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{
"id": 122,
"name": "Automate assigning GitHub issues",
"nodes": [
{
"name": "Switch",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.switch",
"position": [
720,
360
],
"parameters": {
"rules": {
"rules": [
{
"value2": "opened"
},
{
"output": 1,
"value2": "created"
}
]
},
"value1": "={{$json[\"body\"][\"action\"]}}",
"dataType": "string"
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"name": "IF no assignee?",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.if",
"position": [
1120,
220
],
"parameters": {
"conditions": {
"number": [
{
"value1": "={{$json[\"body\"][\"issue\"][\"assignees\"].length}}",
"operation": "equal"
}
],
"string": [
{
"value1": "={{$json[\"body\"][\"issue\"][\"body\"]}}",
"value2": "/[a,A]ssign[\\w*\\s*]*me/gm",
"operation": "regex"
}
]
}
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"name": "NoOp",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.noOp",
"position": [
1320,
320
],
"parameters": {},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"name": "IF wants to work?",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.if",
"position": [
920,
560
],
"parameters": {
"conditions": {
"number": [],
"string": [
{
"value1": "={{$json[\"body\"][\"comment\"][\"body\"]}}",
"value2": "/[a,A]ssign[\\w*\\s*]*me/gm",
"operation": "regex"
}
]
}
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"name": "IF not assigned?",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.if",
"position": [
1120,
520
],
"parameters": {
"conditions": {
"number": [
{
"value1": "={{$json[\"body\"][\"issue\"][\"assignees\"].length}}",
"operation": "equal"
}
],
"string": []
}
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"name": "Assign Issue Creator",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.github",
"position": [
1320,
120
],
"parameters": {
"owner": "={{$node[\"Switch\"].json[\"body\"][\"repository\"][\"owner\"][\"login\"]}}",
"operation": "edit",
"editFields": {
"labels": [
{
"label": "assigned"
}
],
"assignees": [
{
"assignee": "={{$json.body.issue[\"user\"][\"login\"]}}"
}
]
},
"repository": "={{$node[\"Switch\"].json[\"body\"][\"repository\"][\"name\"]}}",
"issueNumber": "={{ $json[\"body\"][\"issue\"][\"number\"] }}",
"authentication": "oAuth2"
},
"credentials": {
"githubOAuth2Api": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"name": "Add Comment",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.github",
"position": [
1420,
660
],
"parameters": {
"body": "=Hey @{{$json[\"body\"][\"comment\"][\"user\"][\"login\"]}},\n\nThis issue is already assigned to {{$json[\"body\"][\"issue\"][\"assignee\"][\"login\"]}} \ud83d\ude42",
"owner": "={{$json[\"body\"][\"repository\"][\"owner\"][\"login\"]}}",
"operation": "createComment",
"repository": "={{$json[\"body\"][\"repository\"][\"name\"]}}",
"issueNumber": "={{$json[\"body\"][\"issue\"][\"number\"]}}",
"authentication": "oAuth2"
},
"credentials": {
"githubOAuth2Api": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"name": "NoOp1",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.noOp",
"position": [
1120,
720
],
"parameters": {},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"name": "Assign Commenter",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.github",
"position": [
1420,
460
],
"parameters": {
"owner": "={{$json[\"body\"][\"repository\"][\"owner\"][\"login\"]}}",
"operation": "edit",
"editFields": {
"labels": [
{
"label": "assigned"
}
],
"assignees": [
{
"assignee": "={{$json[\"body\"][\"comment\"][\"user\"][\"login\"]}}"
}
]
},
"repository": "={{$json[\"body\"][\"repository\"][\"name\"]}}",
"issueNumber": "={{$json[\"body\"][\"issue\"][\"number\"]}}",
"authentication": "oAuth2"
},
"credentials": {
"githubOAuth2Api": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"name": "Github Trigger1",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.githubTrigger",
"position": [
520,
360
],
"parameters": {
"owner": "harshil1712",
"events": [
"issue_comment",
"issues"
],
"repository": "build-discord-bot",
"authentication": "oAuth2"
},
"credentials": {
"githubOAuth2Api": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
},
"typeVersion": 1
}
],
"active": false,
"settings": {},
"connections": {
"Switch": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "IF no assignee?",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
],
[
{
"node": "IF wants to work?",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Github Trigger1": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Switch",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"IF no assignee?": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Assign Issue Creator",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
],
[
{
"node": "NoOp",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"IF not assigned?": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Assign Commenter",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
],
[
{
"node": "Add Comment",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"IF wants to work?": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "IF not assigned?",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
],
[
{
"node": "NoOp1",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
}
}
}
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githubOAuth2Api
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How this works
Streamline your GitHub workflow by automatically assigning unassigned issues to the most suitable team member, saving hours of manual triage and ensuring faster resolutions. This automation suits development teams or open-source maintainers handling frequent issue influxes, particularly in collaborative repositories. It begins with a GitHub trigger that detects new or updated issues, followed by conditional checks to verify if an assignee is needed and if a volunteer has expressed interest, culminating in a key GitHub node that assigns the issue and adds a confirmation comment.
Use this workflow when your repository receives a steady stream of issues requiring prompt assignment to avoid bottlenecks, such as in agile teams practising continuous integration. Avoid it for small personal projects with minimal issues or when custom assignment logic demands human oversight, like sensitive security reports. Common variations include integrating Slack notifications for assignee alerts or extending conditions to prioritise issues by labels for specialised routing.
About this workflow
Automate assigning GitHub issues. Uses noOp, github, githubTrigger. Event-driven trigger; 10 nodes.
Source: https://github.com/Zie619/n8n-workflows — original creator credit. Request a take-down →
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