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Check issue assignability for company contributors

Confirm a contributor can be assigned before a company-related task needs an owner.

Trigger

Webhook received

Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.

Action

Check if a user can be assigned

Verifies if a github user can be assigned to issues in a repository; assignability is confirmed by an http 204 (no content) response, resulting in an empty 'data' field in the response.

Why this helps

Teams can lose time attempting to assign work to a GitHub user who is not assignable in that repository.

  • Check assignability before ownership decisions
  • Reduce failed assignment attempts
  • Keep company-related contributor triage moving

Setup

Build it in a few focused steps.

  • 1Connect Akta and GitHub once in the Notis portal.
  • 2Create an automation named for checking contributor assignability.
  • 3Tell Notis to use the incoming company signal and supplied GitHub username and repository details to check assignability.
  • 4Choose the webhook trigger and select where run reports should go.
  • 5Test with one real username and repository.

Questions about this workflow

Does this assign the user to an issue?

No. This action checks whether a user can be assigned in a repository. It does not assign them to a specific issue.

What does the check need?

Provide the GitHub username and repository owner and name along with the company-related context.

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Do this · Action

Supported Triggers and Actions

Notis builds workflows that link Akta to GitHub. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.

Akta triggers

GitHub actions

Recurring trigger

Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.

TriggerScheduled

Accept a repository invitation

Accepts a pending repository invitation that has been issued to the authenticated user.

ActionInstant

Webhook trigger

Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.

TriggerInstant

List repositories starred by the authenticated user

Deprecated: lists repositories starred by the authenticated user, including star creation timestamps; use 'list repositories starred by the authenticated user' instead.

ActionInstant

List stargazers

Deprecated: lists users who have starred a repository; use `list stargazers` instead.

ActionInstant

Star a repository for the authenticated user

Deprecated: stars a repository for the authenticated user; use `star a repository for the authenticated user` instead.

ActionInstant

Add email for auth user

Adds one or more email addresses (which will be initially unverified) to the authenticated user's github account; use this to associate new emails, noting an email verified for another account will error, while an existing email for the current user is accepted.

ActionInstant

Add app access restrictions

Replaces github app access restrictions for an existing protected branch; requires a json array of app slugs in the request body, where apps must be installed and have 'contents' write permissions.

ActionInstant

Add a repository collaborator

Adds a github user as a repository collaborator, or updates their permission if already a collaborator; `permission` applies to organization-owned repositories (personal ones default to 'push' and ignore this field), and an invitation may be created or permissions updated directly.

ActionInstant

Add a repository to an app installation

Adds a repository to a github app installation, granting the app access; requires authenticated user to have admin rights for the repository and access to the installation.

ActionInstant

Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.

Akta and GitHub, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.

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