GitHub contributions graph not counting commits from private repositories

[GuilhermePerobelliZambolim]

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Hello everyone!

I'm experiencing an issue with my GitHub contributions graph.

I have made multiple commits across four private repositories owned by my personal GitHub account, but these contributions are not appearing in my profile graph.

I have already checked the following:

My commit email is verified and associated with my GitHub account.
My commits are on the default branches.
The repositories are not forks.
Private contributions are enabled.
All repositories are synchronized with GitHub.
My commits are correctly linked to my GitHub profile.

Despite meeting these requirements, my contributions graph still shows no activity on the corresponding dates.

I also contacted GitHub Support, but my ticket was automatically closed.

Has anyone experienced this issue? Is there a way to refresh or rebuild the contributions graph?

Thank you!

[100rootrain]

I can only see public data, but it already narrows things down. Your contribution calendar from the GraphQL API (contributionsCollection, Oct 1 – Nov 10, UTC) shows:

• restrictedContributionsCount: 4, so 4 private contributions are being counted
• totalCommitContributions: 0 (public)
• Active days: Oct 20 (2), Oct 23, Oct 25, Nov 3, Nov 10

So "Include private contributions" is working, and the graph isn't stuck. Specific commits just aren't being attributed. Those 4 might only be the creation of your 4 private repos. When you're logged in, the activity section under the graph should show what they are.

Checks worth doing in each repo:

git log origin/main --format='%h | %ae | %ad' --date=iso -n 20

(use your default branch name instead of main if it's different)

1. Author email. Compare each %ae with https://github.com/settings/emails. A second machine often uses a different address, a typo, or someone else's noreply address (yours is the ID+username@users.noreply.github.com shown on that page). If an address is missing, add and verify it, and those commits are counted retroactively. You don't need to rewrite history.
2. Author date. The calendar places a commit by its author date, not the push date. A wrong system clock, or a rebase/cherry-pick/import that kept old author dates, puts the commit on a day you aren't looking at, or before your account existed (Oct 19).
3. Branch at push time. Commits only count once they're on the default branch. If the work was pushed to another branch and the default was changed later, compare git log on the current default against what you expect.

There's no button to rebuild the graph. If all three check out, post that git log output (mask the emails if you want) next to the dates you expected to see, and it'll be easier to pin down.