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1. Choose a Trigger

An event that starts an automation

2. Choose an Action

The event an automation performs after it's triggered

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Select a trigger from GitHub

A trigger is an event that starts your Zap and runs the workflow. For example, with GitHub, a trigger could be "New Branch."

A trigger is the event that kicks off your automated workflow.

Setup an action from Gmail

An action is what takes place after the automation is triggered. For example, with Gmail, the action could be "Add Label to Email."

An action is the event that your automated workflow performs when triggered.

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Send emails in Gmail for new repositories in GitHub
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Create GitHub issues from new emails on Gmail [Business Gmail Accounts Only]

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Send emails from Gmail for new GitHub commits

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Create GitHub issues when new emails match a search on Gmail [Business Gmail Accounts Only]

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Send emails in Gmail for new repositories in GitHub

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Create GitHub issues from new emails on Gmail [Business Gmail Accounts Only]

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Send Gmail emails for new commits in GitHub
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Send Gmail emails for new GitHub notifications
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Supported triggers and actions

Zapier helps you create workflows that connect your apps to automate repetitive tasks. A trigger is an event that starts a workflow, and an action is an event a Zap performs.

- Repo
  Required
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- Repo
  Required
Trigger
Scheduled
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- Repo
  Required
- Issue_only
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Scheduled
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- Actor of Event
  Required
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Scheduled
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- Repo
  Required
Trigger
Scheduled
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- Repo
  Required
Trigger
Scheduled
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New Organization
Triggers when a new organization is created.
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Scheduled
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- Repo
  Required
Trigger
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- Who is requested to review?
- Repo
  Required
Trigger
Scheduled
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- Repo
  Required
Trigger
Scheduled
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- Repo
  Required
- Branch Name
  Required
Action
Write
- Repo
  Required
- Title
  Required
- Body
  Required
- Who is requested to review?
- Milestone
- Labels
Action
Write
- Emoji
- Status Message
- Expires At
- Limited Availability
- Organization ID
Action
Write
- Repo
  Required
- Issue or Pull request
  Required
- Title
  Required
- Body
  Required
- Who is requested to review?
- Milestone
- Labels
Action
Write
- Organization Name
  Required
- User Name (Login)
  Required
Action
Search
- Organization or User Name
- Repo
  Required
Action
Search
- Repo
  Required
- State
- Search by
  Required
- Name of Organization or User
Action
Search
- Repo
  Required
- State
- Search by
  Required
- Name of Organization or User
- Title
  Required
- Body
  Required
- Who is requested to review?
- Milestone
- Labels
Action
Search or write
- Label or mailbox
- Search keywords
Trigger
Scheduled
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- Label or mailbox
Trigger
Scheduled
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- Search keywords
Trigger
Scheduled
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- Label or mailbox
Trigger
Scheduled
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- Message
  Required
Action
Write
- Trigger_instructions
- Thread
  Required
- To
- Cc
- Bcc
- From
- From_name
- Body Type
- Body
  Required
- Add signature default
- Label or mailbox
- Attachments
Action
Write
- To
- Cc
- Bcc
- From
- From_name
- Reply_to
- Subject
  Required
- Body Type
- Body
  Required
- Add signature default
- Label or mailbox
- Attachments
Action
Write
- Trigger_instructions
- Thread
  Required
- To
- Cc
- Bcc
- From
- From_name
- Reply_to
- Body Type
- Body
  Required
- Label or mailbox
- Attachments
Action
Write
- Search keywords
- To
- Cc
- Bcc
- From
- From_name
- Reply_to
- Subject
  Required
- Body Type
- Body
  Required
- Add signature default
- Label or mailbox
- Attachments
Action
Search or write

- Repo
  Required
Trigger
Scheduled
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- Repo
  Required
- Head
Trigger
Scheduled
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- Which gists?
Trigger
Scheduled
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- Which types of issues should this trigger on?
- Organization
- Repo
  Required
- Label
Trigger
Scheduled
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New Mention
Triggers when your Github username is mentioned in a Commit, Comment, Issue or Pull Request.
Trigger
Scheduled
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- Repo
  Required
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- Repo
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Scheduled
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New Repository
Triggers when a new repository is created.
Trigger
Scheduled
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New Team
Triggers when you are added to a team.
Trigger
Scheduled
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- Repo
  Required
- Body
  Required
- Issue or Pull request
  Required
Action
Write
- Gist Filename
  Required
- Content of the Gist
  Required
- Description
- Make Gist Public?
Action
Write
- Repo
  Required
- Title
  Required
- Body
  Required
- Head
- Base
  Required
- Instant_merge
Action
Write
- Repo
  Required
- Pull Request
  Required
- Body
  Required
- Action
  Required
- Commit SHA
Action
Write
- Repo
  Required
- Pull Request
  Required
- Title
  Required
- Body
  Required
- State
- Base
  Required
Action
Write
- Name
  Required
Action
Search
- Repo
  Required
- State
- Search by
  Required
- Name of Organization or User
Action
Search
- Name (Login)
Action
Search
- Repo
  Required
- State
- Search by
  Required
- Name of Organization or User
- Title
  Required
- Body
  Required
- Head
- Base
  Required
- Instant_merge
Action
Search or write
New Label
Triggers when you add a new label.
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- Label or mailbox
Trigger
Scheduled
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New Starred Email
Triggers when you receive a new email and star it within two days.
Trigger
Scheduled
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- Label
- Message
  Required
Action
Write
- Recipient_instructions
- To
- Cc
- Bcc
- Subject
  Required
- From
- From_name
- Body Type
- Body
  Required
- Add signature default
- Label or mailbox
- Attachments
Action
Write
- Name
  Required
Action
Write
- Message
  Required
- Label or mailbox
Action
Write
- Search keywords
Action
Search

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