Route GitHub Issues from a Simple Request
Send Notis the issue and assignment request. It can update assignees in GitHub and return a report so the handoff is visible.
Trigger
Webhook received
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
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
Small assignment updates are easy to forget when they require another trip into GitHub.
- Make assignment changes from an incoming request.
- Keep handoffs visible through run reports.
- Avoid repeating issue lookup and assignment steps.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Api labz and GitHub once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation from Automations, New Automation, and name it.
- 3Describe in one instruction how Notis should interpret assignment requests and update issue assignees.
- 4Choose the notis_webhook trigger and a report channel.
- 5Test using one real issue and assignment request.
Questions about this workflow
Can the automation remove an assignee too?
Yes. The GitHub action supports adding or removing assignees when the request clearly specifies the change.
What if GitHub ignores the assignment?
GitHub may silently ignore the change when 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 Api labz to GitHub. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Api labz 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.
Api labz and GitHub, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
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