Webhook-Driven GitHub Collaborator Management
Your team joins via an external form or API, and Notis instantly adds them to the right GitHub repositories. No manual handoff, no delays.
Trigger
Webhook received
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Action
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.
Why this helps
You sign people up in one tool but have to manually add them to GitHub repos. New collaborators sit idle while you remember to grant access.
- New team members get instant GitHub access
- Reduce manual onboarding steps
- Eliminate delays from forgotten permissions
- Integrate multiple hiring or signup tools
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect GitHub to Notis.
- 2Create a webhook automation: "When a new person is added via [external tool], automatically add them as a collaborator to [repository name] with [permission level]."
- 3Notis provides you a webhook URL to paste into your external tool or custom backend.
- 4Test by adding a person in the external tool and verify they appear as a GitHub collaborator.
Questions about this workflow
What permission levels does Notis support?
Notis can add collaborators with pull, push, admin, or maintain permissions, depending on your repository setup.
Can I add someone to multiple repos from one webhook?
Yes. Notis can add the person to a list of repos in a single automation.
What if someone is already a collaborator?
Notis will update their permission level if you've changed it, or skip silently if they're already set correctly.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Gmail to GitHub. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Gmail triggers
GitHub actions
Email Sent
Triggers when a Gmail message is sent by the authenticated user. It polls the 'SENT' label and emits metadata including sender, recipients, subject, timestamp, and thread ID.
Accept a repository invitation
Accepts a pending repository invitation that has been issued to the authenticated user.
New Gmail Message Received Trigger
Triggers when a new message is received in Gmail.
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.
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