Integrate the IMAP API with the GitHub API

Setup the IMAP API trigger to run a workflow which integrates with the GitHub API. Pipedream's integration platform allows you to integrate IMAP and GitHub remarkably fast. Free for developers.

Popular Ways to Connect IMAP with GitHub#

Create Issue with GitHub API on New Email from IMAP API

IMAP + GitHub

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Search Issues and Pull Requests with GitHub API on New Email from IMAP API

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Create Branch with GitHub API on New Email from IMAP API

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Create Issue Comment with GitHub API on New Email from IMAP API

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Create or update file contents with GitHub API on New Email from IMAP API

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Popular IMAP and GitHub Triggers#

New Email from the IMAP API

Emit new event for each new email in a mailbox

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New Branch (Instant) from the GitHub API

Emit new events when a new branch is created

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New Card in Column (Classic Projects) from the GitHub API

Emit new event when a (classic) project card is created or moved to a specific column. For Projects V2 use New Issue with Status trigger. More information here

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New Collaborator (Instant) from the GitHub API

Emit new events when collaborators are added to a repo

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New Commit (Instant) from the GitHub API

Emit new events on new commits to a repo or branch

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Popular IMAP and GitHub Actions#

Create Issue with the GitHub API

Create a new issue in a Gihub repo. See docs here

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Search Issues and Pull Requests with the GitHub API

Find issues and pull requests by state and keyword. See docs here

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Create Branch with the GitHub API

Create a new branch in a Github repo. See docs here

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Create Issue Comment with the GitHub API

Create a new comment in a issue. See docs here

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Create or update file contents with the GitHub API

Create or update a file in a repository. This will replace an existing file. See docs here

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Overview of IMAP#

The Internet Message Access Protocol (IMAP) is a mail protocol used for
accessing email on a remote web server.

IMAP provides a way to access email stored on a server, allowing you to read,
write, and delete emails from your account.

IMAP is a popular protocol for accessing email, and is supported by most email
providers.

Here are some things you can build using the IMAP API:

A web-based email client
A desktop email client
A mobile email client
A command-line email client
A script to automatically delete old emails
A script to automatically forward emails to another address
A script to automatically save attachments to your computer

Connect IMAP#

import { once } from "events";
import imaps from "imap-simple";
import cycle from "cycle";

export default defineComponent({
  props: {
    imap: {
      type: "app",
      app: "imap",
    }
  },
  async run({steps, $}) {
    const { host, port, email, password } = this.imap.$auth;

    const connection = await imaps.connect({
      imap: {
        host,
        port,
        user: email,
        password,
        tls: true,
        tlsOptions: { servername: host },
        authTimeout: 3000
      },
    });

    const boxes = await connection.getBoxes();
    // Filter out circular references to parents
    const filteredBoxes = cycle.decycle(boxes);
    $.export("results", filteredBoxes);

    connection.end();
    await once(connection.imap, "end");
  },
})

Connect GitHub#

import { axios } from "@pipedream/platform"
export default defineComponent({
  props: {
    github: {
      type: "app",
      app: "github",
    }
  },
  async run({steps, $}) {
    return await axios($, {
      url: `https://api.github.com/user`,
      headers: {
        Authorization: `Bearer ${this.github.$auth.oauth_access_token}`,
        "X-GitHub-Api-Version": `2022-11-28`,
      },
    })
  },
})