GitHub

The GitHub API node lets you interact with GitHub repositories in your workflows. You can list, get, create, update, and comment on issues, pull requests, commits, and releases through a single flexible node.

All operations require a GitHub connection configured with a Personal Access Token. The repository owner and name are defined on the connection — each GitHub connection targets exactly one repository.

Configuration

Field	Description	Notes
Connection	GitHub connection to use. Owner and repository are read from this connection.	Required
Resource	What to operate on: Issues, Pull Requests, Commits, Releases	Required
Operation	Action to perform: List, Get, Create, Update, Comment	Required. Available operations depend on resource
Resource ID	Issue/PR number or commit SHA	Required for Get, Update, Comment
Query Parameters	Additional API parameters as key-value pairs	Optional. Shown for List only
Request Body (JSON)	JSON body for create, update, or comment	Required for Create, Update, Comment

Operation / Resource Matrix

Resource	List	Get	Create	Update	Comment
Issues	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
Pull Requests	Y	Y	-	-	Y
Commits	Y	Y	-	-	-
Releases	Y	Y	Y	-	-

Examples

List Open Issues

Set Resource to Issues, Operation to List, and add a query parameter state = open.

Create an Issue

Set Resource to Issues, Operation to Create, and provide the body:

{
  "title": "Bug: login page broken",
  "body": "Steps to reproduce...",
  "labels": ["bug", "priority:high"]
}

Comment on a Pull Request

Set Resource to Pull Requests, Operation to Comment, Resource ID to the PR number, and provide:

{
  "body": "Automated review: all checks passed for {{data.sha}}"
}

Create a Release

Set Resource to Releases, Operation to Create, and provide:

{
  "tag_name": "v1.0.0",
  "name": "Release v1.0.0",
  "body": "First stable release",
  "draft": false,
  "prerelease": false
}

Output

All operations return the raw GitHub API response object. Common fields include:

Field	Description
id	GitHub resource ID
number	Issue or PR number
title	Title (issues, PRs, releases)
state	Current state (open, closed)
html_url	Link to view on GitHub
created_at	ISO timestamp
updated_at	ISO timestamp

List operations return an array of these objects.

Streaming Support

• List operations emit each result item individually, enabling streaming pipelines
• Create, Update, Comment operations process each upstream item, making them suitable for batch operations (e.g., comment on every issue matching a filter)

Target multiple repositories

Each GitHub connection points at one repository. To operate on a different repo, create a separate GitHub connection and select it on the node.