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Check Assignment Eligibility Before a Handoff

Send Notis an issue and a proposed assignee. It checks GitHub and reports whether the user can be assigned to that issue.

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 to an issue

Checks if a specified github user can be assigned to a given issue within a repository.

Why this helps

A handoff can stall when you discover too late that the proposed person cannot be assigned to the issue.

  • Check a proposed assignment before acting on it.
  • Reduce back-and-forth on issue handoffs.
  • Get a clear report tied to the submitted request.

Setup

Build it in a few focused steps.

  • 1Connect Api labz and GitHub once in the Notis portal.
  • 2Create an automation in Automations, New Automation, and name it.
  • 3Describe in one instruction how Notis should check each submitted issue and proposed assignee.
  • 4Choose the notis_webhook trigger and select a report channel.
  • 5Test with one real issue and username.

Questions about this workflow

Does this action assign the person?

No. It checks whether the user can be assigned to the specified issue.

Can I use it to check general repository eligibility instead?

For general repository assignability, use the separate GitHub check for whether a user can be assigned to a 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.

TriggerScheduled

Accept a repository invitation

Accepts a pending repository invitation that has been issued to the authenticated user.

ActionInstant

Webhook trigger

Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.

TriggerInstant

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.

ActionInstant

List stargazers

Deprecated: lists users who have starred a repository; use `list stargazers` instead.

ActionInstant

Star a repository for the authenticated user

Deprecated: stars a repository for the authenticated user; use `star a repository for the authenticated user` instead.

ActionInstant

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.

ActionInstant

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.

ActionInstant

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.

ActionInstant

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.

ActionInstant

Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.

Api labz and GitHub, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.

When this happens · Trigger

Do this · Action

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