GitHub Sponsors expands to Mexico with new tools for developers

GitHub Sponsors is now available in Mexico, marking another step in the company's effort to help developers earn a living from open source work. The program is now out of beta for developers with bank accounts in Mexico and any of the other 31 supported countries. Developers in other regions can join the waitlist to be notified when the program expands further.

Alongside the geographic expansion, GitHub has shipped several updates aimed at helping sponsored developers manage their accounts more effectively.

A guide for getting started

For developers interested in seeking sponsorship but unsure how to begin, GitHub has published a getting started guide that walks through the process of setting up a Sponsors profile and attracting support.

Track activity in one place

The dashboard now includes an Activity tab that consolidates all events related to a Sponsors listing. Developers can follow new sponsorships, tier changes, and other updates without jumping between screens.

Export sponsor data for accounting and fulfillment

To simplify tasks like accounting, reward fulfillment, and tax reporting, developers can now export sponsorship transactions from the Your Sponsors tab. The export includes each sponsor's name, email, sponsorship start date, and transaction details, available in either CSV or JSON format.

Automate workflows with webhooks

Sponsored developers can also configure webhooks for events on their sponsored account. This enables automation such as receiving notifications for new sponsorships or automatically inviting new sponsors to a chat channel.

Community-built tools for Sponsors

Beyond GitHub's own improvements, community members have contributed open source projects that extend the Sponsors ecosystem:

  • alexellis/sponsors-functions: A Node.js-based GitHub Sponsors webhook receiver that forwards all Sponsors events to Slack.
  • jasonetco/is-sponsor-label-action: A GitHub Action that automatically labels issues and pull requests with a "Sponsor" label when the creator is a sponsor of the repository owner.