GitHub integration

If you’re new to integrations in Rewst, read through our introductory integration documentation here.

GitHub’s own documentation for registering an app can be found here.

What does the GitHub integration do?

Our GitHub integration enables automation of GitHub’s version control system. Use GitHub’s API within Rewst workflows to automate aspects of version control in GitHub.

Integration use cases

• Say you want to create a Crate that automatically backs up all workflow exports any time they change. You could use the GitHub integration to make a commit of each change of the file. This would give you a more fully featured option than Rewst’s built in version control.

• Use this integration to set up a system for sharing workflows you’ve created with other Rewst customers. Create a public repository, and post exported repositories of your shareable workflows.

Set up the GitHub integration

Set up steps in GitHub

1. Log in to the GitHub account linked to your organization.

Set up steps in Rewst

1. Navigate to Configuration > Integrations in the left side menu of your Rewst platform.

2. In the integrations page, search for the GitHub integration.

3. Click the integration tile to launch the setup page.

4. Enter the following in the relevant fields of the form:

   1. The Name that will be used to refer to the integration configuration

   2. Description: this is optional.

   3. Check the Is Default checkbox.

   4. Organization Name: make sure that this is exact to how your organization name appears in GitHub.

5. Click Save Configuration.

6. Click Authorize.

7. Click Continue next to your desired installation location, from the list in the dialog that appears. The dialog will contain a list of organizations. It’s important that you choose the organization to match the one you entered for the organization name of the Rewst configuration form.

8. Click Install & Authorize.

9. A green confirmation message will appear at the top of your screen. Now, the configuration form will have an option to Re-Authorize.

10. Rewst will do a quick validation of your input. Once completed, you'll see a new section beneath the configuration form for organization mapping. Complete your mapping as desired.

Test the Integration

Whenever you save configuration and reauthorize, Rewst will run a test action to make sure the integration is working.

For additional testing, click the Refresh Options button under the Organization Mapping section of the integration configuration page. This will return a list of repositories accessible by that organization.

Troubleshoot the GitHub integration

The below error may also happen if you attempt to install the GitHub integration on multiple Rewst orgs using the same GitHub org.

If you encounter any errors, contact us in your Discord support channel for assistance.

If you uninstall the GitHub integration in Rewst but don’t uninstall our GitHub App in your organization, any attempt to re-install and authorize the integration will fail, and you’ll be stuck at this screen:

To fix this failure:

1. Log in to GitHub.

2. Find the installed GitHub App.

3. Click the Configure button.

4. Uninstall the app. You should now be able to re-authorize in Rewst, and the GitHub App will be reinstalled once successful.

GitHub actions and endpoints

For more on how actions work in Rewst, check out our introductory actions documentation here.

Category	Action	Description
Billing	Get Github Actions Billing For An Organization	Gets the summary of the free and paid GitHub Actions minutes used. Paid minutes only apply to workflows in private repositories that use GitHub-hosted runners.
Billing	Get Github Packages Billing For An Organization	Gets the free and paid storage used for GitHub Packages in gigabytes. Paid minutes only apply to packages stored for private repositories.
Billing	Get Shared Storage Billing For An Organization	Gets the estimated paid and estimated total storage used for GitHub Actions and GitHub Packages. Paid minutes only apply to packages stored for private repositories.
Billing	Get Github Actions Billing For a User	Gets the summary of the free and paid GitHub Actions minutes used. Paid minutes only apply to workflows in private repositories that use GitHub-hosted runners.
Billing	Get Github Packages Billing For a User	Gets the free and paid storage used for GitHub Packages in gigabytes. Paid minutes only apply to packages stored for private repositories.
Billing	Get Shared Storage Billing For a User	Gets the estimated paid and estimated total storage used for GitHub Actions and GitHub Packages. Paid minutes only apply to packages stored for private repositories.
Checks	Create a Check Run	Creates a new check run for a specific commit in a repository. To create a check run, you must use a GitHub App. OAuth apps and authenticated users are not able to create a check suite.
Checks	Get a Check Run	Gets a single check run using its id. Note: The Checks API only looks for pushes in the repository where the check suite or check run were created.
Checks	Update a Check Run	Updates a check run for a specific commit in a repository. Note: The endpoints to manage checks only look for pushes in the repository where the check suite or check run were created.
Checks	Rerequest a Check Run	Triggers GitHub to rerequest an existing check run, without pushing new code. This triggers the check_run webhook event with the action rerequested.
Checks	List Check Runs In a Check Suite	Lists check runs for a check suite by its id. Note: The endpoints to manage checks only look for pushes in the repository where the check suite or check run were created.
Checks	Rerequest a Check Suite	Triggers GitHub to rerequest an existing check suite, without pushing new code. This triggers the check_suite webhook event with action rerequested.
Code Scanning	List Code Scanning Alerts For An Organization	Lists code scanning alerts for the default branch of all eligible repositories in an organization. Eligible repos are those you own or for which you are a security manager.
Code Scanning	List Code Scanning Alerts For a Repository	Lists code scanning alerts. The response includes a most_recent_instance object describing the alert's latest instance for the default branch or specified ref.
Code Scanning	List Code Scanning Analyses For a Repository	Lists details of all code scanning analyses for a repository, starting with the most recent. Paginated via page and per_page.
Code Scanning	Get a Code Scanning Analysis For a Repository	Gets a specified code scanning analysis for a repository. The default JSON response includes fields describing the analysis.
Copilot	Get Copilot Seat Information And Settings For An Organization	Note: Beta endpoint. Gets info about an organization's Copilot subscription, including seat counts and code matching policies.
Copilot	List All Copilot Seat Assignments For An Organization	Note: Beta endpoint. Lists all Copilot seat assignments being billed in the organization, whether active or pending cancellation.
Copilot	Add Teams To The Copilot Subscription For An Organization	Note: Beta endpoint. Purchases a Copilot seat for all users in each specified team. The org is billed accordingly.
Copilot	Remove Teams From The Copilot Subscription For An Organization	Note: Beta endpoint. Cancels the Copilot seat assignment for all members of each specified team.
Copilot	Add Users To The Copilot Subscription For An Organization	Note: Beta endpoint. Purchases a Copilot seat for each specified user. The org is billed accordingly.
Copilot	Remove Users From The Copilot Subscription For An Organization	Note: Beta endpoint. Cancels the Copilot seat assignment for each specified user.
Copilot	Get Copilot Seat Assignment Details For a User	Note: Beta endpoint. Gets the Copilot seat assignment details for an org member who has access to Copilot.
Dependabot	List Dependabot Alerts For An Enterprise	Lists Dependabot alerts for repositories owned by the specified enterprise. The authenticated user must be an enterprise member.
Dependabot	List Dependabot Alerts For An Organization	Lists Dependabot alerts for an organization. The user must be an org owner or security manager.
Dependabot	List Dependabot Alerts For a Repository	Tokens need the security_events scope (or public_repo for public) to list alerts.
Dependabot	Get a Dependabot Alert	Tokens need security_events scope for private repos or public_repo for public. Gets a specified Dependabot alert.
Generic Request	Github API Request	Generic action to make authenticated requests against the GitHub API.
Gists	List Gists For The Authenticated User	Lists the authenticated user's gists or all public gists if anonymous.
Gists	Create a Gist	Creates a gist with one or more files. Note: Don't name files gistfile plus a numeric suffix, as Gist uses that internally.
Gists	List Public Gists	Lists public gists, sorted most recent first.
Gists	List Starred Gists	Lists the authenticated user's starred gists.
Gists	Get a Gist	Gets a specified gist. This endpoint supports custom media types.
Gists	Delete a Gist	Deletes a gist by ID.
Gists	Update a Gist	Updates a gist's description or files. Unchanged files remain the same.
Gists	List Gist Comments	Lists comments on a gist. This endpoint supports custom media types.
Gists	Create a Gist Comment	Creates a comment on a gist. This endpoint supports custom media types.
Gists	Get a Gist Comment	Gets a gist comment. This endpoint supports custom media types.
Gists	Delete a Gist Comment	Deletes a gist comment. Must be the comment author or have repo admin access.
Gists	Update a Gist Comment	Updates a gist comment. This endpoint supports custom media types.
Gists	Get a Gist Revision	Gets a specific gist revision. This endpoint supports custom media types.
Gists	List Gists For a User	Lists public gists for the specified user.
Git	Create a Commit	Creates a new Git commit object. The response includes a verification object describing commit signature verification.
Git	Get a Commit Object	Gets a Git commit object.
Git	List Matching References	Returns references from your Git database matching a given name.
Git	Get a Reference	Returns a single reference. The :ref must be heads/ for branches or tags/ for tags.
Git	Create a Reference	Creates a reference. You cannot create references in empty repos (no branches).
Git	Delete a Reference	Deletes a reference. Returns 204 if successful, or 403 if blocked by branch protection.
Git	Update a Reference	Moves a branch or tag reference to another commit. Returns 200 if successful.
Git	Create a Tag Object	Note that creating a tag object does not create the actual tag reference.
Git	Get a Tag	Includes a verification object describing the commit signature verification.
Git	Create a Tree	Accepts nested entries. If you specify both a tree and a nested path modifying that tree, it overwrites and creates a new tree structure.
Git	Get a Tree	Returns a tree using its SHA or ref. If truncated is true, the item count exceeded the max limit.
Issues	List Issues Assigned To The Authenticated User	Lists issues assigned to the authenticated user across all visible repositories.
Issues	List Organization Issues Assigned To The Authenticated User	Lists issues in an organization assigned to the authenticated user. Note: All pull requests are issues, but not all issues are pull requests.
Issues	List Assignees	Lists available assignees for issues in a repository.
Issues	List Repository Issues	Lists open issues in a repository. Note: All pull requests are issues, but not all issues are pull requests.
Issues	Create An Issue	Users with pull access can create an issue. 410 Gone if issues are disabled.
Issues	Get An Issue	Returns 301 Moved Permanently if the issue was transferred to another repository.
Issues	Update An Issue	Owners and push-access users can edit an issue.
Issues	Add Assignees To An Issue	Adds up to 10 assignees to an issue. Already assigned users stay assigned.
Issues	Remove Assignees From An Issue	Removes one or more assignees from an issue.
Issues	Create An Issue Comment	Creates a comment on an issue or pull request. (Pull requests are issues, but not all issues are PRs.)
Licenses	List All Commonly Used Licenses	Lists the most commonly used GitHub licenses.
Licenses	Get a License	Gets information about a specific license.
Licenses	Get The License For a Repository	Returns the contents of the license file in a repository, if one is detected.
Orgs	List Organizations	Lists organizations in the order they were created on GitHub.
Orgs	Get Organization information	Retrieves details about your organization.
Orgs	Delete Your Organization	Deletes your organization and all its repositories.
Orgs	Update your Organization	Parameter Deprecation: Replaces members_allowed_repository_creation_type with granular permissions.
Orgs	List Organization Webhooks	Lists webhooks for your organization. You must be an org owner to list them.
Orgs	Create An Organization Webhook	Creates a webhook for your organization (e.g., with JSON payloads).
Orgs	Get An Organization Webhook	Returns a configured webhook in your organization.
Orgs	Delete An Organization Webhook	Deletes a webhook in your org. Must have admin permissions.
Orgs	Update An Organization Webhook	Updates a webhook in your org. Overwrites secret if provided.
Orgs	Get a Webhook Configuration For your Organization	Returns the config of a webhook in your org.
Orgs	Update a Webhook Configuration For your Organization	Updates only the config fields of an org webhook.
Orgs	Create An Organization Invitation	Invites users by GitHub user ID or email. Must be an org owner.
Orgs	Cancel An Organization Invitation	Cancels an invitation. Must be an org owner.
Orgs	List Organization Invitation Teams	Lists all teams associated with an invitation. Must be an org owner.
Orgs	List Organization Members	Lists all users in your organization, including concealed and public members if you are also a member.
Orgs	Check Organization Membership For a User	Checks if a user is a public or private member of an organization.
Orgs	Remove An Organization Member	Removes a user from the org (and all teams, repos).
Orgs	Get Organization Membership For a User	The authenticated user must be an org member to see another user's membership. Returns state to identify membership status.
Orgs	Set Organization Membership For a User	Only authenticated org owners can add or update a member's role.
Orgs	Remove Organization Membership For a User	Removes a user's membership. Must be an org owner.
Orgs	Remove Public Organization Membership For The Authenticated User	Removes the public membership of the authenticated user in the specified org (unless forced public).
Orgs	List Organization Memberships For The Authenticated User	Lists all org memberships for the authenticated user.
Orgs	Get An Organization Membership For The Authenticated User	If the authenticated user is active or pending in the org, returns membership info; otherwise 404.
Orgs	Update Organization Membership For The Authenticated User	Converts the authenticated user to an active member if they had a pending invitation.
Orgs	List Organizations For The Authenticated User	Lists all orgs the authenticated user belongs to.
Orgs	List Organizations For a User	Lists public organization memberships for a specified user.
Projects	List Organization Projects	Lists projects in an organization. 404 if disabled, 401/410 if insufficient privileges.
Projects	Create An Organization Project	Creates an organization project board. 410 if projects are disabled or no classic projects exist.
Projects	Get a Project Card	Gets information about a project card by card_id.
Projects	Delete a Project Card	Deletes a project card.
Projects	Update An Existing Project Card	Updates a project card. Returns 404 Not Found if projects are disabled, or 401/410 if insufficient privileges.
Projects	Move a Project Card	Moves a project card. Same potential error statuses.
Projects	List Project Cards	Lists the cards in a project column.
Projects	Create a Project Card	Creates a card in a column. Same error statuses if disabled or insufficient privileges.
Projects	Get a Project	Gets a project by id. Same error if disabled or insufficient privileges.
Projects	Delete a Project	Deletes a project board. 404 if disabled.
Projects	Update a Project	Updates a project board. 404 if disabled, 401/410 if no privileges.
Projects	List Project Collaborators	Lists collaborators for an organization project.
Projects	Add Project Collaborator	Adds a collaborator to an organization project with a permission level. Must be org owner or project admin.
Projects	Remove User As a Collaborator	Removes a collaborator from an organization project. Must be org owner or project admin.
Projects	List Repository Projects	Lists projects in a repository. 404 if disabled, 401/410 if no privileges.
Projects	Create a Repository Project	Creates a project board in a repository.
Projects	Create a User Project	Creates a user project board. 410 if user has no classic projects, 401/410 if no privileges.
Projects	List User Projects	Lists projects for a user.
Pulls	List Pull Requests	Lists pull requests in a specified repository.
Pulls	Create a Pull Request	Draft pull requests are in certain plans.
Pulls	Get a Pull Request	Gets a specified pull request (including draft PRs in some plans).
Pulls	Update a Pull Request	Updates a specified pull request (including draft PRs).
Pulls	List Commits On a Pull Request	Lists up to 250 commits for a pull request.
Pulls	List Pull Requests Files	Lists the files in a specified pull request.
Pulls	Check If a Pull Request Has Been Merged	Checks if a pull request has merged into the base branch. The response body is empty; the HTTP status indicates result.
Pulls	Merge a Pull Request	Merges a pull request into the base branch.
Pulls	Get All Requested Reviewers For a Pull Request	Gets the users/teams requested to review a pull request. Once they submit a review, they're no longer a "requested reviewer."
Pulls	Request Reviewers For a Pull Request	Requests reviews from a set of users and/or teams on a pull request.
Repos	List Organization Repositories	Lists repositories for a specified organization.
Repos	Create An Organization Repository	Creates a new repository in your organization. The authenticated user must be a member.
Repos	Get a Repository	If the repository is a fork, includes parent and source.
Repos	Delete a Repository	Requires admin access.
Repos	Update a Repository	Note: to edit repository topics, use "Replace all repository topics."
Repos	List Repository Activities	Lists a history of changes in a repository (pushes, merges, force pushes), associating them with commits and users.
Repos	List Branches	Lists all branches in a repository, including commit data and branch protection status.
Repos	List Commits	The response includes a verification object to describe commit signature verification.
Repos	List Pull Requests Associated With a Commit	Lists the merged pull request that introduced the commit. If the commit is not on the default branch, only open PRs with that commit are returned.
Repos	Get a Commit	Returns the contents of a single commit reference if you have read access.
Repos	Compare Two Commits	Compares two commits.
Repos	Get Repository Content	Gets the contents of a file/directory by path. Omit path to get the root directory.
Repos	List Repository Contributors	Lists contributors, sorted by number of commits in descending order.
Repos	List Repository Webhooks	Lists webhooks for a repository. last response can be null if no deliveries in 30 days.
Repos	Create a Repository Webhook	Creates a webhook in a repository. Multiple hooks can share the same config if their events don't overlap.
Repos	Get a Repository Webhook	Returns a configured webhook in a repository.
Repos	Delete a Repository Webhook	Deletes a webhook. You can use X-GitHub-Hook-ID to identify the webhook.
Repos	Update a Repository Webhook	Updates a webhook's configuration in a repository. Overwrites the secret if provided.
Repos	Get a Webhook Configuration For a Repository	Returns only the config fields for the repository webhook.
Repos	Update a Webhook Configuration For a Repository	Updates only the config fields for a repository webhook.
Repos	Sync a Fork Branch With The Upstream Repository	Syncs a branch of a fork to keep it current with the upstream repository.
Repos	Merge a Branch	Merges one branch into another using a merge commit. This can be within the same repo or from a fork to the parent.
Repos	List Releases	Lists releases, excluding unassociated Git tags.
Repos	Create a Release	Users with push access can create a release.
Repos	Get a Release Asset	To download the asset's binary content, set Accept to application/octet-stream.
Repos	Delete a Release Asset	Deletes a release asset. Must have push access.
Repos	Update a Release Asset	Edits a release asset. Must have push access.
Repos	Generate Release Notes Content For a Release	Generates a name and body describing a release, including changes since the last release.
Repos	Get The Latest Release	Gets the latest published full release.
Repos	Get a Release By Tag Name	Gets a published release corresponding to a given tag.
Repos	Get a Release	Gets a public release by release ID.
Repos	Delete a Release	Users with push access can delete a release.
Repos	Update a Release	Users with push access can edit a release.
Repos	List Release Assets	Lists assets for a release, including the upload URL.
Repos	Upload a Release Asset	Uses a Hypermedia relation to determine the correct upload URL.
Repos	List Public Repositories	Lists all public repositories in the order they were created.
Repos	List Repositories For The Authenticated User	Lists repositories the authenticated user has explicit read, write, or admin permission to access.
Repos	Create a Repository For The Authenticated User	Creates a repo for the authenticated user. If you want public repos, use public_repo; for private, use repo.
Repos	List Repositories For a User	Lists public repositories for a specified user.
Search	Search Code	Searches for query terms in files. Returns up to 100 results per page.
Search	Search Commits	Searches commits by various criteria on the default branch. Up to 100 results per page.
Search	Search Issues And Pull Requests	Finds issues by state and keyword. Up to 100 results per page.
Search	Search Labels	Finds labels in a repository, by name or description. Up to 100 results per page.
Search	Search Repositories	Finds repositories by criteria. Up to 100 results per page.
Search	Search Topics	Finds topics by criteria, sorted by best match. Up to 100 results per page.
Search	Search Users	Finds users by various criteria. Up to 100 results per page.
Security Advisories	List Global Security Advisories	Lists global security advisories matching parameters. Defaults to GitHub-reviewed, non-malware advisories if no parameters are set.
Security Advisories	Get a Global Security Advisory	Gets a global advisory by GHSA ID.
Security Advisories	List Repository Security Advisories For An Organization	Lists repository security advisories for an organization.
Security Advisories	List Repository Security Advisories	Lists security advisories in a repository.
Teams	List Teams	Lists all teams in an org that are visible to the authenticated user.
Teams	Create a Team	Creates a team. The user must be an org owner/member (depending on org settings).
Teams	Get a Team By Name	Gets a team using its team_slug, derived from the name.
Teams	Delete a Team	Deletes a team. Must be an org owner or team maintainer. Deleting a parent team also deletes its child teams.
Teams	Update a Team	Edits a team. Must be an org owner or team maintainer.
Teams	List Team Members	Lists members of a team, including child team members.
Teams	Get Team Membership For a User	Gets a user's membership with a team. The team must be visible to the authenticated user.
Teams	Add Or Update Team Membership For a User	Adds or updates a user's membership in a team. The user must be in the org; you must be an org owner or team maintainer.
Teams	Remove Team Membership For a User	Removes membership for a user from a team. Must be an org owner or team maintainer.
Teams	List Team Projects	Lists org projects associated with a team.
Teams	Add Or Update Team Project Permissions	Adds or updates a team's permission level for an org project. Must have admin on the project.
Teams	Remove a Project From a Team	Removes an org project from a team. Must be an org owner or team maintainer.
Teams	List Team Repositories	Lists a team's repositories visible to the authenticated user.
Teams	Check Team Permissions For a Repository	Checks if a team has certain permissions (admin, push, pull, etc.) on a repository. Inherited repos from a parent team are also checked.
Teams	Add Or Update Team Repository Permissions	Adds or updates the team's permission on a repository, provided the user has admin access to that repo.
Teams	Remove a Repository From a Team	Removes a repository from a team. Must be an org owner or team maintainer.
Teams	List Child Teams	Lists child teams of a specified team.
Teams	List Teams For The Authenticated User	Lists all teams across orgs the authenticated user belongs to. Token scope user, repo, or read:org is required.
Users	Get The Authenticated User	OAuth apps and PATs need the user scope to include private profile info.
Users	Update The Authenticated User	Note: If your email is private and you include email, that email won't be displayed publicly.
Users	Block a User	Blocks a user, returning 204 if successful or 422 if blocking fails.
Users	Unblock a User	Unblocks a user, returning 204.
Users	List Users	Lists all users (and orgs) by signup date.
Users	Get a User	Provides publicly visible info about a GitHub account. The email is the publicly visible one from the profile page.

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