# Assign GitHub Issues from Requests

Source: https://openflow.run/ja/templates/assign-github-issues-from-requests/
Content language: en
Template revision: 5b4ebb0d2fbb329baf98dfe4b5d5ae6331e19984

開発

Assign an unassigned GitHub issue to its author or commenter when they request it.

[Open Flow で使用](https://console.openflow.run/flows?importUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fraw.githubusercontent.com%2Foomol-lab%2Fawesome-workflow-templates%2F5b4ebb0d2fbb329baf98dfe4b5d5ae6331e19984%2Fworkflows%2Fassign-github-issues-from-requests%2Ftemplates%2Fassign-github-issues-from-requests.openflow.json)

*   [Open Flow JSON](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/oomol-lab/awesome-workflow-templates/5b4ebb0d2fbb329baf98dfe4b5d5ae6331e19984/workflows/assign-github-issues-from-requests/templates/assign-github-issues-from-requests.openflow.json)
*   [n8n JSON](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/oomol-lab/awesome-workflow-templates/5b4ebb0d2fbb329baf98dfe4b5d5ae6331e19984/workflows/assign-github-issues-from-requests/templates/assign-github-issues-from-requests.n8n.json)

![Open Flow の Assign GitHub Issues from Requests ワークフロー](https://openflow.run/_astro/preview-light.DZjrpeXr_1mtNQm.webp)

Assign an unassigned GitHub issue to its author or commenter when they request it.

## Setup

Connect GitHub in **Receive issue events**, set the repository owner and name, and keep both subscribed events. Connect the GitHub Action in **Assign the issue** and connect GitHub in **Reply to the commenter** using an account allowed to edit issues and create comments. The repository needs an existing label named `assigned`. In n8n configure the same repository and GitHub credentials on the trigger and action nodes. Enable one format only.

## Behavior

On an opened issue or newly created issue comment, the workflow looks for the source pattern matching “assign … me”. If the event says the issue has no assignees, it assigns the author or commenter and sets the labels to only `assigned`, replacing existing labels. If a comment requests an already assigned issue, it replies naming its current assignee. An opened issue that is already assigned, or a message without the pattern, causes no write. GitHub also delivers issue comments on pull requests to this event.

The decision uses the webhook’s issue snapshot, not a fresh lookup or an atomic claim. Concurrent requests or later changes can overwrite an assignment or labels. Duplicate deliveries can cause repeated writes or comments; check the issue before retrying after an uncertain result. GitHub may reject assignment when the account lacks access or the requester cannot be assigned.

Inspiration & credits

## Changes to the source

*   Remove the original repository and credential identifiers and validate event fields before writing.
*   Preserve the source’s assignment pattern, label replacement and comment text while using the current event body. Consolidate the source’s duplicate trigger into one.

Adapted from [Assign GitHub issues on request](https://github.com/Zie619/n8n-workflows/blob/ae8cf6dc5b873cbb4f74587aa9180ed3a9f70682/workflows/Noop/0108_Noop_GitHub_Create_Triggered.json) in [Zie619/n8n-workflows](https://github.com/Zie619/n8n-workflows). The matching [n8n listing](https://n8n.io/workflows/1442-automate-assigning-github-issues/) credits manohar. The original template does not state a separate license.

The collection’s [MIT notice](https://github.com/Zie619/n8n-workflows/blob/94007c1445d9258a7da116646b79473e7c7c3282/LICENSE) is pinned at a later revision. This is the collection notice at that revision; it does not establish a separate original template author’s license. Our changes are listed above; see [repository licensing](https://github.com/oomol-lab/awesome-workflow-templates/blob/5b4ebb0d2fbb329baf98dfe4b5d5ae6331e19984/README.md#licensing).

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## 使用するアプリ

*   [**GitHub**`github`](https://console.openflow.run/connections/github)

## 必要な設定

*   GitHub connection with repository webhook administration and issue write access
*   Repository owner and name
*   An existing assigned label

*   github
*   issues
*   triage
*   automation

[GitHub で見る](https://github.com/oomol-lab/awesome-workflow-templates/blob/5b4ebb0d2fbb329baf98dfe4b5d5ae6331e19984/workflows/assign-github-issues-from-requests/README.md)