Check repository access during customer onboarding
When an identity or onboarding event reaches Notis, check whether the named GitHub user already has collaborator status on the relevant repository.
Trigger
Webhook received
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Action
Check if a user is a repository collaborator
Checks if a user is a collaborator on a specified github repository, returning a 204 status if they are, or a 404 status if they are not or if the repository/user does not exist.
Why this helps
Before coordinating a technical onboarding, you have to open GitHub to confirm whether the contact already has repository access.
- Confirm collaborator status without leaving the onboarding flow.
- Reduce duplicate access requests and manual checks.
- Get a clear result for the specific username and repository provided.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Bread & Butter and GitHub once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation in Automations, New Automation, and give it a clear name.
- 3Tell Notis to check whether the GitHub username in the onboarding request is a collaborator on the specified repository and report the result.
- 4Pick the webhook trigger and choose where run reports should go.
- 5Test with one real onboarding request using a known username and repository.
Questions about this workflow
Does a not-found result always mean the user is not a collaborator?
A 404 can also mean that the repository or user does not exist or is inaccessible to the connection. Confirm the repository and account when the result is unexpected.
Will this add access if the person is not a collaborator?
No. This workflow checks status only. Adding a collaborator is a separate GitHub action.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Bread & Butter to GitHub. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Bread & Butter 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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