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Trigger GitHub Approvals from External Systems

When your backend, monitoring system, or custom tool decides code is ready, send a webhook to Notis. Notis approves your GitHub workflow instantly—no manual GitHub visits, no approval lag.

Trigger

Webhook received

Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.

Action

Approve a workflow run for a fork pull request

Approves a workflow run from a forked repository's pull request; call this when such a run requires manual approval due to workflow configuration.

Why this helps

Approval bottlenecks happen when systems can't talk to each other; code waits for manual GitHub approval even though other systems have verified it.

  • Approve workflows from any system via webhook—no GitHub access needed
  • Reduce manual approval bottlenecks across your stack
  • Let external systems trigger approvals automatically
  • Speed up deployments by removing approval handoffs

Setup

Build it in a few focused steps.

  • 1Connect GitHub to Notis (one-time setup)
  • 2Ask Notis: 'Send me a webhook URL where I can trigger GitHub workflow approvals'
  • 3Notis generates a unique webhook endpoint you can call from your backend or monitoring tool
  • 4Configure your external system to POST to that webhook when code is ready
  • 5Test by calling the webhook and verifying the GitHub workflow is approved

Questions about this workflow

What data should my webhook send?

At minimum: the workflow run ID or repo/branch you want to approve. Ask Notis for exact payload format.

Can multiple systems call the same webhook?

Yes. It's a single approval endpoint you can integrate across all your tools.

What if the webhook fails?

Notis will return an error. You can retry or debug the payload with Notis's help.

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Supported Triggers and Actions

Notis builds workflows that link Salesforce to GitHub. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.

Salesforce triggers

GitHub actions

Account Created or Updated

Triggers when an Account is created or updated in Salesforce. Uses LastModifiedDate high-watermark to capture both creations and updates.

TriggerPolling

Accept a repository invitation

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

ActionInstant

Contact Updated

Triggers when an existing Salesforce Contact record is modified. Emits changed fields alongside relevant timestamps.

TriggerPolling

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

Record Updated (Generic SObject)

Triggers when monitored fields change on any Salesforce SObject. You specify the SObject type and which field values should be returned in the payload. The trigger uses SystemModstamp to detect changes regardless of which specific field changed.

TriggerPolling

List stargazers

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

ActionInstant

New Contact Trigger

Triggers when a new Contact is Created in Salesforce.

TriggerPolling

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

New Lead Trigger

Triggers when a new Lead is created in Salesforce.

TriggerPolling

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

New or Updated Opportunity

Triggers when a Salesforce Opportunity is created or updated.

TriggerPolling

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

Task Created or Completed

Triggers when a Task is created or when its status changes to Completed in Salesforce. Supports optional filtering by task Status or Subject.

TriggerPolling

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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