Check contributor access for active Blackboard projects
Catch access problems before a contributor discovers them during a deadline.
Trigger
Recurring schedule
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Action
Check if a user is a repository collaborator
Checks if a user is a collaborator on a specified github repository, returning a 204 status if they are, or a 404 status if they are not or if the repository/user does not exist.
Why this helps
Project contributors can lose access or be added inconsistently while the founder is managing several active cohorts.
- Finds access gaps before deadlines
- Supports cleaner project handoffs
- Reduces manual collaborator lookups
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Blackboard and GitHub to Notis once through the portal.
- 2Create an automation in the portal or ask Notis to check whether active Blackboard project contributors are GitHub collaborators on the expected repositories.
- 3Pick a monthly Notis cron trigger and choose the channel for run reports.
- 4Test with one current contributor and repository.
Questions about this workflow
Does it invite missing collaborators?
This workflow checks status only. You can create a separate access workflow if the result should trigger an invitation.
How does Notis know which projects are active?
Describe the Blackboard course or project signal and the matching GitHub repositories in the instruction.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Blackboard to GitHub. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Blackboard triggers
GitHub actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Accept a repository invitation
Accepts a pending repository invitation that has been issued to the authenticated user.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
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.
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.
Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
Blackboard and GitHub, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
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