Keep a Recurring Check on a GitHub Gist
Schedule a gist star status check and have Notis report the result in your chosen channel.
Trigger
Recurring schedule
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Action
Check if a gist is starred
Checks if a gist, identified by `gist id`, is starred by the authenticated user, returning an empty response (204) if starred, or a 404 error if not starred or not found.
Why this helps
Useful snippets are easy to lose track of when you are unsure whether you saved them to your starred gists.
- Add a recurring check for a gist you rely on.
- Keep the result in a report channel you monitor.
- Make it easier to notice when a gist is not starred.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Api labz and GitHub once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create a named automation in Automations, New Automation.
- 3Tell Notis in one instruction which gist to check for the authenticated user's star status.
- 4Choose the notis_cron trigger, set the schedule, and choose a report channel.
- 5Test with one real gist and review the status report.
Questions about this workflow
Does this action star the gist if it is not starred?
No. It checks whether the gist is starred by the authenticated user.
What does an unsuccessful check mean?
The action can return not found when the gist is not starred or does not exist.
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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.
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