Remove invalid contributor from GitHub

Question

I accidentally committed with the wrong author (Me <[email protected]>), because I'd used that as a placeholder author, to protect my privacy. On the GitHub page, the author appeared as tCInUBkXfaMY, but they don't own the name Me.

To fix this, I amended the commit, backed up the master branch to another branch, then ran git push --force.

Even when deleting the backup branch, the contributor still appears on the project page.

The contributor appears nowhere on the graph (graphs/contributors), but still appears on the main page.

Edit: this did fix itself

Answer 1

I successfully removed invalid contributors after contacting GitHub.

You can contact GitHub via the link: https://support.github.com/contact?tags=rr-remove-data

Mention your repo url in the content and say that you need to delete invalid contributors. They will help you clear these cached information manually.