Sync External Systems to Linear
Connect external tools and services to Linear using webhooks. When something happens in another app, Notis automatically updates your Linear issue.
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
Your team uses multiple tools but Linear and your other systems don't talk. Status updates in external tools don't sync to Linear, so Linear becomes stale.
- Keeps Linear in sync with external tools
- Reduces manual status updates across systems
- Single source of truth across platforms
- Eliminates duplicate tracking
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Linear to Notis.
- 2Create an automation: 'When a webhook arrives with a status or data update, find the related Linear issue and update it.'
- 3Select 'notis_webhook' as your trigger.
- 4Configure your external tool to send webhooks to the Notis webhook URL when events occur.
- 5Describe what the update should do in plain language, for example: when the external status changes, move the matching Linear issue to that state.
- 6Test by triggering an external event and verifying the Linear issue updates.
Questions about this workflow
Which external tools can send webhooks?
Any tool that supports outgoing webhooks (Stripe, custom APIs, Segment, etc.). Your automation prompt specifies how to parse and map the webhook data to Linear fields.
What if the webhook payload is complex?
Notis can parse complex JSON and extract the fields you need. Your prompt describes the mapping, and Notis handles the extraction.
Can multiple webhooks update the same issue?
Yes. Different webhooks can update different aspects of the same Linear issue (e.g., one updates status, another updates assignee).
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Gmail to Linear. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Gmail triggers
Linear actions
Email Sent
Triggers when a Gmail message is sent by the authenticated user. It polls the 'SENT' label and emits metadata including sender, recipients, subject, timestamp, and thread ID.
Create linear attachment
Creates a new attachment and associates it with a specific, existing linear issue.
New Gmail Message Received Trigger
Triggers when a new message is received in Gmail.
Create a comment
Creates a new comment on a specified linear issue.
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.
Get create issue default params
Fetches a linear team's default issue estimate and state, useful for pre-filling new issue forms.
Create a label
Creates a new label in linear for a specified team, used to categorize and organize issues.
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.
Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
Not just Gmail and Linear. Any combination from 1,000+ integrations.
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