How to transfer a project to another user?

[ldommer]

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How do I transfer a project to another user? I started a repo and successfully transferred it to my client. The tied project I started remained in my account. How can I also transfer the project to my client?

[Anmol-Baranwal]

To transfer a repository to another user or organization on GitHub, you can use the "Transfer ownership" option in the repository settings.

Here are the steps to transfer your project to your client:

1. Go to your repository on GitHub and click on the "Settings" tab.
2. Scroll down to the "Danger Zone" section and click on the "Transfer ownership" button.
3. Enter the new owner's GitHub username or organization name in the "New owner's GitHub username or organization name" field.
4. Confirm the transfer by entering the name of the repository in the "I understand, transfer this repository" field and click on the "I understand, transfer this repository" button.
5. Your client will receive an email notification and will need to accept the transfer request within 14 days.

Note that you must be an owner or have admin access to the repository to transfer ownership. Additionally, if the repository has any forks, issues, pull requests, or releases associated with it, those will be transferred to the new owner as well.

[ldommer]

Hello and thanks for your answer. Not a repository, but a project. I already transferred my repository as this is well documented.

[Anmol-Baranwal]

@ldommer
Is there any difference? For example, does the term 'project' refer to the entire repository?

[ldommer]

https://docs.github.com/en/issues/planning-and-tracking-with-projects/learning-about-projects/about-projects

[Anmol-Baranwal]

I understood :)

As far as I know, there is no direct way to transfer a GitHub project to another user or organization.

If you want to transfer the contents of a project, one possible workaround is to create a new repository for the project and then transfer the repository to the other user as I mentioned earlier. Alternatively, you could export the project as a file and then transfer the file to the other user via email, cloud storage, or other means.

You can add collaborators with admin access.

[Anmol-Baranwal]

I just wanted to check in and see if you have any remaining questions or concerns about my answer. If not, would you please mark my response as accepted?

It would be greatly appreciated and it will also help other users who might be looking for a solution to a similar issue.

Since, there is no solution for this issue, it might be appropriate to close it.

[EnTerr]

is this still the case? i.e. Projects are not transferrable between user accounts or organizations?