Get an Ntfy alert when GitHub checks fail
Know about a broken check while it is still easy to fix.
Trigger
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.
Action
Publish Message as JSON to NTFY
Tool to publish messages as JSON to ntfy. Use when you need to send notifications with all parameters in the request body, especially useful for integrations that cannot add custom headers.
Why this helps
Build failures are easy to miss between pull requests, messages, and meetings.
- Keeps failed builds visible
- Reduces status-page checking
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect GitHub and Ntfy to Notis once in the portal.
- 2Create a new automation and name it Build failure alert.
- 3Tell Notis to send an urgent Ntfy notification when a GitHub check fails, then select the check-status trigger and a run-report channel.
- 4Test it with one failing check run.
Questions about this workflow
Will successful checks notify me?
Ask Notis to alert only on failures in the automation prompt.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link GitHub to Ntfy. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
GitHub triggers
Ntfy actions
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.
Create NTFY Account
Tool to register a new user account on ntfy. Use when you need to create a new user account on the ntfy.sh hosted service. Note: This endpoint is not available on self-hosted instances unless signup is explicitly enabled in the server configuration.
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.
Create Web Push Subscription
Tool to register a web push subscription for browser notifications. Use when you need to enable push notifications from ntfy topics through a browser's native push notification system.
New Branch Created
Triggers when a new branch is created in a GitHub repository. Detects newly created branches. Deleted branches do not fire events.
Delete Web Push Subscription
Tool to unregister a web push subscription from the ntfy server. Use when you need to remove browser push notifications for a previously registered endpoint.
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.
Fetch Cached Messages
Tool to fetch cached messages from a ntfy topic. Use when you need to retrieve previously sent messages stored on the server. Supports filtering by time (duration or timestamp), message ID, content, title, priority, and tags. Set poll=1 to return immediately after fetching available cached messages.
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.
Fetch Latest Message from Topic
Tool to fetch the most recent message from a topic's cache. Use when you need to retrieve the latest message without subscribing to the topic stream.
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.
Fetch Scheduled Messages
Tool to fetch messages scheduled for later delivery from a topic. Use when you need to retrieve messages that are set to be delivered at a future date. The poll=1 and scheduled=1 parameters are automatically set to retrieve cached scheduled messages in a single request.
New Repository Collaborator Added
Triggers when a new collaborator is added to a GitHub repository. Monitors the full list of collaborators on a repository and fires an event for each newly added collaborator. The payload includes the collaborator's GitHub username, account ID, profile URL, avatar URL, permission flags (pull, triage, push, maintain, admin), and assigned role name.
Get Account Information
Tool to retrieve account data for authenticated user or anonymous user. Use when you need to get account information, limits, statistics, or tier details.
Commit Event
Triggered when a new commit is pushed to a repository.
Get Server Statistics
Tool to retrieve server statistics including message counts and publishing rates. Use when you need to monitor ntfy server activity and get metrics about message volume.
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