Send Notifications from Github Actions

Learn how to send push notifications to your phone from a Github Actions workflow.

Pushinator is a powerful push notification service that lets you send real-time updates to iPhone, iPad, and Android devices. In this guide, we will show how to use Pushinator from Github Actions workflow.

1

Set up your notification channel and devices

First, log in to the Pushinator Console and create a channel (e.g., "Rust Alerts"). Save Channel ID, obtain an API token and save it for later use too.


Install the Pushinator app from the App Store or Google Play on your devices. Use the app to scan your channel’s QR code and subscribe your devices to notifications.

2

Update your GitHub Workflow

Add PUSHINATOR_API_TOKEN and PUSHINATOR_CHANNEL_ID to your Github repository secrets (Settings → Secrets and variables → Actions → New repository secret).

Then, integrate the official Pushinator Github Action:

- uses: appricos/pushinator-action@v1
  with:
    apiToken: ${{ secrets.PUSHINATOR_API_TOKEN }}
    channelId: ${{ secrets.PUSHINATOR_CHANNEL_ID }}
    notification: "Notification text"
4

Example: notify when pull request is created

Here's an example Github Workflow that sends a push notification when a pull request is created:

name: Notify on pull request

on: 
  pull_request:
    types:
      - opened

jobs:
  deploy:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest

    steps:
      - uses: appricos/pushinator-action@v1
        with:
          apiToken: ${{ secrets.PUSHINATOR_API_TOKEN }}
          channelId: ${{ secrets.PUSHINATOR_CHANNEL_ID }}
          notification: |
            Pull request #${{ github.event.pull_request.number }} "${{ github.event.pull_request.title }}" opened in ${{ github.repository }} by ${{ github.event.pull_request.user.login }}

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