How to integrate GitHub with Microsoft Teams to receive notifications in Microsoft Teams when a new issue is created in GitHub

Software developers spend their days staring at, managing, and fixing code... It's not uncommon to encounter situations where, even after testing, you find yourself saying, "Why isn't it working!" Sometimes, the bug you finally find turns out to be just a simple typo.
Considering these challenges, GitHub, which allows for version control and backup of modified code, is an extremely useful application!
Even when working on a project as a team, it facilitates smooth collaboration, making it a must-have tool.

Now, let's try integrating GitHub with Microsoft Teams. What benefits can be gained by connecting it with Microsoft Teams, which is perfectly compatible with Office tools like Excel?
And how does it make daily code management easier? It's worth checking out!

The Advantages and Possible Automations of Integrating GitHub with Microsoft Teams

1. Real-time Notifications
‍When an issue is created, it can be notified to Microsoft Teams.
Issues are a feature that allows you to easily share or modify key points of code, enabling efficient feedback.
This means that when an issue is created, the notification is sent to Microsoft Teams, allowing the entire team to check the key points without any time lag.

This eliminates the need to switch between different apps just for checking, and communication becomes smoother.
At this point, you might understand why integrating GitHub with Microsoft Teams is beneficial.

2. Faster Information Sharing
‍When working on a project as a team, it's common to encounter issues like "Was this my responsibility?" due to missed confirmations. Thinking you're done with your work, only to find there are still many areas to address, can be demotivating.

However, by integrating GitHub with Microsoft Teams, information sharing becomes more detailed and faster, minimizing confirmation errors even with frequent changes or additions!

3. Smoother Communication
‍Understanding the importance of communication, but tending to postpone non-essential messages? If so, integrating GitHub with Microsoft Teams is recommended.
Microsoft Teams' chat feature allows for easy real-time communication, making it easier to send messages even for trivial matters. By leveraging this advantage, sending a simple "Good job!" when an issue is modified can create a positive atmosphere, don't you think?

If the team's overall communication improves, it can enhance the atmosphere and potentially boost productivity!

How to Integrate GitHub with Microsoft Teams

Now, let's create a flow bot that sends a notification to Microsoft Teams when a new issue is created in GitHub, using the domestic no-code tool Yoom.
Yoom offers a free trial period, so it's recommended to try creating at least one flow bot!

Incidentally, Yoom is so simple that even those without programming knowledge can easily automate flows.

Register for Yoom here. Easy registration in 30 seconds!‍

Official documentation about Yoom is here. Please take a look!

This time, instead of creating a flow bot from scratch, we'll use a template with a pre-configured flow.
Yoom offers various templates, allowing you to create the desired flow bot without code!

Once you've registered with Yoom, please click the banner below to proceed.

My App Settings

Before creating a Flowbot, you need to link Yoom with each app.
Don't worry, linking GitHub and Microsoft Teams with Yoom is very easy!

Click on the template banner, and at the bottom of the screen, there is a button that says "Try this template," so press it. Then you'll be taken to a page called "My Projects", and from the menu on the left side of the screen, select "My Apps"!

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Click on "Create New" at the top right! Enter "GitHub" in the search box, and the GitHub icon will appear, so click on it.　

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Just follow the instructions on the screen, enter your ID, and press sign in!

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Let's proceed to link My Apps with Microsoft Teams. If you log in to Microsoft365 beforehand, the linking will be completed immediately, so it's recommended to log in in advance.

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Just like before, enter "Microsoft Teams" in the search box and click on the Microsoft Teams icon... and without any screen transition, the linking was completed!
It really finished quickly, didn't it? Let's move on to the next step at this pace.

GitHub Trigger Settings

First, since you will be testing while assembling the flowbot, let's create an issue on GitHub in advance.

Once the My App integration is complete, click on My Projects on the left side of the screen and then click on "Notify Microsoft Teams when a new issue is created in GitHub (Copy)"! Click on Edit at the top right.

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Click on "When a new issue is created" under the GitHub icon. Since the necessary fields are already filled in due to the use of the template, click Next as is!
Using templates keeps the settings to a minimum, so templates are highly recommended.

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Enter the owner name and repository name. Just follow the red frame in the image to input.
Once you've entered the information, click "Test" at the bottom of the screen. If "Test Successful" is displayed in blue, save it.

That's all for the GitHub settings. It's very easy to set up, isn't it!

Microsoft Teams Settings

The next setting is the last one!
Click on "Send a message to the channel" under the Microsoft Teams logo.

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Check the account information to be linked.
The title and action are already entered here as well. Templates are really convenient!

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Click Next to enter the API Connection Settings page. There are fields for Team ID and Channel ID, so keep entering them. Of course, enter the ID you want to receive notifications from GitHub.
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Click inside the message box, and the options in the red frame of the image will appear, so try clicking on them. Then, the contents of the issue will be displayed.
If you want to add any content to be notified to Microsoft Teams, select it here.

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Once you've decided on the content to be notified, click "Test" at the bottom of the screen. When "Test Successful" is displayed in blue, a notification has been sent to Microsoft Teams...! This is a moment of excitement.
Once you have confirmed that the notification has been sent to Microsoft Teams, don't forget to click "Save". This completes the creation of the flowbot. Well done!

GitHub and Microsoft Teams Integration Flow [Advanced]

This time, we created a simple flow bot that integrates only GitHub with Microsoft Teams, but it is also possible to create flow bots that involve other apps.

For example, how about a flow bot that allows data accumulation by integrating with Notion?

It is also possible to create a flow bot by replacing Notion with other apps such as kintone or Google Sheets.

These are not the only apps that can integrate with Yoom.
When you actually take a look, you might discover, "Wow, this app can integrate too!" Be sure to check out Yoom's template gallery at least once!

Click here for the template gallery

‍Summary

The battle with code in software development is endless, isn't it? Even though you're creating something amazing, the process is painstaking and often involves battling bugs. If we've been able to introduce a flowbot that can ease some of these challenges and support developers, we would be delighted!

There should be many other flows that can be automated, so take this opportunity to explore Yoom while comparing it with the apps you use!