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GitHub is a web-based platform for version control and collaboration, enabling developers to host, review, and manage code repositories. It simplifies teamwork with tools for branching, pull requests, and integration, fostering seamless software development workflows.

Integrating your application with GitHub revolutionizes development workflows and automation, facilitating efficient, secure, and collaborative software engineering solutions. 

Authentication

Ensure you have the following information ready for a seamless integration process:

  • Connection Name: Choose a meaningful name for your connection. This name helps you identify the connection within your application or integration settings. It could be something descriptive like "MyAppGithubIntegration".

  • Authentication Type: Select the type of authentication for connecting to your GitHub account:

    • Personal Access Token (PAT)

Personal Access Token (PAT) Based

  1. Log in to the GitHub website and click on your profile picture in the top right corner.

  2. Select "Settings" from the dropdown menu.

  3. In the left sidebar, click on "Developer settings".

  4. Click on "Personal access tokens" in the left sidebar.

  5. Click on "Generate new token" (for classic tokens) or "Generate new token (fine-grained").

  6. Enter a descriptive name for the token and optionally set an expiration date.

  7. Select the scopes/permissions you want to grant the token.

  8. Click "Generate token" at the bottom of the page.

  9. Copy the generated token immediately, as you won't be able to see it again after leaving the page.

  10. Treat this token like a password - keep it confidential and secure.

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Actions

ActionDescription
Create issueCreates a new issue in GitHub
Create pull request review commentCreate a review comment on a pull request
Get User detailsGet Github User details
Get directory contentGets directory content from the GitHub Repository
Get file contentGets file content from the GitHub Repository
Get issueGets an issue in GitHub
Get pull request (PR)Gets details of a pull request (PR) in GitHub
Iterate on repository filesIterate on all files from the GitHub repository
List issues and pull requests for a repositoryLists issues and pull requests for a repository in GitHub
List pull request filesLists all the files in a pull request
List statuses for refLists commit statuses for a ref in Github
Search issues and pull requestsSearches issues and pull requests in Github
Triggers workflowTriggers workflow in Github Repo
Update issueUpdates an issue in GitHub

Triggers

ActionDescription
Iterate On All files in a github repoIterate on All Files from the GitHub Repository
Iterate On All files in a github repo
New issue pollingTriggers when a new pull request is created in GitHub
On Closed Issue Polling BatchTriggers when an issue is closed in GitHub
On new or updated PRTriggers when a new or updated pull request (PR) is made in GitHub
On new or updated comment Real-timeTriggers when a new or updated comment is made in GitHub
On new or updated commentTriggers when a new or updated comment is made in GitHub
On new or updated issueTriggers when a new or updated issue occurs in GitHub
On new or updated milestoneOn new or updated milestone in a repository