Turn scheduled Algolia backlog searches into GitHub assignments
Have Notis find matching issue records on a schedule and assign the GitHub users named in your instruction.
Trigger
Recurring schedule
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Action
Add assignees to an issue
Adds or removes assignees for a github issue; changes are silently ignored if the authenticated user lacks push access to the repository.
Why this helps
Backlog items that need an owner can sit untouched when nobody remembers to revisit the search results.
- Revisit indexed backlog records on a cadence you choose.
- Reduce manual follow-up for issues that need an owner.
- Keep assignment decisions grounded in records that identify an existing GitHub issue.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Algolia and GitHub once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation from any channel or in Automations, New Automation; give it a name.
- 3In one instruction, say what to search in Algolia, how to identify the matching GitHub issue, and which users to assign.
- 4Pick a recurring schedule and choose where run reports should go.
- 5Test with one real indexed issue and confirm the intended assignee is added.
Questions about this workflow
Can this assign every issue returned by the search?
Your instruction can describe which returned records qualify. The indexed records must identify existing GitHub issues and the users to assign.
Does this remove current assignees?
The selected action adds or removes assignees. State clearly in your instruction whether to add named users or remove them.
What happens if the automation lacks access?
GitHub may silently ignore assignment changes if the authenticated user lacks push access to the repository.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Algolia to GitHub. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Algolia 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.
Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
Algolia and GitHub, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
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