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Sync GitHub Issues to Notion Database

Original n8n title: Sync Your Github Issues to Your Notion Database

Sync Your Github Issues To Your Notion Database. Uses notion, stickyNote, githubTrigger. Event-driven trigger; 11 nodes.

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{
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      ],
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        "title": "={{$json[\"body\"][\"issue\"][\"title\"]}}",
        "resource": "databasePage",
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            },
            {
              "key": "Link|url",
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            }
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        "pageId": "={{$node[\"Find database page\"].json[\"id\"]}}",
        "operation": "archive"
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        "functionCode": "const new_items = [];\nfor (item of $items(\"Trigger on issues\")) {\n\n  // do not process this item if action is created\n  if (item.json[\"body\"][\"action\"] == \"opened\") {\n    continue;\n  }\n\n  // build the output template\n  var new_item = {\n    \"json\": {\n      \"notionfilter\": \"\"\n    }\n  };\n  new_item = JSON.stringify(new_item);\n  new_item = JSON.parse(new_item);\n  new_items.push(new_item);\n\n  // create Notion filter to find specific database page by issue ID\n  notionfilter = {\n    or: [],\n  }\n\n  const filter = {\n    property: 'Issue ID',\n    number: {\n      equals: parseInt(item.json[\"body\"][\"issue\"][\"id\"])\n    }\n  }\n  notionfilter[\"or\"].push(filter);\n\n  new_item.json.notionfilter = JSON.stringify(notionfilter); \n}\n\nreturn new_items;"
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}

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How this works

Keep your GitHub issues seamlessly mirrored in a Notion database, ensuring your team stays aligned without manual updates or scattered information. This workflow suits developers and project managers who rely on both tools for tracking tasks, automatically creating, updating, or deleting Notion pages to match GitHub changes. The key step involves the GitHub trigger detecting issue events, followed by a function node that crafts custom filters to find and sync the corresponding Notion page efficiently.

Use this workflow when you need real-time bidirectional syncing between GitHub issues and Notion for collaborative projects, such as agile sprints or bug tracking. Avoid it for very large repositories with thousands of issues, as it may hit API limits; instead, opt for scheduled batches. Common variations include adding Slack notifications for updates or filtering by labels to sync only specific issue types.

About this workflow

Sync Your Github Issues To Your Notion Database. Uses notion, stickyNote, githubTrigger. Event-driven trigger; 11 nodes.

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