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Audit log events for your organization

Learn about audit log events recorded for your organization.

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

business category actions

ActionDescription
set_actions_retention_limitTriggered 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_policyTriggered when the policy for workflows on private repository forks is changed. For more information, see "Enabling workflows for private repository forks."

dependabot_alerts category actions

ActionDescription
disableTriggered when an organization owner disables Dependabot alerts for all existing repositories. For more information, see "Managing security and analysis settings for your organization."
enableTriggered when an organization owner enables Dependabot alerts for all existing repositories.

dependabot_alerts_new_repos category actions

ActionDescription
disableTriggered when an organization owner disables Dependabot alerts for all new repositories. For more information, see "Managing security and analysis settings for your organization."
enableTriggered when an organization owner enables Dependabot alerts for all new repositories.

dependabot_security_updates category actions

ActionDescription
disableTriggered when an organization owner disables Dependabot security updates for all existing repositories. For more information, see "Managing security and analysis settings for your organization."
enableTriggered when an organization owner enables Dependabot security updates for all existing repositories.

dependabot_security_updates_new_repos category actions

ActionDescription
disableTriggered when an organization owner disables Dependabot security updates for all new repositories. For more information, see "Managing security and analysis settings for your organization."
enableTriggered when an organization owner enables Dependabot security updates for all new repositories.

discussion_post category actions

ActionDescription
updateTriggered when a team discussion post is edited.
destroyTriggered when a team discussion post is deleted.

discussion_post_reply category actions

ActionDescription
updateTriggered when a reply to a team discussion post is edited.
destroyTriggered when a reply to a team discussion post is deleted.

enterprise category actions

ActionDescription
remove_self_hosted_runnerTriggered when a self-hosted runner is removed.
register_self_hosted_runnerTriggered when a new self-hosted runner is registered. For more information, see "Adding self-hosted runners."
runner_group_createdTriggered when a self-hosted runner group is created. For more information, see "Managing access to self-hosted runners using groups.
runner_group_removedTriggered when a self-hosted runner group is removed. For more information, see "Managing access to self-hosted runners using groups."
runner_group_runner_removedTriggered when the REST API is used to remove a self-hosted runner from a group.
runner_group_runners_addedTriggered 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_updatedTriggered when a runner group's list of members is updated. For more information, see "Actions."
runner_group_updatedTriggered 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_updatedTriggered 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."

hook category actions

ActionDescription
createTriggered when a new hook was added to a repository owned by your organization.
config_changedTriggered when an existing hook has its configuration altered.
destroyTriggered when an existing hook was removed from a repository.
events_changedTriggered when the events on a hook have been altered.

integration_installation category actions

ActionDescription
contact_email_changedA contact email for an integration was changed.
createAn integration was installed.
destroyAn integration was uninstalled.
repositories_addedRepositories were added to an integration.
repositories_removedRepositories were removed from an integration.
version_updatedPermissions for an integration were updated.

integration_installation_request category actions

ActionDescription
createTriggered when an organization member requests that an organization owner install an integration for use in the organization.
closeTriggered 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

ActionDescription
destroyTriggered when an organization owner or someone with admin permissions in a repository deletes an issue from an organization-owned repository.

members_can_create_pages category actions

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

ActionDescription
enableTriggered when an organization owner enables publication of GitHub Pages sites for repositories in the organization.
disableTriggered when an organization owner disables publication of GitHub Pages sites for repositories in the organization.

oauth_application category actions

ActionDescription
createTriggered when a new OAuth app is created.
destroyTriggered when an existing OAuth app is deleted.
reset_secretTriggered when an OAuth app's client secret is reset.
revoke_tokensTriggered when an OAuth app's user tokens are revoked.
transferTriggered when an existing OAuth app is transferred to a new organization.

org category actions

ActionDescription
add_memberTriggered when a user joins an organization.
advanced_security_policy_selected_member_disabledTriggered 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_enabledTriggered 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."
create_actions_secretTriggered when a GitHub Actions secret is created for an organization. For more information, see "Encrypted secrets."
disable_member_team_creation_permissionTriggered when an organization owner limits team creation to owners. For more information, see "Setting team creation permissions in your organization."
disable_two_factor_requirementTriggered when an owner disables a two-factor authentication requirement for all members and outside collaborators in an organization.
enable_member_team_creation_permissionTriggered when an organization owner allows members to create teams. For more information, see "Setting team creation permissions in your organization."
enable_two_factor_requirementTriggered when an owner requires two-factor authentication for all members and outside collaborators in an organization.
register_self_hosted_runnerTriggered when a new self-hosted runner is registered. For more information, see "Adding self-hosted runners."
remove_actions_secretTriggered when a GitHub Actions secret is removed.
remove_memberTriggered 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_collaboratorTriggered 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_runnerTriggered when a self-hosted runner is removed. For more information, see "Removing self-hosted runners."
runner_group_createdTriggered when a self-hosted runner group is created. For more information, see "Managing access to self-hosted runners using groups."
runner_group_removedTriggered when a self-hosted runner group is removed. For more information, see "Managing access to self-hosted runners using groups."
runner_group_updatedTriggered 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_addedTriggered 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_removedTriggered when the REST API is used to remove a self-hosted runner from a group. For more information, see "Actions."
runner_group_runners_updatedTriggered when a runner group's list of members is updated. For more information, see "Actions."
secret_scanning_push_protection_disableTriggered when an organization owner or person with admin access to the organization disables push protection for secret scanning. For more information, see "Protecting pushes with secret scanning."
secret_scanning_push_protection_enableTriggered when an organization owner or person with admin access to the organization enables push protection for secret scanning.
self_hosted_runner_onlineTriggered 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_offlineTriggered 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_updatedTriggered 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_retention_limitTriggered 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_policyTriggered when the policy for workflows on private repository forks is changed. For more information, see "Disabling or limiting GitHub Actions for your organization."
update_actions_secretTriggered when a GitHub Actions secret is updated.
update_new_repository_default_branch_settingTriggered 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_permissionTriggered when an owner changes the default repository permission level for organization members.
update_memberTriggered when an owner changes a person's role from owner to member or member to owner.
update_member_repository_creation_permissionTriggered when an owner changes the create repository permission for organization members.

org_secret_scanning_custom_pattern category actions

ActionDescription
createTriggered when a custom pattern is created for secret scanning in an organization. For more information, see "Defining custom patterns for secret scanning."
deleteTriggered when a custom pattern is removed from secret scanning in an organization. For more information, see "Defining custom patterns for secret scanning."
publishTriggered when changes to a custom pattern are published for secret scanning in an organization. For more information, see "Defining custom patterns for secret scanning."
updateTriggered when changes to a custom pattern are saved and a dry run is executed for secret scanning in an organization. For more information, see "Defining custom patterns for secret scanning."

organization_default_label category actions

ActionDescription
createTriggered when a default label is created.
updateTriggered when a default label is edited.
destroyTriggered when a default label is deleted.

profile_picture category actions

ActionDescription
updateTriggered when you set or update your organization's profile picture.

project category actions

ActionDescription
createTriggered when a project board is created.
linkTriggered when a repository is linked to a project board.
renameTriggered when a project board is renamed.
updateTriggered when a project board is updated.
deleteTriggered when a project board is deleted.
unlinkTriggered when a repository is unlinked from a project board.
update_org_permissionTriggered when the base-level permission for all organization members is changed or removed.
update_team_permissionTriggered when a team's project board permission level is changed or when a team is added or removed from a project board.
update_user_permissionTriggered 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

ActionDescription
createTriggered when branch protection is enabled on a branch.
destroyTriggered when branch protection is disabled on a branch.
update_admin_enforcedTriggered when branch protection is enforced for repository administrators.
update_require_code_owner_reviewTriggered when enforcement of required Code Owner review is updated on a branch.
dismiss_stale_reviewsTriggered when enforcement of dismissing stale pull requests is updated on a branch.
update_signature_requirement_enforcement_levelTriggered when enforcement of required commit signing is updated on a branch.
update_pull_request_reviews_enforcement_levelTriggered 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_levelTriggered when enforcement of required status checks is updated on a branch.
update_strict_required_status_checks_policyTriggered when the requirement for a branch to be up to date before merging is changed.
rejected_ref_updateTriggered when a branch update attempt is rejected.
policy_overrideTriggered when a branch protection requirement is overridden by a repository administrator.
update_allow_force_pushes_enforcement_levelTriggered when force pushes are enabled or disabled for a protected branch.
update_allow_deletions_enforcement_levelTriggered when branch deletion is enabled or disabled for a protected branch.
update_linear_history_requirement_enforcement_levelTriggered when required linear commit history is enabled or disabled for a protected branch.

pull_request category actions

ActionDescription
createTriggered when a pull request is created.
closeTriggered when a pull request is closed without being merged.
reopenTriggered when a pull request is reopened after previously being closed.
mergeTriggered when a pull request is merged.
indirect_mergeTriggered when a pull request is considered merged because its commits were merged into the target branch.
ready_for_reviewTriggered when a pull request is marked as ready for review.
converted_to_draftTriggered when a pull request is converted to a draft.
create_review_requestTriggered when a review is requested.
remove_review_requestTriggered when a review request is removed.

pull_request_review category actions

ActionDescription
submitTriggered when a review is submitted.
dismissTriggered when a review is dismissed.
deleteTriggered when a review is deleted.

pull_request_review_comment category actions

ActionDescription
createTriggered when a review comment is added.
updateTriggered when a review comment is changed.
deleteTriggered when a review comment is deleted.

repo category actions

ActionDescription
accessTriggered when a user changes the visibility of a repository in the organization.
actions_enabledTriggered 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_memberTriggered when a user accepts an invitation to have collaboration access to a repository.
add_topicTriggered when a repository admin adds a topic to a repository.
advanced_security_disabledTriggered 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_enabledTriggered when a repository administrator enables GitHub Advanced Security features for the repository. For more information, see "Managing security and analysis settings for your repository.".
archivedTriggered when a repository admin 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.
create_actions_secretTriggered when a GitHub Actions secret is created for a repository. For more information, see "Encrypted secrets."
destroyTriggered when a repository is deleted.
download_zipA source code archive of a repository was downloaded as a ZIP file. For more information, see "Downloading source code archives."
enableTriggered when a repository is re-enabled.
remove_actions_secretTriggered when a GitHub Actions secret is removed.
remove_memberTriggered when a user is removed from a repository as a collaborator.
register_self_hosted_runnerTriggered when a new self-hosted runner is registered. For more information, see "Adding self-hosted runners."
remove_self_hosted_runnerTriggered when a self-hosted runner is removed. For more information, see "Removing self-hosted runners."
remove_topicTriggered when a repository admin removes a topic from a repository.
renameTriggered when a repository is renamed.
self_hosted_runner_onlineTriggered 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_offlineTriggered 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_updatedTriggered 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_retention_limitTriggered 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_policyTriggered when the policy for workflows on private repository forks is changed. For more information, see "Managing GitHub Actions settings for a repository."
staff_unlockTriggered 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.
transferTriggered when a repository is transferred.
transfer_startTriggered when a repository transfer is about to occur.
unarchivedTriggered when a repository admin unarchives a repository.
update_actions_secretTriggered when a GitHub Actions secret is updated.

repository_invitation category actions

ActionDescription
repository_invitation.acceptAn invitation to join a repository was accepted.
repository_invitation.cancelAn invitation to join a repository was canceled.
repository_invitation.createAn invitation to join a repository was sent.
repository_invitation.rejectAn invitation to join a repository was declined.

repository_secret_scanning category actions

ActionDescription
disableTriggered when a repository owner or person with admin access to the repository disables secret scanning for a repository. For more information, see "About secret scanning."
enableTriggered when a repository owner or person with admin access to the repository enables secret scanning for a repository.

repository_secret_scanning_custom_pattern category actions

ActionDescription
createTriggered when a custom pattern is created for secret scanning in a repository. For more information, see "Defining custom patterns for secret scanning."
deleteTriggered when a custom pattern is removed from secret scanning in a repository. For more information, see "Defining custom patterns for secret scanning."
publishTriggered when a custom pattern is published for secret scanning in a repository. For more information, see "Defining custom patterns for secret scanning."
updateTriggered when changes to a custom pattern are saved and a dry run is executed for secret scanning in a repository. For more information, see "Defining custom patterns for secret scanning."

repository_secret_scanning_push_protection category actions

ActionDescription
disableTriggered when a repository owner or person with admin access to the repository disables secret scanning for a repository. For more information, see "Protecting pushes with secret scanning."
enableTriggered when a repository owner or person with admin access to the repository enables secret scanning for a repository.

repository_vulnerability_alert category actions

ActionDescription
createTriggered when GitHub Enterprise Server creates a Dependabot alert for a repository that uses a vulnerable dependency. For more information, see "About Dependabot alerts."
dismissTriggered when an organization owner or person with admin access to the repository dismisses a Dependabot alert about a vulnerable dependency.
resolveTriggered when someone with write access to a repository pushes changes to update and resolve a vulnerability in a project dependency.

role category actions

ActionDescription
createTriggered when an organization owner creates a new custom repository role. For more information, see "Managing custom repository roles for an organization."
destroyTriggered when an organization owner deletes a custom repository role. For more information, see "Managing custom repository roles for an organization."
updateTriggered when an organization owner edits an existing custom repository role. For more information, see "Managing custom repository roles for an organization."

secret_scanning category actions

ActionDescription
disableTriggered when an organization owner disables secret scanning for all existing repositories. For more information, see "About secret scanning."
enableTriggered when an organization owner enables secret scanning for all existing repositories.

secret_scanning_new_repos category actions

ActionDescription
disableTriggered when an organization owner disables secret scanning for all new repositories. For more information, see "About secret scanning."
enableTriggered when an organization owner enables secret scanning for all new repositories.

team category actions

ActionDescription
add_memberTriggered when a member of an organization is added to a team.
add_repositoryTriggered when a team is given control of a repository.
change_parent_teamTriggered when a child team is created or a child team's parent is changed.
change_privacyTriggered when a team's privacy level is changed.
createTriggered when a new team is created.
demote_maintainerTriggered 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."
destroyTriggered when a team is deleted from the organization.
promote_maintainerTriggered when a user is promoted from a team member to a team maintainer. For more information, see "Assigning the team maintainer role to a team member."
remove_memberTriggered when a member of an organization is removed from a team.
remove_repositoryTriggered when a repository is no longer under a team's control.

team_discussions category actions

ActionDescription
disableTriggered when an organization owner disables team discussions for an organization. For more information, see "Disabling team discussions for your organization."
enableTriggered when an organization owner enables team discussions for an organization.

workflows category actions

ActionDescription
cancel_workflow_runTriggered when a workflow run has been cancelled. For more information, see "Canceling a workflow."
completed_workflow_runTriggered 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_runTriggered 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_runTriggered when a workflow run is deleted. For more information, see "Deleting a workflow run."
disable_workflowTriggered when a workflow is disabled.
enable_workflowTriggered when a workflow is enabled, after previously being disabled by disable_workflow.
rerun_workflow_runTriggered when a workflow run is re-run. For more information, see "Re-running workflows and jobs."
prepared_workflow_jobTriggered 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_jobTriggered when a workflow job has been approved. For more information, see "Reviewing deployments."
reject_workflow_jobTriggered when a workflow job has been rejected. For more information, see "Reviewing deployments."