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Copy as Markdown In this article * About transferring GitHub Apps * Transferring a GitHub App registration 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, see About 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 * In the upper-right corner of any page on GitHub, click your profile picture. * Navigate to your account settings. * For an app owned by a personal account, click Settings . * For an app owned by an organization: * Click Your organizations . * To the right of the organization, click Settings . * In the left sidebar, click Developer settings . * In the left sidebar, click GitHub Apps . * Select the GitHub App whose ownership you want to transfer. * In the left sidebar, click Advanced . * Click Transfer ownership . * Under "New owner's GitHub username, organization, or enterprise name", type the name of the account you want to transfer the GitHub App to. * 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. * If transferring the app would uninstall it from your account, a warning will appear. * Click Transfer this GitHub App . Back to top Help and support Was this Doc helpful? Yes No Help us make GitHub Docs great! All Docs are open source. See something that's wrong or unclear? Submit a pull request. Make a contribution Still need help? Ask the GitHub community Contact support Expert services Blog GitHub Inc. © 2026 Terms Privacy Status Pricing