Bridge External Systems Into Linear Automatically

When external tools need to create Linear issues (monitoring alerts, form submissions, API events), Notis acts as the translator. No manual work required.

Trigger

Webhook received

Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.

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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

Neurodivergent founders often have external systems that need to create Linear issues but lack direct integrations, forcing manual data transfer or complex workarounds.

  • Connect any external tool to Linear via a simple webhook
  • Automatically create issues from events outside your primary tools
  • Eliminate manual data transfer between systems
  • Build flexible integrations without custom development

Setup

Build it in a few focused steps.

  • 1Connect your Linear workspace to Notis.
  • 2Ask Notis: 'Give me a webhook URL that creates Linear issues when external systems send it events' or use the portal.
  • 3Notis provides a unique webhook URL. Configure your external tool (monitoring service, form, API, etc.) to POST to this URL.
  • 4Provide the prompt: 'When you receive a webhook, create a Linear issue with the payload content as the title and description.'
  • 5Test by triggering an event in your external tool and verifying the issue appears in Linear.

Questions about this workflow

What data can I send in the webhook payload?

Any JSON data. Notis interprets it according to your prompt and creates issues accordingly.

Does this require authentication?

Your webhook URL is unique to you and acts as authentication. Notis validates the source automatically.

Can I create issues in different Linear teams based on webhook data?

Yes. Use your prompt to specify rules like 'If priority is high, create in Team A; if critical, create in Team B'.

When this happens · Trigger

Do this · Action

Supported Triggers and Actions

Notis builds workflows that link Slack to Linear. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.

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Slack triggers

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Linear actions

New Channel Created Trigger

Triggered when a new channel is created in Slack.

TriggerInstant

Create linear attachment

Creates a new attachment and associates it with a specific, existing linear issue.

ActionInstant

Channel Message Received

Triggered when a message is posted in a Slack channel (public, private, or multi-party IM). Does NOT match direct messages.

TriggerInstant

Create a comment

Creates a new comment on a specified linear issue.

ActionInstant

Direct Message Received

Triggered when a new direct message (DM) is sent to a user in Slack. Catches all DMs across all DM channels.

TriggerInstant

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.

ActionInstant

Message Reaction Added

Triggered when a reaction is added to a message in Slack. Supports optional filtering by channel and emoji name.

TriggerInstant

Get create issue default params

Fetches a linear team's default issue estimate and state, useful for pre-filling new issue forms.

ActionInstant

Message Reaction Removed

Triggered when a reaction is removed from a message in Slack. Supports optional filtering by channel and emoji name.

TriggerInstant

Create a label

Creates a new label in linear for a specified team, used to categorize and organize issues.

ActionInstant

Reaction Added Trigger

DEPRECATED: use `SLACK_MESSAGE_REACTION_ADDED` instead. Triggered when a reaction is added to a message in Slack.

TriggerInstant

Delete issue

Archives an existing linear issue by its id, which is linear's standard way of deleting issues; the operation is idempotent.

ActionInstant

Reaction Removed Trigger

DEPRECATED: use `SLACK_MESSAGE_REACTION_REMOVED` instead. Triggered when a reaction is removed from a message.

TriggerInstant

Get all teams

Retrieves all teams from the linear workspace without requiring any parameters.

ActionInstant

New Bot Message Received Trigger

DEPRECATED: use `SLACK_CHANNEL_MESSAGE_RECEIVED` with `is_bot_message=true` instead. Triggered when a new bot message is posted to a Slack channel.

TriggerInstant

Download issue attachments

Downloads a specific attachment from a linear issue; the `file name` must include the correct file extension.

ActionInstant

Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.

Not just Slack and Linear. Any combination from 985+ integrations.

When this happens · Trigger

Do this · Action

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