Profile package count is incorrect: shows 11 packages while API and Packages tab report 26 public packages

[rodri-oliveira-dev]

🏷️ Discussion Type

Bug

Body

Hi GitHub team,

I’m seeing an inconsistency in the package count displayed on my GitHub profile.

My profile header shows:

Packages 11

However:

• the Packages tab shows 26 packages;
• the GitHub REST API also returns 26 packages;
• all 26 packages have visibility: public;
• the issue is reproducible while logged out / in an incognito window.

I verified the packages using:

GET /user/packages?package_type=nuget
GET /user/packages?package_type=npm
GET /user/packages?package_type=container

Current distribution:

NuGet:     23
npm:        1
Container:  2
Total:     26

Visibility:

public: 26
private: 0

Expected result:

Packages 26

Actual result:

Packages 11

Profile:

rodri-oliveira-dev

Because the API, Packages tab, and package visibility all agree on 26 public packages, this appears to be a stale or incorrectly indexed package count in the profile header.

I also found a similar report involving an inconsistent package count:
https://github.com/orgs/community/discussions/188590

Could you please check whether the profile package counter needs to be reindexed or refreshed for my account?

Thanks.

[siyamex]

GitHub profile counters (like repositories, stars, and packages) are handled by a background caching and indexing service separate from the API, which is why your profile header is out of sync with the actual count returned by the REST API and your Packages tab. Because this is a backend cache indexing issue on GitHub's side rather than something you can fix from your account settings, the counter usually updates automatically on its own once GitHub's background worker re-indexes your profile stats—though this can sometimes take a few days or weeks.

If the count remains incorrect and you want to force a refresh, you can usually trigger a stats re-index by making a minor change to your public profile or activity (such as temporarily updating your profile bio, creating/deleting a minor test release, or pushing a new commit to a public repository).

If that doesn't trigger a background sync, you can report it directly to GitHub support

[rodri-oliveira-dev]

Thanks for the explanation and suggestions!

I understand that this may be related to background caching or indexing. However, the discrepancy has persisted since I opened this discussion on October 5, and my public profile still displays 11 packages instead of the 26 reported by the API and Packages tab.

I also noticed that a similar issue (#188590) was resolved after the GitHub team refreshed the package metadata on their side.

Is there a documented way to trigger a package counter refresh, or could someone from the GitHub team investigate whether my account requires a similar backend correction?

I’d prefer to avoid creating unnecessary releases or modifying repositories solely to trigger a refresh.

Thanks again for your help!