GitHub
Create GitHub issues from email
Turn any email into a GitHub issue in seconds, without leaving your inbox. It works with every email provider, and there is nothing to install or set up.
Ravi Chandran
CSV export fails over 10,000 rows
Your instructions
Open an issue in the platform repo, label it bug, and assign it to me.
GitHub
Open an issue for the CSV export bug
northgate/platform, label: bug
Actioned after approval
You receive a confirmation email once complete.
Setup in 30 seconds.
How it works
Forward the email to your ForwardThis address with some simple instructions, like "open an issue in the platform repo, label it bug, and assign it to me".
ForwardThis drafts the issue from the email and your instructions and asks you to approve it first, because GitHub issues cannot be deleted once opened.
Approve it, and the issue is opened with your labels and assignee. You receive a confirmation email containing a link to the new issue.
What is ForwardThis?
ForwardThis is an AI email assistant that turns email into action in 144+ of the apps you use every day.
Works with any email
Compatible with any personal or professional email provider. Gmail, Outlook and more.
144+ apps
Works across the apps you already use, with more added every month.
Setup in seconds
Nothing to install and no workflows to build. Sign up, forward an email, and it runs.
Secure & private
ForwardThis only acts on the emails you send it, and the email is deleted within 24 hours of the work being done.
Try it with a real email.
Forward any email to the address below to see what ForwardThis can do. No signup required.
Occasional product emails may follow.
FAQs
- How do I create a GitHub issue from an email?
- Forward the email to your ForwardThis address with some simple instructions, like "open an issue in the platform repo, label it bug, and assign it to me". ForwardThis drafts the issue, waits for your approval, then opens it and replies with a link. The first time, you will need a free ForwardThis account with GitHub connected. It takes about 30 seconds.
- Why does it ask for approval before opening the issue?
- Because GitHub issues cannot be deleted. Once an issue is opened, it and its number are permanent, and closing it is not the same as it never existing. ForwardThis will not make a change it cannot undo without asking you first.
- Can GitHub create issues from email on its own?
- No. GitHub has no email address that opens an issue; replying to a notification email adds a comment to an existing thread, but nothing creates a new one. ForwardThis fills that gap: forward the email, approve the draft, and the issue is opened.
- Can it set labels, an assignee and a milestone?
- Yes. Labels, one assignee and a milestone can all be set when the issue is opened, so 'file this as a bug and give it to Ben' is one instruction.
- Which repository does the issue go into?
- Whichever your instructions name, either as 'owner/repo' or just the repository's name.
- Does it work with Outlook and other email apps?
- Yes. ForwardThis works with any email provider: Gmail, Outlook, Apple Mail and everything else. If it can forward an email, it works.
- What happens to my email afterwards?
- It gets deleted. ForwardThis holds your email briefly, then removes it completely. Nothing is stored long term.