Stop a GitHub workflow run from a webhook
When a run needs to stop, send Notis the repository and run details so it can cancel the eligible GitHub workflow run.
Trigger
Webhook received
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Action
Cancel a workflow run
Cancels a workflow run in a github repository if it is in a cancellable state (e.g., 'in progress' or 'queued').
Why this helps
A run that should stop keeps consuming attention because cancellation requires finding it and acting in GitHub.
- Shorten the path from decision to cancellation
- Handle eligible queued or in-progress runs
- Keep the cancellation request and run report together
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Apilio and GitHub once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation in Automations, New Automation, and give it a name.
- 3In one instruction, specify how to identify the run that should be cancelled from the incoming request.
- 4Pick the webhook trigger and choose where run reports should go.
- 5Test with one real cancellable run and check its status.
Questions about this workflow
Can this cancel any workflow run?
GitHub can cancel a run only when it is in a cancellable state, such as queued or in progress.
What information should the request include?
Include enough context in the request for Notis to identify the repository and the intended run.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Apilio to GitHub. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Apilio 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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