Why is this commit not appearing in the contributor list?

[bpodrygajlo]

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I have a specific question about github "Contributors" page is not showing most of my historical contributions to a project, see here:

https://github.com/duranta-project/openairinterface5g/graphs/contributors (select 1 year)

This commit is correctly associated to my account but does not show up in the contributors view:

duranta-project/openairinterface5g@ee2af75

The repo was migrated recently (May 2026).

[NauhwarDev]

If the commit is already correctly attributed to your GitHub account, I’d check whether it’s part of the current default branch history after the migration.

GitHub’s Contributors graph only includes eligible commits from the default branch, and merge commits or empty commits aren’t counted. If ee2af75 is a normal commit and is reachable from the current default branch, then the May 2026 migration/history rewrite could be relevant.

GitHub also notes that contributor statistics may take some time to update after changes to repository history. If everything looks correct but the older contributions are still missing, it may be worth contacting GitHub Support to have the repository’s contributor statistics checked.

[bpodrygajlo]

I went through support and it pointed me here. The commit is on develop (main) branch - it is visible in the second link

[NauhwarDev]

Good Question btw

[tanimomor]

GitHub says a qualifying commit may take up to 24 hours to appear on the graph.

Happy coding!

[JEETJM]

Since the commit is correctly attributed to your GitHub account and you have confirmed that it is reachable from the current develop (main) branch, the recent repository migration seems like an important clue.

I would compare the commit history before and after the migration and check whether the commit is still part of the branch's current reachable history. You can verify this with:

git branch --contains ee2af75bffb07efa8b8dbf5dea2758e4db5c5d87

If the commit is reachable from the default branch and is correctly attributed, but it still doesn't appear in the Contributors graph after enough time for GitHub's statistics to update, this may be an issue with the repository's contributor statistics after the migration.

In that case, I would provide GitHub Support with the repository URL, the commit SHA, and confirmation that the commit is on the default branch and correctly attributed. They should be able to investigate the contributor statistics on their side.

[hackingwithabhishek]

The commit can be correctly associated with your GitHub account and still be missing from the Contributors graph. GitHub's contributor graph is generated from the repository's commit history and may not immediately reflect historical contributions after a repository migration.

Since the repository was migrated in May 2026, the contributor statistics may still be affected by the migration/history rewrite or GitHub's graph recalculation.

I would first check:

1. The commit exists on the repository's current default branch/history.
2. The commit's author email is associated with the correct GitHub account.
3. The repository history was migrated without rewriting/removing the relevant commits.
4. The contributor graph is being viewed for the correct time range and branch.

If the commit is present and correctly attributed but the contributor graph still omits it after the migration has settled, this is likely a GitHub contribution-graph indexing issue rather than a problem with the commit itself.