How to delete your Codacy account

About deleting your Codacy account

Codacy is an automated code review tool designed to help engineering teams improve code quality through static analysis, code coverage tracking, and security monitoring. By integrating directly with repository providers like GitHub, GitLab, and Bitbucket, Codacy parses your source code to identify technical debt, security vulnerabilities, and style violations across various programming languages.

Users may choose to delete their Codacy account for several specific reasons related to their development lifecycle. Common triggers include:

• Migrating to a different static analysis tool or internal security platform.
• Simplifying your tech stack after a project has reached its end-of-life status.
• Reducing the surface area of third-party access to sensitive source code repositories.
• Consolidating accounts after a company merger or restructuring that alters your repository management workflow.

Data handled by Codacy

• Repository metadata and source code snapshots.
• Commit logs, branch activity, and pull request information.
• Integration credentials and OAuth tokens used to authorize Codacy's access to your Git provider.
• User account details, including email addresses, activity timestamps, and notification preferences.

What happens to your data

When you delete your Codacy account, the service typically initiates a process to purge your personal profile data and associated organization information. However, because Codacy functions by mirroring your code analysis status, understanding the scope of deletion is vital:

• Profile and Personal Identifiers: Codacy removes your personal user profile, associated login credentials, and public-facing activity data from their primary database.
• Code Analysis Results: Much of the historical analysis data generated from your linked repositories is purged, though some aggregate metrics might be maintained if required by their service agreements.
• OAuth Connections: Deleting your account will revoke the access token granted to Codacy, effectively stopping the platform from scanning any further commits or pull requests.
• Data Backups: Be aware that system backups may retain logs for a limited period for security and disaster recovery purposes, though these are typically overwritten according to the company’s internal data retention schedule.

Privacy considerations

Codacy operates as a cloud-based service, which necessitates a high degree of trust regarding the handling of proprietary source code. Privacy-conscious developers often worry about the persistence of code samples in external infrastructure. To maximize your privacy when moving away from Codacy, consider these steps:

• Revoke OAuth access in your GitHub/GitLab settings explicitly after deleting your account to ensure no ghost permissions remain.
• Download any critical performance or code-coverage reports before initiating deletion, as these will become inaccessible.
• Review your organization settings; if you are an organization owner, ensure you transfer repository oversight to another member before closing your individual account to prevent service disruption for your team.

Frequently Asked Questions

Will deleting my Codacy account delete the code in my GitHub repository?

No. Codacy is an external analysis tool. Deleting your account stops Codacy from scanning your code, but it does not modify or delete the source code stored in your version control system.

How can I ensure Codacy no longer has access to my private repositories?

After deleting your account, go to your GitHub or GitLab 'Authorized OAuth Apps' settings and remove Codacy from the list to revoke all remaining API access tokens.

Can I recover my account after deletion?

Account deletion in Codacy is generally permanent. Once the account and associated organization data are purged, you will need to re-integrate your repositories and re-configure your analysis settings from scratch.

What if the delete button is missing from my account settings?

Some account types, especially those tied to enterprise billing or organization ownership, may not show a self-service delete button. In this case, you must contact support@codacy.com to initiate a manual account termination.

Does Codacy keep my code data after I close my account?

Codacy retains data in accordance with their privacy policy for legal and security audit requirements, but the intent of the deletion process is to remove your active access to the platform and the platform's active analysis of your projects.

Does deleting my account stop email notifications?

Yes, once your account is deleted, all scheduled reports, alerts, and system notifications will cease immediately as your user record is removed from the notification service.