Check starred status for repositories in your watchlist
Use a scheduled Notis run to check GitHub star status for repositories included in your Apify watchlist.
Trigger
Recurring schedule
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Action
Check if repo starred by auth user
Use to determine if the authenticated user has starred a specific github repository, which is confirmed by an http 204 status (resulting in an empty dictionary in the response data); the action fails (e.g., http 404) if the repository is not starred or does not exist.
Why this helps
Keeping a research watchlist and personal GitHub stars aligned can turn into a recurring manual chore.
- Review star status for repositories in a supplied watchlist.
- Keep research and GitHub follow-up in one run report.
- Avoid opening repositories one by one for a status check.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Apify and GitHub once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation in Automations, New Automation, and name it for watchlist checks.
- 3Tell Notis to read the current Apify watchlist, check whether the authenticated GitHub user has starred each repository, and summarize the results.
- 4Choose a recurring schedule and where run reports should go.
- 5Test with one real repository from the watchlist and verify its returned status.
Questions about this workflow
Will this workflow star repositories automatically?
No. It checks whether the authenticated GitHub user has starred a repository.
What does the scheduled run need from Apify?
It needs a current list of GitHub repositories to check.
Can the check distinguish an unstarred repository from an invalid one?
A failed check can indicate the repository is not starred or does not exist, so the run report should retain that uncertainty.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Apify to GitHub. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Apify 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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