Reviewing your security log

Accessing your security log

The security log lists all actions performed within the last 90 days.

1. In the upper-right corner of any page, click your profile photo, then click Settings.

   

2. In the "Archives" section of the sidebar, click Security log.

Searching your security log

The log lists the following information about each action:

• Which repository an action was performed in
• The user that performed the action
• 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 "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 both octocat and 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

The events listed in your security log are triggered by your actions. Actions are grouped into the following categories:

Category name	Description
billing	Contains all activities related to your billing information.
codespaces	Contains all activities related to Codespaces. For more information, see "About Codespaces."
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.
oauth_access	Contains all activities related to OAuth Apps you've connected with.
payment_method	Contains all activities related to paying for your GitHub subscription.
profile_picture	Contains all activities related to your profile picture.
project	Contains all activities related to project boards.
public_key	Contains all activities related to your public SSH keys.
repo	Contains all activities related to the repositories you own.
sponsors	Contains all events related to GitHub Sponsors and sponsor buttons (see "About GitHub Sponsors" and "Displaying a sponsor button in your repository")
two_factor_authentication	Contains all activities related to two-factor authentication.
user	Contains all activities related to your account.

Exporting your security 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 as JSON or CSV, you'll see the following keys and values in the resulting file.

Key	Example value
action	team.create
actor	octocat
user	codertocat
org	octo-org
repo	octo-org/documentation
created_at	1429548104000 (Timestamp shows the time since Epoch with milliseconds.)
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

Security log actions

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

billing category actions

Action	Description
change_billing_type	Triggered when you change how you pay for GitHub.
change_email	Triggered when you change your email address.

codespaces category actions

Action	Description
create	Triggered when you create a codespace.
resume	Triggered when you resume a suspended codespace.
delete	Triggered when you delete a codespace.
manage_access_and_security	Triggered when you update the repositories a codespace has access to.
trusted_repositories_access_update	Triggered when you change your user account's access and security setting for Codespaces.

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.

oauth_authorization category actions

Action	Description
create	Triggered when you grant access to an OAuth App.
destroy	Triggered when you revoke an OAuth App's access to your account and when authorizations are revoked or expire.

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.

profile_picture category actions

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

project category actions

Action	Description
access	Triggered when a project board's visibility is changed.
create	Triggered when a project board is created.
rename	Triggered when a project board is renamed.
update	Triggered when a project board is updated.
delete	Triggered when a project board is deleted.
link	Triggered when a repository is linked to a project board.
unlink	Triggered when a repository is unlinked from a project board.
update_user_permission	Triggered when an outside collaborator is added to or removed from a project board or has their permission level changed.

public_key category actions

Action	Description
create	Triggered when you add a new public SSH key to your account on GitHub.com.
delete	Triggered when you remove a public SSH key to your account on GitHub.com.

repo category actions

Action	Description
access	Triggered when you a repository you own is switched from "private" to "public" (or vice versa).
add_member	Triggered when a GitHub user is invited to have collaboration access to a repository.
add_topic	Triggered when a repository owner adds a topic to a repository.
archived	Triggered when a repository owner archives a repository.
create	Triggered when a new repository is created.
destroy	Triggered when a repository is deleted.
disable	Triggered when a repository is disabled (e.g., for insufficient funds).
enable	Triggered when a repository is re-enabled.
remove_member	Triggered when a GitHub user is removed from a repository as a collaborator.
remove_topic	Triggered when a repository owner removes a topic from a repository.
rename	Triggered when a repository is renamed.
transfer	Triggered when a repository is transferred.
transfer_start	Triggered when a repository transfer is about to occur.
unarchived	Triggered when a repository owner unarchives a repository.

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 developer (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 user account")
sponsored_developer_create	Triggered when your GitHub Sponsors account is created (see "Setting up GitHub Sponsors for your user account")
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 developer 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 user account")
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 user account")
waitlist_join	Triggered when you join the waitlist to become a sponsored developer (see "Setting up GitHub Sponsors for your user account")

successor_invitation category actions

Action	Description
accept	Triggered when you accept a succession invitation (see "Maintaining ownership continuity of your user account's repositories")
cancel	Triggered when you cancel a succession invitation (see "Maintaining ownership continuity of your user account's repositories")
create	Triggered when you create a succession invitation (see "Maintaining ownership continuity of your user account's repositories")
decline	Triggered when you decline a succession invitation (see "Maintaining ownership continuity of your user account's repositories")
revoke	Triggered when you revoke a succession invitation (see "Maintaining ownership continuity of your user account's repositories")

two_factor_authentication category actions

Action	Description
enabled	Triggered when two-factor authentication is enabled.
disabled	Triggered when two-factor authentication is disabled.

user category actions

Action	Description
add_email	Triggered when you add a new email address.
codespaces_trusted_repo_access_granted	Triggered when you [allow the codespaces you create for a repository to access other repositories owned by your user account](/github/developing-online-with-codespaces/managing-access-and-security-for-codespaces.
codespaces_trusted_repo_access_revoked	Triggered when you [disallow the codespaces you create for a repository to access other repositories owned by your user account](/github/developing-online-with-codespaces/managing-access-and-security-for-codespaces.
create	Triggered when you create a new user account.
change_password	Triggered when you change your password.
forgot_password	Triggered when you ask for a password reset.
hide_private_contributions_count	Triggered when you hide private contributions on your profile.
login	Triggered when you log in to GitHub.com.
failed_login	Triggered when you failed to log in successfully.
remove_email	Triggered when you remove an email address.
rename	Triggered when you rename your account.
report_content	Triggered when you report an issue or pull request, or a comment on an issue, pull request, or commit.
show_private_contributions_count	Triggered when you publicize private contributions on your profile.
two_factor_requested	Triggered when GitHub asks you for your two-factor authentication code.

user_status category actions

Action	Description
update	Triggered when you set or change the status on your profile. For more information, see "Setting a status."
destroy	Triggered when you clear the status on your profile.