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.

Configuration

Field	Description	Notes
Connection	GitHub connection to use	Required
Owner	Repository owner (user or organization)	Required. Supports templates
Repository	Repository name	Required. Supports templates
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)

Template References

Use template expressions to reference data from upstream nodes. For example, set Owner to {{data.owner}} and Repository to {{data.repo}} to dynamically target different repositories.