GitHub Issues search issues by username

In larger projects, one might not remember if they or a colleague has opened or commented on a prior Issue topic. To search the issues by a username, use this search syntax in the GitHub Issues search bar:

  • Issue created by a user:
is:issue author:username
  • Issue commented on by a user:
is:issue commenter:username

Note that the search term is not user:.

This maps into the GitHub API as a query parameter:

?q=is:issue+author:username

For example at the Bootstrap project for one’s self “@me”:

https://github.com/twbs/bootstrap/issues?=q=is%3Aissue+author%3A%40me