diff --git a/english-please/action.yml b/english-please/action.yml
index f647c8ff..7bbbe052 100644
--- a/english-please/action.yml
+++ b/english-please/action.yml
@@ -3,7 +3,24 @@ description: Identify and request translations for issues in languages besides e
 inputs:
   token:
     description: GitHub token with issue, comment, and label read/write permissions
-    default: ${{ github.token }}
+  app_id:
+    description: GitHub App ID
+    required: false
+  app_installation_id:
+    description: GitHub App Installation ID
+    required: false
+  app_private_key:
+    description: GitHub App Private Key
+    required: false
+  owner:
+    description: Repository owner
+    required: false
+  repo:
+    description: Repository name
+    required: false
+  issue_number:
+    description: Issue number
+    required: false
   nonEnglishLabel:
     description: Label to add when issues are not written in english
     required: true
diff --git a/english-please/index.js b/english-please/index.js
index 8b8e2098..5c84b377 100644
--- a/english-please/index.js
+++ b/english-please/index.js
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 "use strict";
 Object.defineProperty(exports, "__esModule", { value: true });
+const octokit_1 = require("../api/octokit");
+const Action_1 = require("../common/Action");
 const utils_1 = require("../common/utils");
 const EnglishPlease_1 = require("./EnglishPlease");
-const Action_1 = require("../common/Action");
 const nonEnglishLabel = (0, utils_1.getRequiredInput)('nonEnglishLabel');
 const needsMoreInfoLabel = (0, utils_1.getRequiredInput)('needsMoreInfoLabel');
 const translatorRequestedLabelPrefix = (0, utils_1.getRequiredInput)('translatorRequestedLabelPrefix');
@@ -26,6 +27,16 @@ class EnglishPlease extends Action_1.Action {
         if (label == nonEnglishLabel)
             await this.doLanguageSpecific(issue);
     }
+    async onTriggered(_octokit) {
+        // This function is only called during a manual workspace dispatch event
+        // caused by a webhook, so we know to expect some inputs.
+        const auth = await this.getToken();
+        const repo = (0, utils_1.getRequiredInput)('repo');
+        const owner = (0, utils_1.getRequiredInput)('owner');
+        const issue = JSON.parse((0, utils_1.getRequiredInput)('issue_number'));
+        const octokitIssue = new octokit_1.OctoKitIssue(auth, { owner, repo }, { number: issue.number });
+        await this.doLanguageSpecific(octokitIssue);
+    }
 }
 new EnglishPlease().run(); // eslint-disable-line
 //# sourceMappingURL=index.js.map
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/english-please/index.ts b/english-please/index.ts
index 1effecfa..056c6d16 100644
--- a/english-please/index.ts
+++ b/english-please/index.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-import { getRequiredInput } from '../common/utils';
-import { LanguageSpecificLabeler, EnglishPleaseLabler } from './EnglishPlease';
-import { OctoKitIssue } from '../api/octokit';
+import { OctoKit, OctoKitIssue } from '../api/octokit';
 import { Action } from '../common/Action';
+import { getRequiredInput } from '../common/utils';
+import { EnglishPleaseLabler, LanguageSpecificLabeler } from './EnglishPlease';
 
 const nonEnglishLabel = getRequiredInput('nonEnglishLabel');
 const needsMoreInfoLabel = getRequiredInput('needsMoreInfoLabel');
@@ -33,6 +33,18 @@ class EnglishPlease extends Action {
 	async onLabeled(issue: OctoKitIssue, label: string) {
 		if (label == nonEnglishLabel) await this.doLanguageSpecific(issue);
 	}
+
+	async onTriggered(_octokit: OctoKit): Promise<void> {
+		// This function is only called during a manual workspace dispatch event
+		// caused by a webhook, so we know to expect some inputs.
+		const auth = await this.getToken();
+		const repo = getRequiredInput('repo');
+		const owner = getRequiredInput('owner');
+		const issue = JSON.parse(getRequiredInput('issue_number'));
+
+		const octokitIssue = new OctoKitIssue(auth, { owner, repo }, { number: issue.number });
+		await this.doLanguageSpecific(octokitIssue);
+	}
 }
 
 new EnglishPlease().run() // eslint-disable-line