Github: Remove watchers of a repository

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I want to remove a specific watcher of my repository in Github. Is there a way to do that? Or can I even track who's watching my repository?

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There's currently (as of May 2019) no way to remove a watcher from a specific repository, but you can remove a watcher from all your repositories (with side effects, detailed below) by blocking and then unblocking them:

  1. Navigate to https://github.com/settings/blocked_users
  2. Add the watcher in question to your blocked users list
  3. Remove them from your blocked users list
  4. They'll no longer be listed as watchers on any of your repos

Side effects:

Blocking and unblocking a user will also sever any follower associations you have with them (i.e., if you follow them, you'll have to re-follow, and vice versa)

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