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Cancel a GitHub Pages deployment from a publish-hold webhook

Make it easier to pause a launch before an unfinished page goes live.

Trigger

Webhook received

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

Action

Cancel a GitHub Pages deployment

Cancels an existing, ongoing or queued github pages deployment for a repository using its `pages deployment id`.

Why this helps

Launch changes can move quickly enough that a manual stop is missed.

  • Adds a clear launch safety valve
  • Reduces rushed manual intervention

Setup

Build it in a few focused steps.

  • 1Connect GitHub to Notis once.
  • 2Create a new automation and describe when a deployment should be stopped.
  • 3Choose an incoming Notis webhook trigger.
  • 4Select the channel for run reports.
  • 5Send a test hold webhook for a safe deployment.

Questions about this workflow

Can it cancel completed deployments?

No. It applies to ongoing or queued GitHub Pages deployments.

When this happens · Trigger

Do this · Action

Supported Triggers and Actions

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

Spotify triggers

GitHub actions

Recurring trigger

Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.

TriggerScheduled

Accept a repository invitation

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

ActionInstant

Webhook trigger

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

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

New Device Added

Triggers when a new device is added.

TriggerPolling

List stargazers

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

ActionInstant

Spotify Playlist Item Change

Triggers when songs are added to or removed from a Spotify playlist.

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 Playlist Created or Deleted

Triggers when a new playlist is created or deleted.

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

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

Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.

Spotify and GitHub, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.

When this happens · Trigger

Do this · Action

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