Cancel a GitHub workflow run from an incoming cancellation signal
Someone cancels a build ticket in Jira, but the GitHub workflow keeps churning through CI minutes for work nobody wants anymore. A webhook to Notis cancels the running workflow, so abandoned runs stop wasting time and money.
Trigger
Webhook received
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Action
Cancel a workflow run
Cancels a workflow run in a github repository if it is in a cancellable state (e.g., 'in progress' or 'queued').
Why this helps
Cancelled work leaves GitHub workflow runs grinding on, burning CI minutes and queue slots for a job that no longer matters.
- Frees up CI minutes and queue slots the instant work is cancelled
- Stops runners churning on jobs nobody will use
- Keeps your CI queue focused on work that still matters
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect GitHub to Notis one time in the portal.
- 2Open Automations in the portal and choose New Automation.
- 3Describe it plainly: when this webhook fires for a cancelled build, cancel the related in-progress GitHub workflow run.
- 4Select the incoming webhook trigger and pick a channel for run reports.
- 5Send a test webhook and confirm the workflow run is cancelled on GitHub.
Questions about this workflow
Which runs can it cancel?
Runs in a cancellable state, such as in progress or queued.
Why a webhook instead of a Jira event?
A webhook lets your existing Jira automation or backend signal the exact run to cancel with the details you include.
What if the run already finished?
If the run is no longer cancellable, Notis reports that in your channel and takes no action.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Jira to GitHub. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Jira triggers
GitHub actions
New Issue
Fires when a new issue is created in the Jira project you configure. Only issues created in that project produce an event.
Accept a repository invitation
Accepts a pending repository invitation that has been issued to the authenticated user.
New Project
Triggered when a new project is added in Jira
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.
Updated Issue
Fires when an existing issue is changed in the Jira project you configure — for example its status, assignee, or any other field on the issue is updated. Only issues in that project produce an event. It does not fire on comment activity: adding, editing, or deleting a comment on an issue will not produce an event from this trigger.
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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