GitHub Workspace Connector

How it works

The GoSearch GitHub workspace connector allows your team to search across your company’s GitHub resources directly within GoSearch, surfacing relevant content, documents, or conversations to improve visibility and efficiency.

Data objects supported

• Repository titles
• Issue title 
• Issue description
• Pull Request title
• Pull Request description
• Any.txt or .md text file title and description 
• Commit message title and body

What is available with GoAI:

• Repository titles
• Issue title 
• Issue description
• Pull Request title
• Pull Request description
• Any.txt or .md text file title and description 
• Commit message title and body
• Pull Request details
• Issue details
• Files
• Comments

You can view our Integrations page for more details on available data, features, and benefits of the GitHub connector.

API usage

• GitHub REST API: Retrieve GitHub resources including issues and pull requests

Rate limits, pagination, and token refresh are handled automatically.

Sync & freshness model

• Initial Sync: Runs once when the connector is added.
• Incremental Updates: Every 5 minutes by default.
• Real-Time Fetch: On‑demand GitHub REST API calls for the latest data.

Setting up the connector

1. From your GoSearch dashboard, navigate to Manage connectors in the left-hand menu.
2. Click the tab that says Workspace connectors, click Add connector, and find the GitHub workspace connector.
3. Click Connect, review the necessary permissions, and click Connect to GitHub.
4. Click Authorize GoSearch to grant permission for GoSearch to access GitHub.
5. Click Install and choose what repos you want GoSearch to be able to access.
6. Click Install & Authorize 
7. Optionally, name your connection.
   1. Remember, you can create multiple connections for the same application to be used with different User Groups if desired, so be descriptive when naming your connection.
8. Then select whether to include all historical data or start from a specific date.
9. Click Next: Select groups and select the user groups that you want to have access to that Connection and click Done
10. Lastly, once synced, run a test query in GoSearch to ensure that the data in the GitHub workspace connector is available for you and your team members.

Access permissions 

GoSearch connectors follow the Principle of Least Privilege (PoLP), ensuring that only data all users have access to in the source application is pulled in via workspace connectors.

Private or restricted data is inaccessible through the GitHub workspace connector. Workspace connectors can be further limited by assigning access to specific User Groups, so only the right teams see the appropriate resources within GoSearch.

GitHub Personal Connector 

If you or your team members wish to connect the GitHub personal connector, visit the GitHub personal connector.

If you need further assistance, please consult the GoSearch Help Center, Contact Technical Support, or Chat with Us.