Turn contributor requests into repository invitations
When a contributor request arrives, Notis can use supplied identity details for enrichment and invite the specified GitHub account to the repository you name.
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
Contributor access requests can stall between identity checks, repository context, and manually sending an invitation.
- Moves a specified contributor request into a GitHub collaborator invitation.
- Keeps repository access requests tied to the incoming context.
- Reduces repeated handoffs for routine contributor onboarding.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Api Ninjas and GitHub once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation in the portal or tell Notis from any channel.
- 3Describe which supplied GitHub username and repository to use, and what Api Ninjas data should inform the request, in one instruction.
- 4Choose a webhook trigger and select where run reports should go.
- 5Test with one real request for a repository where you have admin access.
Questions about this workflow
Does Api Ninjas determine a person's GitHub username?
Do not assume it can. Supply the GitHub username and repository in the request or instruction; use Api Ninjas only for relevant enrichment supported by the supplied data.
What happens when the user is not already a collaborator?
GitHub may create an invitation. The authenticated user needs the required repository permissions.
Can this change a collaborator's permission?
For organization-owned repositories the permission parameter can apply. Personal repositories default to push and ignore that field.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Api ninjas to GitHub. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Api ninjas 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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