Add User to Repository

Add a user to a repository in GitHub.

Input

Field Definition Type Required
User
Username Username for the user; can be an login or username; for example firstlastname-okta. String TRUE
Permission Permissions available to team members; options are Pull, Pull and Push, or Pull, Push and Administer. Dropdown TRUE
Repository
Owner Username of the repository owner; if the repository is personal, then enter a username; if the repository is organization-owned, then enter the name of the organization. String TRUE
Name

Name of the user.

 String TRUE
Note

If a user already has access to the repository but is not a member (for example, an organization owner), they will be added as a collaborator in the repository.

Output

Field Definition Type
Invitation ID Invitation_id_parameter value for the user invitation. Number
Invitee Username of the invited user. String
Inviter Username of the creator of the invitation. String
Permissions Permissions available to team members. String
Created At

Date and time when the object was created.

 Date & Time
Invitation URL URL of the invitation for the new user. String
Status Code

Result of the operation. The connector returns an HTTP status code that indicates whether the action taken by the card succeeded or failed. For example:

  • A 201 Created status code indicates success where a new resource was created.
  • A 403 Forbidden error indicates that the HTTP request wasn't processed because the necessary permissions were missing.

For a full list of possible status codes, see HTTP status codes.

 Number

Related topics

GitHub connector

Workflow elements

GitHub API documentation