Find a GIF for a new repository notification
Turn a noisy notification queue into a more legible set of signals for deciding what to open.
Trigger
Repository Notification Received
Triggers when a new or newly updated notification thread appears for a specific GitHub repository. Monitors notifications for issues, pull requests, commits, releases, check suites, security alerts, and other repository activity. Supports filtering by read/unread status and by direct participation. Requires a Personal Access Token (classic) with the ``notifications``
Action
GIPHY: Search GIFs
Tool to search GIPHY's GIF library. Use when you need to find GIFs by keyword or phrase.
Why this helps
Turn a noisy notification queue into a more legible set of signals for deciding what to open.
- Reduces the friction of noticing find a gif for a new repository notification.
- Keeps the automation in one plain-language Notis workflow.
- Delivers a compact, visual run update to your chosen channel.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect GitHub and GIPHY to Notis once in the portal.
- 2Open Automations, choose New Automation, and name this workflow.
- 3Write one prompt: "When GitHub sends a repository notification, Notis searches GIPHY for a GIF that matches the activity type."
- 4Select the matching GitHub event as the trigger and choose a channel for run reports.
- 5Create it, then test with one real GitHub event.
Questions about this workflow
Do I need to map GitHub fields into GIPHY?
No. Describe the desired result in the automation prompt and Notis handles the work without field-mapping screens.
Where will I see the result?
Choose a connected channel when creating the automation and Notis will report each run there.
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Do this · Action
Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link GitHub to Giphy. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
GitHub triggers
Giphy actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Giphy Analytics Register
Tool to register user interactions (view, click, send) with a GIF for analytics. Use when you have the analytics payload, timestamp, and user ID to record the event.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Emoji Variations
Tool to fetch variations for a specific emoji. Use when you have an emoji's GIF ID and want its variations.
New Workflow Artifact Created
Triggers when a new workflow artifact is created in a GitHub repository. Monitors for newly created GitHub Actions workflow artifacts. Optionally filters by artifact name to restrict monitoring to specific artifacts.
Get GIF by ID
Tool to fetch GIF metadata by its unique ID. Use when you have a valid GIF ID to retrieve metadata.
Branch Changed
Triggers when a GitHub branch changes. Monitors a specific branch for: - New commits pushed (head commit SHA changes) - Protection status toggled (branch becomes protected or unprotected) - Protection settings changed, including: required status checks and their enforcement level, admin enforcement, required pull request reviews (dismiss stale reviews, code owner reviews, approving review count, last push approval), required linear history, force push allowance, deletion allowance, conversation resolution, branch locking, and fork syncing.
Get GIFs by IDs
Tool to fetch metadata for multiple GIFs by their IDs. Use when you need information on up to 100 known GIF IDs.
New Branch Created
Triggers when a new branch is created in a GitHub repository. Detects newly created branches. Deleted branches do not fire events.
Get Sticker by ID
Tool to fetch sticker metadata by its unique ID. Use when you have a valid sticker ID to retrieve metadata.
Check Run Status / Conclusion Changed
Triggers when a specific GitHub check run changes its status or conclusion. Monitors a single check run for changes to: status (queued, in_progress, completed, etc.), conclusion (success, failure, neutral, cancelled, skipped, timed_out, action_required), started_at, and completed_at.
Get Stickers by IDs
Tool to fetch metadata for multiple stickers by their IDs. Use when you need information on up to 100 known sticker IDs.
Check Suite Status / Conclusion Changed
Triggers when a GitHub check suite changes its status or conclusion for a given ref. Monitors all check suites associated with a git reference (branch, tag, or commit SHA) for changes to status (queued, in_progress, completed, etc.) and conclusion (success, failure, neutral, cancelled, skipped, timed_out, action_required, startup_failure, stale). Optionally filters by GitHub App ID.
GIPHY Categories
Tool to fetch a list of GIF categories on GIPHY. Use when you need to browse available categories before selecting one.
New Code Scanning Alert Created
Triggers when a new code scanning alert is created in a repository. Fires an event for each newly created code scanning alert detected in the configured repository. Alerts can be filtered by Git reference, scanning tool, state, and severity. The payload includes the alert number, rule details, tool information, state, severity, and the location of the most recent instance.
GIPHY: Get Category by ID
Tool to fetch metadata for a GIF category by its unique ID. Use when you need details for a specific category identifier.
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