GitHub

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Authentication

• access_token: GitHub Access Token (required: True, sensitive: True)

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In workflows

steps:
    - name: Query github
      provider: github
      config: "{{ provider.my_provider_name }}"
      with:
        repository: {value}  
        previous_stars_count: {value}  
        last_stargazer: {value}  

actions:
    - name: Query github
      provider: github
      config: "{{ provider.my_provider_name }}"
      with:
        run_action: {value}  # The action to run.
        workflow: {value}  # The workflow to run.
        repo_name: {value}  # The repository name.
        repo_owner: {value}  # The repository owner.
        ref: {value}  # The ref to use.
        inputs: {value}  # The inputs to use.

• datadog-log-monitor.yml
• db_disk_space_monitor.yml
• new_github_stars.yml
• run-github-workflow.yaml
• service-error-rate-monitor-datadog.yml
• update_workflows_from_http.yml
• zoom_chat_example.yml

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Provider Methods

• get_last_commits Get the N last commits from a GitHub repository (view, scopes: no additional scopes)
  • repository: The GitHub repository to get the commits from.
  • n: The number of commits to get.
• get_last_releases Get the N last releases and their changelog from a GitHub repository (view, scopes: no additional scopes)
  • repository: The GitHub repository to get the releases from.
  • n: The number of releases to get.

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Connecting with the Provider

1. Go to your GitHub account and navigate to Settings > Developer Settings > Personal Access Tokens.
2. Generate a token with the required permissions (e.g., repo, workflow, etc.).
3. Copy the token and provide it as github_token in the provider configuration.

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Useful Links

• GitHub REST API Documentation