One-Click GitHub User Blocking
Security threat arrives via email. Notis blocks the user from GitHub immediately. No delays, no context-switching.
Trigger
New Gmail Message Received Trigger
Triggers when a new message is received in Gmail.
Action
Block a user
Blocks an existing individual github user (not an organization or your own account), preventing them from interacting with your account and repositories.
Why this helps
You get a security alert that someone is harassing your team or attempting unauthorized access. By the time you log into GitHub to block them, they've already seen or done more damage.
- Block users instantly from email alerts
- Respond to threats in seconds, not minutes
- Reduce security incident damage window
- Keep audit logs of who blocked whom and when
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Gmail and GitHub to Notis.
- 2Create an automation: "When I send an email with a username or mention a security threat, automatically block that GitHub user."
- 3Notis will extract the username from your email.
- 4Test by emailing 'block [username]' and watch Notis remove them from your account.
Questions about this workflow
Can I unblock a user if I block them by mistake?
Yes, you can unblock them in GitHub settings anytime, or tell Notis to undo the block.
Does blocking notify the user?
GitHub doesn't notify blocked users, so the block is silent from their perspective.
Can I block someone from an organization instead of my personal account?
Yes, if you have admin rights. Notis can block at org level too.
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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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