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Add GitHub labels automatically when a Jira ticket is created

You open a Jira ticket, then forget to go label the GitHub issue that mirrors it. Notis closes that gap: the second a ticket lands in your project, it reads the intent and applies matching labels on GitHub so triage stays consistent.

Trigger

New Issue

Fires when a new issue is created in the Jira project you configure. Only issues created in that project produce an event.

Action

Add labels to an issue

Adds labels (provided in the request body) to a repository issue; labels that do not already exist are created.

Why this helps

Labels on GitHub drift out of sync with Jira because nobody remembers to update them by hand, and untagged issues slip past triage.

  • Keeps GitHub triage labels aligned with Jira without any manual tagging
  • Removes the constant back-and-forth between two tools you already juggle
  • Makes sure no new work item ships to engineering untagged

Setup

Build it in a few focused steps.

  • 1Connect Jira and GitHub to Notis once from the portal integrations page.
  • 2Ask Notis to send your portal link, then open Automations and choose New Automation.
  • 3Write the instruction in plain language, for example: when a new Jira issue is created, add matching labels to the related GitHub issue.
  • 4Pick the New Issue trigger from Jira and choose a channel where Notis reports each run.
  • 5Create one real Jira ticket to confirm the GitHub labels appear as expected.

Questions about this workflow

Do I have to map Jira fields to GitHub label names?

No. You write one plain-language instruction and Notis interprets which labels fit. There are no field-mapping screens.

Which Jira issues trigger this?

Only issues created in the Jira project you select when you pick the New Issue trigger.

Will it create labels that do not exist yet?

Yes. If a label is not already in the repository, GitHub creates it as part of the 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.

TriggerInstant

Accept a repository invitation

Accepts a pending repository invitation that has been issued to the authenticated user.

ActionInstant

New Project

Triggered when a new project is added in Jira

TriggerInstant

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.

ActionInstant

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.

TriggerInstant

List stargazers

Deprecated: lists users who have starred a repository; use `list stargazers` instead.

ActionInstant

Star a repository for the authenticated user

Deprecated: stars a repository for the authenticated user; use `star a repository for the authenticated user` instead.

ActionInstant

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.

ActionInstant

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.

ActionInstant

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.

ActionInstant

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.

ActionInstant

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