Issues Reverting to Old GitHub Username

[ipassionaboutit]

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Hi everyone,

I recently changed my GitHub username and am now trying to revert back to my old username, passionaboutit. However, it seems that this username is no longer available. Has anyone else faced a similar issue? Any advice on how to reclaim my old username or resolve this situation would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks!

[DevHanza]

Reach out to GitHub's support team and explain your situation. They may be able to provide additional information.
https://docs.github.com/en/support/contacting-github-support

[mecodeatlas]

Hi @ipassionaboutit 👋🏾,It looks like @devhana's response was the answer to your question here. Can you please mark their response as the answer? When you mark a question as an answer, GitHub will highlight the comment and replies to the comment to help visitors quickly find the answer.

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