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User → Invite

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Overview

This node operation invites a user to a specified GitHub organization by sending an invitation to the user's email address. It is useful for automating the process of adding new members to a GitHub organization, especially in team management or onboarding workflows.

Use Case Examples

  1. Automatically invite new team members to a GitHub organization by email.
  2. Send invitations to external collaborators to join a GitHub organization.

Properties

Name Meaning
Organization The GitHub organization to which the user is being invited. This is a required field for the invite operation under the User resource.
Email The email address of the user to be invited to the organization. This is a required field for the invite operation under the User resource.

Output

JSON

  • json - The JSON response from the GitHub API after sending the invitation, typically containing details about the invitation status or error messages if any.

Dependencies

  • Requires GitHub App API credentials for authentication to perform the invitation via GitHub API.

Troubleshooting

  • Ensure the GitHub App credentials are correctly configured and have the necessary permissions to invite users to the organization.
  • Verify that the organization name and email address are correctly provided and valid.
  • Common errors include authentication failures, invalid organization names, or email addresses not associated with GitHub accounts. Check error messages returned by the API for specific issues.

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