Stop a GitHub workflow run tied to a stalled Appcircle deployment
When a deployment stalls and its related workflow is still running, Notis can cancel the run you identify for cleanup.
Trigger
Recurring schedule
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
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
An outdated workflow can continue running after the deployment it supports has stopped progressing.
- Checks deployment status on a recurring schedule
- Avoids leaving a related cancellable run active
- Keeps cancellation tied to an explicit condition
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Appcircle and GitHub once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation in Automations, New Automation, and give it a name.
- 3Tell Notis to find the related GitHub workflow run and cancel it only when the Appcircle deployment is stalled and the run is no longer needed.
- 4Pick a recurring schedule and choose where run reports go.
- 5Test with one real stalled deployment and confirm the run is cancellable before enabling the schedule.
Questions about this workflow
Can it cancel any workflow run?
It can cancel a specified related run only if GitHub reports it in a cancellable state, such as queued or in progress.
How does it identify a stalled deployment?
Specify the stall criteria in your instruction, using status and timing information available from Appcircle.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Appcircle to GitHub. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Appcircle 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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