Sync New Box Items to Linear Issues
Stop manually creating issues for every file your team uploads. When someone adds a new item to a Box folder, Notis automatically creates a matching Linear issue.
Trigger
New Item Added to Folder
Triggers when a new item (file, folder, or web link) is added to a folder in Box. This trigger monitors a specific Box folder and fires when new items are detected.
Action
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.
Why this helps
You're manually creating Linear issues to track Box files your team has uploaded, losing context between systems and duplicating work.
- No more duplicate issues created manually when files arrive
- Automatic issue creation reduces context switching between Box and Linear
- File uploads trigger accountability in your project tracker instantly
- Less cognitive load tracking what's been uploaded and what needs issues
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect your Box and Linear accounts to Notis (one-time setup in the portal).
- 2Ask Notis or visit your portal Automations page and create a new automation.
- 3Name it something like 'New Box items create Linear issues'.
- 4Set the prompt to 'When a new item is added to [Box folder name], create a Linear issue with the item name and link to the file.'
- 5Select 'New Item Added to Folder' as the trigger and choose your team Slack channel to receive run notifications.
- 6Test by uploading a file to the Box folder and confirm the issue appears in Linear.
Questions about this workflow
Will it create duplicate issues if someone uploads multiple files?
No. Notis creates one issue per upload event, so each file gets one issue. If you upload 5 files, you get 5 issues.
Can I customize what information goes into the Linear issue?
Yes. In your prompt, just describe what you want—like 'include the file size and uploader name'—and Notis will fetch and include it.
What if I only want certain file types to create issues?
Tell Notis in the prompt: 'Only create issues for PDF and Word documents, not images.' It will filter automatically.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Box to Linear. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Box triggers
Linear actions
Collaboration Details Changed
Triggers when a collaboration's details change (e.g., role, status, expiration). This trigger monitors a specific collaboration and detects when any meaningful field changes, such as role, status, expiration date, access type, or acknowledgment status.
Create linear attachment
Creates a new attachment and associates it with a specific, existing linear issue.
Comment Changed
Triggers when a comment's content or details change in Box. This trigger monitors a specific Box comment and detects when any meaningful field changes, such as message text edits, tagged message changes, or modification timestamp updates.
Create a comment
Creates a new comment on a specified linear issue.
New File Comment Added
Triggers when a new comment is added to a file in Box. This trigger monitors a specific Box file and fires when new comments are detected.
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.
File Metadata Changed
Triggers when a file's metadata or properties change in Box. This trigger monitors a specific Box file and fires when changes are detected in key fields like name, description, size, modification time, parent folder, or status.
Get create issue default params
Fetches a linear team's default issue estimate and state, useful for pre-filling new issue forms.
File Shared Link Changed
Triggers when a file's shared link settings change in Box. This trigger monitors a specific Box file's shared link and fires when changes are detected in the shared link configuration, such as access level, permissions, password protection, expiration date, or vanity URL.
Create a label
Creates a new label in linear for a specified team, used to categorize and organize issues.
New File Version Uploaded
Triggers when a new file version is uploaded to a file in Box. This trigger monitors a specific Box file and fires when new versions are detected.
Delete issue
Archives an existing linear issue by its id, which is linear's standard way of deleting issues; the operation is idempotent.
New Item Added to Folder
Triggers when a new item (file, folder, or web link) is added to a folder in Box. This trigger monitors a specific Box folder and fires when new items are detected.
Get all teams
Retrieves all teams from the linear workspace without requiring any parameters.
Folder Properties Changed
Triggers when a folder's core properties change in Box. This trigger monitors a specific Box folder and fires when changes are detected in properties like name, description, modification time, parent folder, item status, or shared link settings.
Download issue attachments
Downloads a specific attachment from a linear issue; the `file name` must include the correct file extension.
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