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1. Choose a Trigger

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2. Choose an Action

The event an automation performs after it's triggered

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Select a trigger from GitHub

A trigger is an event that starts your Zap and runs the workflow. For example, with GitHub, a trigger could be "New Branch."

A trigger is the event that kicks off your automated workflow.

Setup an action from Google Docs

An action is what takes place after the automation is triggered. For example, with Google Docs, the action could be "Append Text to Document."

An action is the event that your automated workflow performs when triggered.

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Save GitHub commits to Google Docs file
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Save your GitHub Gists to Google Docs
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Create GitHub issues from new Google Docs
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Append text to Google Docs documents when new releases happen in GitHub
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Create issues in GitHub from new documents in Google Docs folders
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Create Google Docs documents from text each time new repositories are added in GitHub
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Save GitHub commits to Google Docs file

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Save your GitHub Gists to Google Docs

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Create GitHub issues from new Google Docs

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Append text to Google Docs documents when new releases happen in GitHub

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Create issues in GitHub from new documents in Google Docs folders

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Create Google Docs documents from text each time new repositories are added in GitHub

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Create gists in GitHub for new documents in Google Docs
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Add new GitHub commits to Google Docs documents as appended text
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Supported triggers and actions

Zapier helps you create workflows that connect your apps to automate repetitive tasks. A trigger is an event that starts a workflow, and an action is an event a Zap performs.

- Repo
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- Repo
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Scheduled
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- Repo
  Required
- Issue_only
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Scheduled
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- Actor of Event
  Required
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Scheduled
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- Repo
  Required
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Scheduled
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- Repo
  Required
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Scheduled
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New Organization
Triggers when a new organization is created.
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Scheduled
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- Repo
  Required
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Scheduled
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- Who is requested to review?
- Repo
  Required
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Scheduled
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- Repo
  Required
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Scheduled
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- Repo
  Required
- Branch Name
  Required
Action
Write
- Repo
  Required
- Title
  Required
- Body
  Required
- Who is requested to review?
- Milestone
- Labels
Action
Write
- Repo
  Required
- Pull Request
  Required
- Body
  Required
- Action
  Required
- Commit SHA
Action
Write
- Repo
  Required
- Pull Request
  Required
- Title
  Required
- Body
  Required
- State
- Base
  Required
Action
Write
- Name
  Required
Action
Search
- Repo
  Required
- State
- Search by
  Required
- Name of Organization or User
Action
Search
- Name (Login)
Action
Search
- Repo
  Required
- State
- Search by
  Required
- Name of Organization or User
- Title
  Required
- Body
  Required
- Head
- Base
  Required
- Instant_merge
Action
Search or write
- Folder
Trigger
Scheduled
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- Document Name
  Required
- Title
  Required
- Folder
- Sharing Preference
- Unused Fields Preference
Action
Write
- Title
  Required
- Document Name
  Required
- Folder
Action
Write
- Folder
- Title
  Required
Action
Search

- Repo
  Required
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Scheduled
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- Repo
  Required
- Head
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Scheduled
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- Which gists?
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Scheduled
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- Which types of issues should this trigger on?
- Organization
- Repo
  Required
- Label
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Scheduled
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New Mention
Triggers when your Github username is mentioned in a Commit, Comment, Issue or Pull Request.
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Scheduled
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- Repo
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Scheduled
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- Repo
  Required
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Scheduled
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New Repository
Triggers when a new repository is created.
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Scheduled
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New Team
Triggers when you are added to a team.
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Scheduled
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- Repo
  Required
- Body
  Required
- Issue or Pull request
  Required
Action
Write
- Gist Filename
  Required
- Content of the Gist
  Required
- Description
- Make Gist Public?
Action
Write
- Repo
  Required
- Title
  Required
- Body
  Required
- Head
- Base
  Required
- Instant_merge
Action
Write
- Repo
  Required
- Issue or Pull request
  Required
- Title
  Required
- Body
  Required
- Who is requested to review?
- Milestone
- Labels
Action
Write
- Organization Name
  Required
- User Name (Login)
  Required
Action
Search
- Organization or User Name
- Repo
  Required
Action
Search
- Repo
  Required
- State
- Search by
  Required
- Name of Organization or User
Action
Search
- Repo
  Required
- State
- Search by
  Required
- Name of Organization or User
- Title
  Required
- Body
  Required
- Who is requested to review?
- Milestone
- Labels
Action
Search or write
New Document
Triggers when a new document is added (inside any folder).
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Scheduled
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- Folder
- Document Name
  Required
- Text to Append
  Required
Action
Write
- Document Name
  Required
- Title
  Required
- Folder
Action
Write
- Api_docs_info
- HTTP Method
  Required
- URL
  Required
- Query String Parameters
- Headers
- Additional Request Headers
- Body
  Required
Action
Write
- Folder
- Title
  Required
- Document Name
  Required
Action
Search or write

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