How to get Pair Extraordinaire badge?

[apobyte]

Hi, on github, how to get Pair Extraordinaire badge?

[benjamin0585]

To get GitHub’s Pair Extraordinaire achievement, you need to have a co-authored commit included in a merged pull request. [GitHub]

Easiest method

1. Create a new branch in a repository.
2. Make a small change.
3. Commit it and identify another GitHub user as a co-author:

git add .

git commit -m "Update README

Co-authored-by: John Doe john@example.com"

The email in the Co-authored-by: line needs to be associated with the other person's GitHub account. Their GitHub noreply email also works.

Then push the branch:
git push origin your-branch

5. On [GitHub]
6. Merge the Pull Request.

Once GitHub recognizes the co-authored commit in the merged PR, the Pair Extraordinaire achievement should appear on the relevant profile(s). It may not update immediately. [GitHub]

Important: simply mentioning another user in the PR description doesn't count—the co-author information needs to be part of the commit attribution. Also, use this for genuine collaboration rather than adding someone solely to generate a badge.
GitHub's general documentation confirms that achievements are generated by specific GitHub events and displayed on your profile.

If you want, I can also show you exactly how two GitHub accounts can earn Pair Extraordinaire together, step by step, including the commands to copy/paste.