Turn retainer projects into Stripe subscriptions
Retainer work demands recurring billing, but setting up subscriptions is easy to skip. Notis catches every retainer project in Linear and creates the subscription in Stripe automatically—no manual setup, no forgotten recurring charges.
Trigger
Project Created
Fires when a new Linear project is created. Covers projects in both public and private teams — polls with the connected user's token, so visibility matches what the connected user can see in Linear.
Action
Create subscription
Creates a new, highly configurable subscription for an existing stripe customer, supporting multiple items, trials, discounts, and various billing/payment options.
Why this helps
Retainer projects can linger in Linear without a corresponding Stripe subscription; manual subscription creation is a step you forget, leading to unpaid ongoing work.
- Every retainer project automatically has recurring billing set up in Stripe
- No manual subscription creation—Notis reads the project and configures the subscription
- Retainer revenue flows predictably because billing is never overlooked
- One less decision point; retainer work equals recurring revenue by default
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Linear and Stripe integrations to Notis.
- 2Create automation: 'When a new project is created labeled retainer, create a subscription in Stripe.'
- 3Tell Notis which Linear projects or labels indicate retainer work (e.g., 'label=retainer' or 'team=subscriptions').
- 4Specify notification channel so Notis confirms each subscription creation.
- 5Test by creating a retainer project in Linear and verifying the subscription appears in Stripe.
Questions about this workflow
What billing cycle does Notis use for the subscription?
Mention the billing frequency in the Linear project name or description ('monthly', 'weekly', 'quarterly'). Notis will configure the subscription accordingly. You can also set a default cycle.
Can I attach a specific price or billing amount?
Yes. Include the amount in the project description or link to a specific Stripe price. Notis reads that and applies it to the subscription.
What if the retainer needs customization (trials, discounts, etc.)?
Notis can create a draft subscription in Stripe for you to review and customize, or read trial/discount details from the Linear project and apply them automatically.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Linear to Stripe. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Linear triggers
Stripe actions
Comment Received Trigger
Triggered when a comment is received.
Cancel subscription
Cancels a customer's active stripe subscription at the end of the current billing period, with options to invoice immediately for metered usage and prorate charges for unused time.
Issue Created Trigger
Triggered when a new issue is created.
Confirm payment intent
Confirms a stripe paymentintent to finalize a payment; a `return url` is necessary if the payment method requires customer redirection.
Issue Updated Trigger
Triggered when an issue is updated. For example labels are changed, issue status is changed, etc.
Create Customer
Creates a new customer in stripe, required for creating charges or subscriptions; an email is highly recommended for customer communications.
Private Team Comment Created
Fires when a new comment is posted on an issue in a private Linear team (polled with the connected user's token).
Create an invoice
Creates a new draft stripe invoice for a customer; use to revise an existing invoice, bill for a specific subscription (which must belong to the customer), or apply detailed customizations.
Private Team Issue Created
Fires when a new issue appears in a private Linear team (polled with the connected user's token).
Create payment intent
Creates a stripe paymentintent to initiate and process a customer's payment; using `application fee amount` for a connected account requires the `stripe-account` header.
Private Team Issue Properties Updated
Fires when properties on an issue change in a private Linear team (polled with the connected user's token).
Create a price
Creates a new stripe price for a product, defining its charges (one-time or recurring) and billing scheme; requires either an existing `product` id or `product data`.
Project Created
Fires when a new Linear project is created. Covers projects in both public and private teams — polls with the connected user's token, so visibility matches what the connected user can see in Linear.
Create product
Creates a new product in stripe, encoding the request as `application/x-www-form-urlencoded` by flattening nested structures.
Project Properties Updated
Fires when properties on a Linear project change (status, lead, target date, priority, etc.). Covers projects in both public and private teams — polls with the connected user's token.
Create Refund
Creates a full or partial refund in stripe, targeting either a specific charge id or a payment intent id.
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