Intro:

The GitHub Issues to Slack tool is designed to help you monitor issues in your GitHub repositories and receive real-time updates directly in your Slack channel. This tool is especially useful for developers and project managers who want to keep track of issue changes without having to check GitHub manually.

🔍 What Is GitHub Issues to Slack?

This API allows you to scrape and monitor all issues within specified GitHub repositories. It identifies changes in issue status, such as when issues are opened, closed, or re-opened. By sending notifications to Slack, teams can stay updated on critical changes without interrupting their workflow. It's particularly beneficial for teams looking to streamline communication regarding project development and issues.

✨ Features

• Real-time Monitoring: Automatically scrapes issues from specified GitHub repositories.
• State Tracking: Identifies newly opened, closed, or re-opened issues since the last check.
• Customizable Monitoring: Options to exclude closed or opened issues from tracking.
• Slack Integration: Sends notifications in a customizable format directly to your Slack channels.
• Scheduled Tasks: Set a schedule to run the actor at intervals, ensuring timely updates.

🛠️ How to Use It

Step-by-step tutorial:

1. Go to the tool’s page: GitHub Issues to Slack
2. Click “Try for free” or “Run actor”.
3. Fill in the required input fields:
   • repositories: Provide a list of repositories in username/repository format.
   • excludeOpenedIssues: Check if you want to ignore opened issues.
   • excludeClosedIssues: Check if you want to ignore closed issues.
   • token: Your Slack API token.
   • channel: The Slack channel for notifications (e.g., #channel).
   • separateNotification: Choose to send individual notifications or merge them.
4. Click “Run” and wait for results.
5. Download results or send to a webhook.

🧪 Sample Input (JSON)

json { "repositories": ["username/repository"], "excludeOpenedIssues": false, "excludeClosedIssues": true, "token": "YOUR_SLACK_TOKEN", "channel": "#your-channel", "separateNotification": true }

📤 Output Data (Fields)

• issueUrl: Link to the modified issue in GitHub.
• labels: List of labels associated with the issue.
• author: Username of the issue creator.
• assignee: Username of the person assigned to the issue.

💰 Pricing This actor is priced at $0.003/hour. It has a free tier for the first API calls, allowing you to test its functionality without charges.

👨‍💻 Built By lhotanok — from Apify.com

✅ Final Thoughts The GitHub Issues to Slack actor is perfect for development teams looking to enhance their project management by streamlining issue tracking and communication. With its ease of use and integration capabilities, it’s a must-try for anyone involved in GitHub project management.

🔗 Try the Actor Now 👉 GitHub Issues to Slack