Email Labels Trigger for Every Issue Comment
When someone comments on an issue you're tracking, Notis automatically labels that email in Gmail so comments needing responses stand out visually in your inbox.
Trigger
New GitHub Issue Comment
Triggers when a new comment is added to a specific GitHub issue. Only genuinely new comments are emitted; edits to existing comments do not produce duplicate events. The payload includes the comment ID, text body, author details, timestamps, and direct links to the comment on GitHub.
Action
Modify email labels
Adds and/or removes specified gmail labels for a message; ensure `message id` and all `label ids` are valid (use 'listlabels' for custom label ids).
Why this helps
Issue comments requiring responses get lost among routine notifications, and without a visual system, it's hard to know which issues are waiting for you to reply.
- Create a visual system in Gmail to identify which issues need your response
- Separate routine comments from ones requiring action via email labels
- Keep Gmail your single source of truth for what needs doing
- Reduce cognitive load by letting color-coded labels do the thinking
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect GitHub and Gmail to Notis, and create the Gmail labels you'll use (e.g., 'Needs Reply', 'Waiting for Response')
- 2Tell Notis: 'When a new comment is added to an issue, label that email with the 'Needs Reply' label'
- 3Select 'New GitHub Issue Comment' as your trigger, optionally filtered to specific issues or repositories
- 4Choose email as your notification destination
- 5Comment on an issue you're tracking and verify the email arrives and is labeled correctly
Questions about this workflow
Can different comments trigger different labels?
Yes, tell Notis to label differently based on who commented (e.g., teammates vs. external contributors) or the issue type.
What if I reply to a comment?
You can manually remove the 'Needs Reply' label once you respond, keeping your Gmail synchronized with your actual status.
Can I create new labels automatically?
Yes, but we recommend creating labels upfront so they're consistent. You can always add more later.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link GitHub to Gmail. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
GitHub triggers
Gmail actions
New Workflow Artifact Created
Triggers when a new workflow artifact is created in a GitHub repository. Monitors for newly created GitHub Actions workflow artifacts. Optionally filters by artifact name to restrict monitoring to specific artifacts.
Modify email labels
Adds and/or removes specified gmail labels for a message; ensure `message id` and all `label ids` are valid (use 'listlabels' for custom label ids).
Branch Changed
Triggers when a GitHub branch changes. Monitors a specific branch for: - New commits pushed (head commit SHA changes) - Protection status toggled (branch becomes protected or unprotected) - Protection settings changed, including: required status checks and their enforcement level, admin enforcement, required pull request reviews (dismiss stale reviews, code owner reviews, approving review count, last push approval), required linear history, force push allowance, deletion allowance, conversation resolution, branch locking, and fork syncing.
Create email draft
Creates a gmail email draft, supporting to/cc/bcc, subject, plain/html body (ensure `is html=true` for html), attachments, and threading.
New Branch Created
Triggers when a new branch is created in a GitHub repository. Detects newly created branches. Deleted branches do not fire events.
Create label
Creates a new label with a unique name in the specified user's gmail account.
Check Run Status / Conclusion Changed
Triggers when a specific GitHub check run changes its status or conclusion. Monitors a single check run for changes to: status (queued, in_progress, completed, etc.), conclusion (success, failure, neutral, cancelled, skipped, timed_out, action_required), started_at, and completed_at.
Delete Draft
Permanently deletes a specific gmail draft using its id; ensure the draft exists and the user has necessary permissions for the given `user id`.
Check Suite Status / Conclusion Changed
Triggers when a GitHub check suite changes its status or conclusion for a given ref. Monitors all check suites associated with a git reference (branch, tag, or commit SHA) for changes to status (queued, in_progress, completed, etc.) and conclusion (success, failure, neutral, cancelled, skipped, timed_out, action_required, startup_failure, stale). Optionally filters by GitHub App ID.
Delete message
Permanently deletes a specific email message by its id from a gmail mailbox; for `user id`, use 'me' for the authenticated user or an email address to which the authenticated user has delegated access.
New Code Scanning Alert Created
Triggers when a new code scanning alert is created in a repository. Fires an event for each newly created code scanning alert detected in the configured repository. Alerts can be filtered by Git reference, scanning tool, state, and severity. The payload includes the alert number, rule details, tool information, state, severity, and the location of the most recent instance.
Fetch emails
Fetches a list of email messages from a gmail account, supporting filtering, pagination, and optional full content retrieval.
New Repository Collaborator Added
Triggers when a new collaborator is added to a GitHub repository. Monitors the full list of collaborators on a repository and fires an event for each newly added collaborator. The payload includes the collaborator's GitHub username, account ID, profile URL, avatar URL, permission flags (pull, triage, push, maintain, admin), and assigned role name.
Fetch message by message ID
Fetches a specific email message by its id, provided the `message id` exists and is accessible to the authenticated `user id`.
Commit Event
Triggered when a new commit is pushed to a repository.
Fetch Message by Thread ID
Retrieves messages from a gmail thread using its `thread id`, where the thread must be accessible by the specified `user id`.
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