Turn approved Algolia access requests into GitHub collaboration
When an HTTP request starts the automation, use the approved access details in Algolia to add the named user to the named repository.
Trigger
Webhook received
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Action
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.
Why this helps
Approved access requests can get lost between a searchable directory and the repository where someone needs to collaborate.
- Act on access requests that are already recorded in an Algolia index.
- Reduce manual copying of approved user and repository details into GitHub.
- Use the repository collaborator action to add a user or update their permission.
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 how to find an approved request and add its specified GitHub user to its specified repository.
- 4Pick the webhook trigger and choose where run reports should go.
- 5Test with one real approved request and verify the intended collaborator change.
Questions about this workflow
What should the Algolia record contain?
It should identify an approved request, the GitHub user, and the repository. Include a permission instruction when needed for an organization-owned repository.
Will this always set the permission I specify?
For organization-owned repositories, the permission setting applies. For personal repositories, GitHub defaults to push permission and ignores that field.
Does this send an invitation?
GitHub may create an invitation or update permissions directly, depending on the user's existing collaboration status.
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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.
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