Invite GitHub collaborators without leaving WhatsApp

You want someone to have push access to a repo. Send a WhatsApp message mentioning them and Notis adds them as a collaborator—no manual invitation needed.

Trigger

New Message Received

Triggered in real time when your WhatsApp Business number receives an inbound message from a customer (text, media, location, or contact). Delivered via the Cloud API webhook.

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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

Granting repository access requires manual GitHub steps. You send invites in Slack, then follow up on GitHub, creating multiple workflows for one decision.

  • Grant repo access without visiting GitHub
  • Collaborators get instant invitations to contribute
  • No back-and-forth between Slack and GitHub

Setup

Build it in a few focused steps.

  • 1Connect WhatsApp and GitHub to Notis.
  • 2Create an automation: 'When I mention someone's name in WhatsApp, invite them as a collaborator on my GitHub repository'.
  • 3Set the trigger to 'new message received'.
  • 4Specify the repository and permission level (pull, push, or admin).
  • 5Test by sending a WhatsApp message like 'Add Sarah as a collaborator on project-repo' and verify the invite goes out.

Questions about this workflow

Can I set different permission levels for different collaborators?

Yes. You can specify 'push' or 'admin' permissions in your WhatsApp message, or set up multiple automations for different access levels.

What if someone doesn't have a GitHub account yet?

Notis will send them an invitation email. They can create a GitHub account and accept the invitation in one flow.

Can I revoke access via WhatsApp too?

Not with this workflow, but you can ask Notis to set up a separate automation for removing collaborators.

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Supported Triggers and Actions

Notis builds workflows that link Whatsapp to GitHub. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.

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Whatsapp triggers

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GitHub actions

Message Status Updated

Triggers when a WhatsApp message status changes. IMPORTANT LIMITATION: WhatsApp Cloud API does not provide a native polling endpoint for message status. Status updates are ONLY delivered via webhooks in real-time. This trigger cannot directly poll the WhatsApp API for status updates. This trigger will return empty results as WhatsApp does not support this operation. To track message status updates, you must: 1. Set up a webhook endpoint to receive status notifications from WhatsApp 2. Store the webhook data in your own database 3. Use a different mechanism to query your stored webhook data For more information, see: - https://developers.facebook.com/docs/whatsapp/cloud-api/webhooks

TriggerPolling

Accept a repository invitation

Accepts a pending repository invitation that has been issued to the authenticated user.

ActionInstant

New Message Received

Triggered in real time when your WhatsApp Business number receives an inbound message from a customer (text, media, location, or contact). Delivered via the Cloud API webhook.

TriggerInstant

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.

ActionInstant

Interactive Reply Received

Triggered when a customer taps a quick-reply button or selects an option from an interactive list message you sent.

TriggerInstant

List stargazers

Deprecated: lists users who have starred a repository; use `list stargazers` instead.

ActionInstant

Message Template Status Update

Triggered when the review status of a WhatsApp message template changes — for example approved, rejected, or flagged — on your WhatsApp Business Account.

TriggerInstant

Star a repository for the authenticated user

Deprecated: stars a repository for the authenticated user; use `star a repository for the authenticated user` instead.

ActionInstant

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.

ActionInstant

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.

ActionInstant

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.

ActionInstant

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.

ActionInstant

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