Invite a verified contributor to your GitHub repository
Send Notis a contributor lead with its GitHub username and repository details. Notis can invite the person to collaborate and report the result.
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 leads can get stuck between contact research and repository access, leaving a potential collaboration waiting for a manual follow-up.
- Move a qualified contributor from contact research to a GitHub invitation in one workflow.
- Keep the repository and requested permission decision in the supplied instruction.
- Receive a run report so the invitation does not disappear into a backlog.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Bettercontact and GitHub once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation in Automations, New Automation, and give it a clear name.
- 3Describe that an incoming verified contributor lead with a supplied GitHub username should be invited to the specified repository, including any permission decision.
- 4Pick the webhook trigger and choose where run reports should go.
- 5Test with one real lead, repository, and GitHub username.
Questions about this workflow
Does Bettercontact provide a GitHub username?
Not necessarily. Include a verified GitHub username and repository in the webhook request or instruction; Notis should not guess an account from an email address.
Will the person get access immediately?
The GitHub action may create an invitation or update permissions depending on repository ownership and existing access. Check the run report and GitHub for the outcome.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Bettercontact to GitHub. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Bettercontact 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.
Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
Bettercontact and GitHub, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
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