About transferring GitHub Apps

The owner of a GitHub App registration can transfer ownership of the GitHub App registration to another account. App managers can also transfer ownership of the GitHub App registration. For more information about app managers, seeAbout GitHub App managers.

You can transfer apps from a user or organization to another account. You cannot transfer ownership to a team.

Transferring a GitHub App registration

1. In the upper-right corner of any page on GitHub, click your profile picture.
2. Navigate to your account settings.
   • For an app owned by a personal account, clickSettings.
   • For an app owned by an organization:
     1. ClickYour organizations.
     2. To the right of the organization, clickSettings.
3. In the left sidebar, click Developer settings.
4. In the left sidebar, clickGitHub Apps.
5. Select the GitHub App whose ownership you want to transfer.
6. In the left sidebar, clickAdvanced.
7. ClickTransfer ownership.
8. Under "New owner's GitHub username, organization, or enterprise name", type the name of the account you want to transfer the GitHub App to.
9. Select the account from the dropdown that you wish to transfer to. Be aware that enterprises and organizations can have the same name, so check that you are transferring to the correct account type.
10. If transferring the app would uninstall it from your account, a warning will appear.
11. ClickTransfer this GitHub App.