Sync GitHub team access to Airtable view changes
Rename your 'Q3 Planning' view to 'Q3-Features', and Notis automatically grants your features team the right GitHub repo access—no permission mismatches.
Trigger
View Metadata Changed
Triggers when an Airtable view changes its name or type.
Action
Add or update team repository permissions
Sets or updates a team's permission level for a repository within an organization; the team must be a member of the organization.
Why this helps
You reorganize your Airtable views to reflect your new product structure, but GitHub team permissions stay mapped to the old view names. Weeks later, people are in the wrong repos.
- GitHub team access automatically reflects your Airtable organizational structure
- No permission delays when you restructure your data views
- Reduces the risk of people being in the wrong GitHub repos
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Airtable and GitHub to Notis.
- 2Ask Notis: 'When a view in [base name] has its name or type changed, update my [team name] team's access to [repo name] in GitHub' or use the portal builder.
- 3Select 'View Metadata Changed' as your trigger.
- 4Pick your notification channel.
- 5Test by renaming an Airtable view and verifying the team's GitHub permissions update.
Questions about this workflow
Can different view changes trigger different permissions?
Yes. Your prompt can specify: 'If the view is named Q3-*, give the roadmap team access. If it's Q4-*, give the planning team access.'
What permission levels can I set?
Read, write, or admin. Specify in your prompt which level each team should get for each view change.
What if I delete a view by accident?
You can use a separate automation for view deletion if needed. This one focuses on metadata changes like renames.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Airtable to GitHub. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Airtable triggers
GitHub actions
Base Metadata Changed
Triggers when an existing Airtable base changes its name or permission level.
Accept a repository invitation
Accepts a pending repository invitation that has been issued to the authenticated user.
Base Schema Changed
Triggers when tables, fields, or views change in an Airtable base.
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.
User Profile Changed
Triggers when the connected Airtable user's profile information changes.
List stargazers
Deprecated: lists users who have starred a repository; use `list stargazers` instead.
View Created
Triggers when a new view is created in an Airtable base.
Star a repository for the authenticated user
Deprecated: stars a repository for the authenticated user; use `star a repository for the authenticated user` instead.
View Deleted
Triggers when a previously known Airtable view is deleted.
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.
View Metadata Changed
Triggers when an Airtable view changes its name or type.
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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