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GitHub and X (Formerly Twitter) connection
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Ways to connect GitHub and X (Formerly Twitter)
Create a new workflow and add the first step
In n8n, click the "Add workflow" button in the Workflows tab to create a new workflow. Add the starting point – a trigger on when your workflow should run: an app event, a schedule, a webhook call, another workflow, an AI chat, or a manual trigger. Sometimes, the HTTP Request node might already serve as your starting point.
Popular ways to use the GitHub and X (Formerly Twitter) connection
Create your own GitHub and X (Formerly Twitter) connection
Create custom GitHub and X (Formerly Twitter) workflows by choosing triggers and actions. Nodes come with global operations and settings, as well as app-specific parameters that can be configured. You can also use the HTTP Request node to query data from any app or service with a REST API.
GitHub supported actions
Create
Create a new file in repository
Delete
Delete a file in repository
Edit
Edit a file in repository
Get
Get the data of a single file
List
List contents of a folder
Create
Create a new issue
Create Comment
Create a new comment on an issue
Edit
Edit an issue
Get
Get the data of a single issue
Lock
Lock an issue
Get Repositories
Returns all repositories of an organization
Create
Creates a new release
Delete
Delete a release
Get
Get a release
Get Many
Get many repository releases
Update
Update a release
Get
Get the data of a single repository
Get Issues
Returns issues of a repository
Get License
Returns the contents of the repository's license file, if one is detected
Get Profile
Get the community profile of a repository with metrics, health score, description, license, etc
Get Pull Requests
Returns pull requests of a repository
List Popular Paths
Get the top 10 popular content paths over the last 14 days
List Referrers
Get the top 10 referrering domains over the last 14 days
Create
Creates a new review
Get
Get a review for a pull request
Get Many
Get many reviews for a pull request
Update
Update a review
Get Repositories
Returns the repositories of a user
Get Issues
Returns the issues assigned to the user
Invite
Invites a user to an organization
Disable
Disable a workflow
Dispatch
Dispatch a workflow event
Dispatch and Wait for Completion
Dispatch a workflow event and wait for a webhook to be called before proceeding
Enable
Enable a workflow
Get
Get a workflow
Get Usage
Get the usage of a workflow
List
List workflows
X (Formerly Twitter) supported actions
Create
Send a direct message to a user
Add Member
Add a member to a list
Create
Create, quote, or reply to a tweet
Delete
Delete a tweet
Like
Like a tweet
Retweet
Retweet a tweet
Search
Search for tweets from the last seven days
Get
Retrieve a user by username
GitHub and X (Formerly Twitter) connection details
X (Formerly Twitter)
Twitter is a microblogging and social networking platform where users can post, share and reply to messages called "tweets" on the platform. It remains one of the world's largest social media websites.
X (Formerly Twitter) node docs + examples
X (Formerly Twitter) credential docs
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