events that trigger workflows."
approve_workflow_job	Triggered when a workflow job has been approved. For more information, see "Reviewing deployments."
reject_workflow_job	Triggered when a workflow job has been rejected. For more information, see "Reviewing deployments."

Further reading

• "Keeping your organization secure"
• "Exporting member information for your organization"