Check assignment eligibility before routing an issue
Check whether a proposed owner can be assigned before the work leaves your incoming request queue.
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
A routing decision can fail when the proposed issue owner is not eligible for assignment in that repository.
- Catch assignment eligibility problems while the request is still in view.
- Reduce back and forth caused by an invalid owner choice.
- Keep issue routing decisions connected to the original request.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Alchemy and GitHub once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation in Automations, New Automation, and give it a name.
- 3Tell Notis to check whether the proposed username can be assigned in the repository from the incoming request.
- 4Choose the webhook trigger and select where run reports should go.
- 5Test with one real request and confirm the eligibility result.
Questions about this workflow
Does this add the user as an assignee?
No. This action checks whether a user can be assigned in a repository. It does not assign them to an issue.
Does the check need an issue number?
This action checks general assignability in a repository. For a specific issue, use the separate action that checks a user against a given issue.
What if the user cannot be assigned?
Instruct Notis to report the result clearly so you can choose another owner or resolve repository access.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Alchemy to GitHub. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Alchemy triggers
GitHub actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Accept a repository invitation
Accepts a pending repository invitation that has been issued to the authenticated user.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
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.
List stargazers
Deprecated: lists users who have starred a repository; use `list stargazers` instead.
Star a repository for the authenticated user
Deprecated: stars a repository for the authenticated user; use `star a repository for the authenticated user` instead.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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