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Connect Notion and GitHub integrations

Explore integrated solutions with Notion and GitHub for improved project tasks, collaboration, and real-time updates.

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Create a custom workflow

Optimize your workflow by integrating Notion as a trigger and GitHub as an action with Make, keeping your project documentation up-to-date with each commit and improving development productivity and collaboration.

Create a custom workflow

Every automation starts with a trigger and an action. Select one from each app to generate a workflow tailored to your needs.

Notion
Trigger: Watch Data Source Items
GitHub
Action: Select an action
1. Select a trigger

  • Triggers when a Data source (legacy database) item is created or updated.

  • Triggers when a specified event is created.

  • Triggers when a data source, page or legacy database is created and updated.

  • Triggers when a page content is created.

2. Select an action

  • Adds assignees to an issue or pull request.

  • Adds labels to an issue or pull request.

  • Creates a new comment.

  • Creates a new issue.

  • Removes an existing comment.

  • Removes a label from an issue.

  • Removes an existing issue.

  • Removes assignees from an issue or pull request.

  • Performs an arbitrary authorized GraphQl query.

  • Retrieves an existing branch.

  • Retrieves an existing comment.

  • Retrieves an existing gist.

  • Retrieves an existing milestone.

  • Retrieves an existing pull request.

  • Retrieves an existing release.

  • Retrieves an existing repository.

  • Retrieves an existing user.

  • Retrieves an existing assignee.

  • Retrieves an existing issue.

  • Retrieves an existing organization.

  • Sends a custom REST API call to GitHub. You can use this to call endpoints that aren’t covered by existing modules.

  • Updates an existing comment.

  • Updates an existing issue.

Select a trigger and an action

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Triggers and actions

Integrate Notion as a trigger and GitHub as an action to improve your workflow using Make. Automatically update your Notion database with information from each GitHub commit, ensuring project documentation stays current. This integration reduces manual work and errors, enhancing productivity and collaboration in a development environment.

Add Assignees
Adds assignees to an issue or pull request.
Action
Add Labels
Adds labels to an issue or pull request.
Action
Append a Data Source Item Content
Appends a new data source item content.
Action
Append a Page Content
Appends a new page content.
Action
Create a Comment
Creates a new comment.
Action
Create a Data Source
Adds a new data source to database or page.
Action
Create a Data Source Item
Creates a new item in a data source.
Action
Create a Database
Creates a new database with default data source.
Action
Create a Database (Legacy)
Creates a new database as a subpage in a specified page.
Action
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How to set up Notion and GitHub in 5 easy steps

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Link Notion to Make

Connect your Notion account by setting up an integration and saving your connection token for secure access.

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Authenticate Notion for page access

Allow Make to connect with specific Notion pages by confirming your authentication.

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Connect GitHub through OAuth

Establish a connection between Make and GitHub by approving access through OAuth for simplified integration.

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Secure GitHub connection

Use a personal access token to maintain a secure connection between Make and your GitHub account.

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Step 5

Finish connection setup

Save your connections on Make to start integrating and automating tasks with Notion and GitHub.

Improve productivity by integrating GitHub with Notion for a smooth workflow

Integrate Notion and GitHub to simplify issue tracking, improve team collaboration, ensure real-time updates, and centralize documentation for holistic project management.

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Streamlined issue tracking

Automatically sync GitHub issues to Notion for a consolidated view of project tasks.

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Better collaboration

Keep team members informed by providing easy access to GitHub issues within Notion.

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Increased productivity

Reduce manual data entry tasks by automating the transfer of issues from GitHub to Notion.

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Real-time updates

Ensure that Notion databases reflect the latest GitHub issues for teams to act upon promptly.

Popular Notion and GitHub workflows

Connect Notion and GitHub with Make. Automate manual tasks, sync real-time data, and build more efficient workflows.

Business Operations & ERPs

Create Notion database items for new GitHub issues

Every time a new issue is posted on a GitHub repository, Make will automatically create a new item in your Notion database.

Create Notion database items for new GitHub issues
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Integrating Notion with GitHub through Make allows users to track project documentation alongside their codebase. This integration enables automatic updates in Notion when changes occur in GitHub repositories, improving organization and saving time by avoiding manual data entry.

By using Make to integrate GitHub with other tools, you can automate tasks such as issue management, code review reminders, and deployment notifications. This simplifies your development workflow by reducing repetitive tasks and ensuring all team members are aligned and informed.

One potential challenge could be ensuring that your team's workflow rules are properly translated into automation scenarios in Make. However, Make's user-friendly interface and comprehensive documentation make it easier to set up and tweak integrations to meet your specific needs, minimizing any setup difficulties.

By integrating these applications through Make, you can create dynamic workflows that update project documentation in real-time based on developments in your GitHub repositories. For example, you can automate the creation of task lists in Notion from GitHub issues, ensuring your project documentation is always in sync with your current development status.