GitHub Integration Capabilities

Use the GitHub integration to manage GitHub organization access in Ploy. In most cases, the integration works with existing GitHub accounts rather than creating new ones.

What the GitHub integration can do

• Connect GitHub to Ploy.

• Associate an employee with their GitHub account.

• Invite or add an existing GitHub user to your GitHub organization.

• Remove a user from your GitHub organization during offboarding.

• Automate those access changes through Ploy workflows.

What the GitHub integration cannot usually do

• Create a brand-new GitHub user account.

• Delete a GitHub user account.

That means adding someone to a GitHub organization is not the same as creating a GitHub account. Ploy usually manages organization membership for an existing GitHub user.

Exception: Enterprise Managed Users

If your GitHub environment uses Enterprise Managed Users, provisioning works differently from standard GitHub organizations with personal accounts. In that setup, user creation and deprovisioning can follow a different model.

For standard GitHub setups, the simplest description is: Ploy can invite existing GitHub users into your organization and remove them later, but it does not create or delete GitHub accounts.