Handle emailed GitHub collaboration requests
Send the request details to Notis and have it invite the specified person to the referenced repository.
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
Collaboration requests sit in an email inbox while repository access waits on a separate manual step.
- Act on access requests without switching contexts
- Invite the person and repository named in the request
- Keep access work tied to the original request
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect BlueFox Email and GitHub once in Notis.
- 2Create an automation in any Notis channel or in Automations, New Automation.
- 3Describe that Notis should invite the requested GitHub user to the specified repository.
- 4Choose a webhook trigger and a report destination.
- 5Test with one real request and verify the invitation in GitHub.
Questions about this workflow
What information must the request provide?
The request needs to identify the GitHub user and repository. For organization-owned repositories, include the intended permission if it should be set.
Will this always grant access immediately?
GitHub may create an invitation that the recipient must accept, or update permissions directly depending on the repository and account.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link BlueFox Email to GitHub. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
BlueFox Email 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.
BlueFox Email and GitHub, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
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