Update Linear issues from webhook events
Your monitoring system detects an issue is resolved, your AI agent completes an analysis, or your external tool reaches a milestone - but updating the Linear issue requires a manual step. Use a webhook to automatically update the issue with new status, assignee, or priority.
Trigger
Webhook received
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Action
Update issue
Updates an existing linear issue using its `issue id`; requires at least one other attribute for modification, and all provided entity ids (for state, assignee, labels, etc.) must be valid.
Why this helps
Breaking automation for manual updates wastes the benefits of automation. An external system solves a problem but someone has to manually mark the Linear issue as resolved.
- Automatically update issue status when external systems reach milestones
- Enable external tools to drive Linear workflow changes
- Close feedback loops without manual intervention
- Integrate monitoring, AI, and custom tools directly into Linear
- Keep Linear up-to-date as work progresses in other systems
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Linear to Notis.
- 2Create an automation and tell Notis: 'When a webhook request arrives, update the specified Linear issue. Change its status to Done if provided, or update priority, assignee, or labels as needed.'
- 3Select 'Webhook Trigger' and Notis will generate your webhook URL.
- 4Configure your external tool to send webhook requests with the issue ID and desired updates.
- 5Test by triggering a webhook and verifying the Linear issue updates.
Questions about this workflow
How do I specify which issue to update?
Include the Linear issue ID in your webhook payload, and Notis will update that specific issue.
What updates can I make via webhook?
Status, priority, assignee, labels, description, due date, cycle - anything you can change in Linear's UI can be set via webhook.
Can I close multiple issues in one webhook?
You can update one issue per webhook call. For batch updates, send multiple webhook requests or set up a separate cron automation.
What happens if the issue doesn't exist?
Notis can skip the update or create the issue first, depending on your preference.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Asana to Linear. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Asana triggers
Linear actions
Attachment Added to Task
Triggers when an attachment is added to a task.
Create linear attachment
Creates a new attachment and associates it with a specific, existing linear issue.
New Comment on Task
Triggers when a comment is added to a task in a project.
Create a comment
Creates a new comment on a specified linear issue.
New Task Created
Triggers when a new task is created in a project.
Create linear issue
Creates a new issue in a specified linear project and team, requiring a title and description, and allowing for optional properties like assignee, state, priority, cycle, and due date.
Task Moved to Section
Triggers when a task is moved to a section in a project.
Get create issue default params
Fetches a linear team's default issue estimate and state, useful for pre-filling new issue forms.
Tag Added to Task
Triggers when a tag is added to a task. Note: Asana's event structure is inverted for tag events — the resource is the task and the parent is the tag. So parent.gid gives the tag GID.
Create a label
Creates a new label in linear for a specified team, used to categorize and organize issues.
Task Updated
Triggers when a task is updated in a project.
Delete issue
Archives an existing linear issue by its id, which is linear's standard way of deleting issues; the operation is idempotent.
Get all teams
Retrieves all teams from the linear workspace without requiring any parameters.
Download issue attachments
Downloads a specific attachment from a linear issue; the `file name` must include the correct file extension.
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