Send GitHub Events to Slack

The workflow JSON

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{
  "nodes": [
    {
      "name": "Github Trigger",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.githubTrigger",
      "position": [
        500,
        350
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "owner": "n8n-io",
        "events": [
          "star"
        ],
        "repository": "n8n"
      },
      "credentials": {
        "githubApi": "<your credential>"
      },
      "typeVersion": 1
    },
    {
      "name": "IF",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.if",
      "position": [
        700,
        350
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "conditions": {
          "string": [
            {
              "value1": "={{$node[\"Github Trigger\"].data[\"body\"][\"action\"]}}",
              "value2": "created"
            }
          ]
        }
      },
      "typeVersion": 1
    },
    {
      "name": "Slack - Add",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.slack",
      "position": [
        900,
        250
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "channel": "#general",
        "attachments": [
          {
            "text": "=The project has now: {{$node[\"Github Trigger\"].data[\"body\"][\"repository\"][\"stargazers_count\"]}} Stars",
            "color": "#88FF00",
            "title": "=Got new star from: {{$node[\"Github Trigger\"].data[\"body\"][\"sender\"][\"login\"]}}",
            "image_url": "={{$node[\"Github Trigger\"].data[\"body\"][\"sender\"][\"avatar_url\"]}}",
            "title_link": "={{$node[\"Github Trigger\"].data[\"body\"][\"sender\"][\"html_url\"]}}"
          }
        ],
        "otherOptions": {}
      },
      "credentials": {
        "slackApi": "<your credential>"
      },
      "typeVersion": 1
    },
    {
      "name": "Slack - Remove",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.slack",
      "position": [
        900,
        450
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "channel": "#general",
        "attachments": [
          {
            "text": "=The project has now: {{$node[\"Github Trigger\"].data[\"body\"][\"repository\"][\"stargazers_count\"]}} Stars",
            "color": "#ff0000",
            "title": "=Star got removed by: {{$node[\"Github Trigger\"].data[\"body\"][\"sender\"][\"login\"]}}",
            "image_url": "={{$node[\"Github Trigger\"].data[\"body\"][\"sender\"][\"avatar_url\"]}}",
            "title_link": "={{$node[\"Github Trigger\"].data[\"body\"][\"sender\"][\"html_url\"]}}"
          }
        ],
        "otherOptions": {}
      },
      "credentials": {
        "slackApi": "<your credential>"
      },
      "typeVersion": 1
    }
  ],
  "connections": {
    "IF": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Slack - Add",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ],
        [
          {
            "node": "Slack - Remove",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "Github Trigger": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "IF",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    }
  }
}

Credentials you'll need

Each integration node will prompt for credentials when you import. We strip credential IDs before publishing — you'll add your own.

• githubApi
• slackApi

About this workflow

Send Selected Github Events To Slack. Uses githubTrigger, slack. Event-driven trigger; 4 nodes.

Source: https://github.com/Zie619/n8n-workflows — original creator credit. Request a take-down →

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