Sync Salesforce Contact Updates to Linear Comments
Your team shouldn't need to switch to Salesforce to learn that a contact changed their email or got a promotion. Notis logs those changes as Linear comments automatically.
Trigger
Contact Updated
Triggers when an existing Salesforce Contact record is modified. Emits changed fields alongside relevant timestamps.
Action
Create a comment
Creates a new comment on a specified linear issue.
Why this helps
A key contact gets a new email or changes roles, but half your team still has the old info. By the time everyone's on the same page, you've missed the window for reaching out.
- Your entire team stays updated on contact changes without checking Salesforce
- Decision-makers and role changes are captured in the deal's Linear issue
- No more using outdated contact info because the update was missed
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Salesforce and Linear to Notis.
- 2Tell Notis: 'When a contact is updated in Salesforce, add a comment to the related Linear issue with what changed. Include the contact name, new email, phone, or role.'
- 3Select 'Contact Updated' as your trigger.
- 4Choose your notification channel.
- 5Test by updating a contact's email or role in Salesforce and watch the comment appear on the related Linear issue.
Questions about this workflow
How does Notis know which Linear issue to comment on?
It looks for the Linear issue related to the account. Tell Notis if you want to comment on a specific issue or search by a keyword. Your prompt controls this.
What if we have multiple Linear issues per account?
Tell Notis which one: 'Comment on the main deal issue' or 'Comment on the currently open opportunity issue.' Notis will find it.
Can I control which contact changes trigger comments?
Yes. Tell Notis: 'Only comment on changes to email, phone, or job title—ignore other field changes.' Your prompt acts as the filter.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Salesforce to Linear. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Salesforce triggers
Linear actions
Account Created or Updated
Triggers when an Account is created or updated in Salesforce. Uses LastModifiedDate high-watermark to capture both creations and updates.
Create linear attachment
Creates a new attachment and associates it with a specific, existing linear issue.
Contact Updated
Triggers when an existing Salesforce Contact record is modified. Emits changed fields alongside relevant timestamps.
Create a comment
Creates a new comment on a specified linear issue.
Record Updated (Generic SObject)
Triggers when monitored fields change on any Salesforce SObject. You specify the SObject type and which field values should be returned in the payload. The trigger uses SystemModstamp to detect changes regardless of which specific field changed.
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.
New Contact Trigger
Triggers when a new Contact is Created in Salesforce.
Get create issue default params
Fetches a linear team's default issue estimate and state, useful for pre-filling new issue forms.
New Lead Trigger
Triggers when a new Lead is created in Salesforce.
Create a label
Creates a new label in linear for a specified team, used to categorize and organize issues.
New or Updated Opportunity
Triggers when a Salesforce Opportunity is created or updated.
Delete issue
Archives an existing linear issue by its id, which is linear's standard way of deleting issues; the operation is idempotent.
Task Created or Completed
Triggers when a Task is created or when its status changes to Completed in Salesforce. Supports optional filtering by task Status or Subject.
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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