Connect Twist to GitHub

Use 7 documented Twist triggers to run 24 documented GitHub actions.

7 source triggers

24 target actions

Reverse direction supported

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Why Connect Twist & GitHub?

Start with a Twist event

Choose from 7 documented triggers, including New Channel (Instant), New Comment (Instant), New Event (Instant).

Run a GitHub action

Send the event into one of 24 documented actions, such as Create Issue, Search Issues and Pull Requests, Create Branch.

Map and review the workflow

Choose the fields and conditions for the workflow, then test the result before activation.

Available Triggers & Actions

Twist

Triggers (7)

New Channel (Instant)

Emit new event for any new channel added in a workspace See the docs here

webhook

New Comment (Instant)

Emit new event for any new comment in a workspace See the docs here

webhook

New Event (Instant)

Emit new event for any new updates in a workspace See the docs here

webhook

New Group (Instant)

Emit new event for any new group added in a workspace See the docs here

webhook

New Group User (Instant)

Emit new event for any new user added to a workspace group See the docs here

webhook

New Message (Instant)

Emit new event for any new message in a workspace See the docs here

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New Thread (Instant)

Emit new event for any new thread in a workspace See the docs here

webhook

Actions (7)

Add Comment

Adds a new comment to a thread.

Add Message To Conversation

Adds a message to an existing conversation.

Add Thread

Adds a new thread to a channel.

Get Current User

Gets the associated user for access token used in the request.

Get Thread

Gets a thread object by id.

Get Workspace User By Email

Gets a workspace user by email.

Get Workspace Users

Gets a list of users for the given workspace id.

GitHub

Triggers (12)

New Branch Created

Emit new event when a branch is created.

polling

New Card in Column (Classic Projects)

Emit new event when a (classic) project card is created or moved to a specific column. For Projects V2 use New Issue with Status trigger. More information here

polling

New Collaborator

Emit new event when a collaborator is added

polling

New Commit

Emit new event when commits are pushed to a branch

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New Commit Comment

Emit new event when a commit comment is created

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New Discussion

Emit new event when a discussion is created

polling

New Fork

Emit new event when a repository is forked

polling

New Gist

Emit new events when new gists are created by the authenticated user. See the documentation

polling

New Issue Comment

Emit new event when a new comment is added to an issue or pull request

polling

New Label

Emit new event when a new label is created

polling

New Mention

Emit new event when you are @mentioned in a new commit, comment, issue or pull request. See the documentation

polling

New Notification

Emit new event when the authenticated user receives a new notification. See the documentation

polling

Actions (24)

Create Issue

Create a new issue in a GitHub repo. See the documentation

Search Issues and Pull Requests

Find issues and pull requests by state and keyword. See the documentation

Create Branch

Create a new branch in a GitHub repo. See the documentation

Create Gist

Allows you to add a new gist with one or more files. See the documentation

Create Issue Comment

Create a new comment in a issue. See the documentation

Create or Update File Contents

Create or update a file in a repository. See the documentation

Create Pull Request

Creates a new pull request for a specified repository. See the documentation

Create Repository

Creates a new repository for the authenticated user. See the documentation

Create Workflow Dispatch

Creates a new workflow dispatch event. See the documentation

Disable Workflow

Disables a workflow and sets the **state** of the workflow to **disabled_manually**. See the documentation

Enable Workflow

Enables a workflow and sets the **state** of the workflow to **active**. See the documentation

Get Commit

Get a commit in a GitHub repo. See the documentation

Get Current User

Gather a full snapshot of the authenticated GitHub actor, combining /user, /user/orgs, and /user/teams. Returns profile metadata (login, name, email, company, plan, creation timestamps) and trimmed lists of organizations and teams for quick role awareness. Helpful when you need to validate which user is calling the API, adapt behavior based on their org/team memberships, or provide LLMs with grounding before repository operations. See the documentation.

Get Issue

Get details of an issue in a GitHub repository. See the documentation

Get Issue Assignees

Get assignees for an issue in a GitHub repo. See the documentation

Get Repository Content

Get the content of a file or directory in a specific repository. See the documentation

Get Repository Info

Get information for a specific repository. See the documentation

Get Reviewers

Get reviewers for a PR (see documentation) or Commit SHA (see documentation).

Get Workflow Run

Gets a specific workflow run. See the documentation

List Branches

List branches for a repository using its owner/repo full name (for example, octocat/Hello-World). If you need to discover repository names first, use **List Repositories**. See the documentation

List Commits

List commits in a GitHub repo. See the documentation

List Gist Id Options

Retrieves available options for the Gist Id field.

List Gists for a User

Lists public gists for the specified user. See the documentation

List Organization Options

Retrieves available options for the Organization field.