Is it possible to find out the users who have checked out my project on GitHub?

Question

I'm wondering if there is any way to know who has checked out my project hosted on GitHub? This would include people who have forked the project directly on GitHub, as well as people who may have cloned the repository using standard git clone commands.

Answer 1

If by "checked out" you mean people who have cloned your project, then no it is not possible. You don't even need to be a GitHub user to clone a repository, so it would be infeasible to track this.

Answer 2

Use the GitHub Network Graph to Track Forks

You have no way to see who has checked out your repository using standard git commands such as git clone, but you can see who has forked your repository on GitHub using the Network Graph Visualizer. At the time of this answer, you can access this feature in at least two ways:

1. From the "Network" tab just to the right of the "Code" tab on the navigation bar at the top of your repository.
2. By clicking on the numbers (if non-zero) in the call-out just to the right of the "Fork" widget on the right-hand side.

For example, here is a partial screenshot of the rbenv network graph:

The "Members" tab at the top of the Network Graph will also show you a different view, listing the names of the people who currently have forks on GitHub. It obviously will not show people who cloned outside of GitHub, or folks who have subsequently deleted their forks.