External Docs Event Triggers Issue Comment
Your external monitoring system detects a Google Docs change and sends Notis a webhook. Notis instantly comments on the related Linear issue—no manual update required.
Trigger
Webhook received
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Action
Create a comment
Creates a new comment on a specified linear issue.
Why this helps
Specialized doc-monitoring tools (compliance checkers, content audits, etc.) don't connect to Linear. Webhooks bridge that gap, bringing external signals into your issue tracker.
- Connects specialized doc-monitoring tools to Linear without custom integrations
- Brings external signals into your issue tracker
- Enables complex doc workflows across your entire toolstack
- Scales to any upstream system that sends webhooks
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Linear to Notis.
- 2Ask Notis: 'Create a webhook that posts a comment to a Linear issue whenever my external monitoring tool sends data about a Google Docs event.'
- 3Notis generates a unique webhook URL and payload format.
- 4Configure your external tool to send webhooks to that URL when doc events occur.
- 5Test by triggering an event and confirming the comment appears in Linear.
Questions about this workflow
Can the webhook payload include custom comment text?
Yes. Notis will format comments based on fields in your webhook payload. Describe your data structure to Notis and it will map it to readable comments.
Can it comment on different issues based on webhook content?
Yes. Include an issue ID or name in your webhook payload and Notis will route the comment accordingly.
How do I debug if webhooks aren't working?
Notis provides webhook logs showing each request. Ask Notis to check your webhook URL configuration and payload format against the expected schema.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Google Docs to Linear. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Google Docs triggers
Linear actions
New Document Created
Triggers when a new Google Doc is created. This trigger monitors Google Docs and fires when new documents are detected. Uses timestamp filtering to efficiently poll for new documents.
Create linear attachment
Creates a new attachment and associates it with a specific, existing linear issue.
Document Deleted
Triggers when an existing Google Doc is deleted (moved to trash). This trigger monitors Google Docs and fires when documents are trashed.
Create a comment
Creates a new comment on a specified linear issue.
Document Placeholder Filled
Triggers when a Google Doc's plain text changes such that a configured placeholder token/pattern is no longer present (i.e., the document has been filled in). This trigger monitors a specific Google Doc and fires when a placeholder pattern that was previously present is no longer found in the document's plain text.
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.
Document Search Update
Triggers when a Google Doc matching a user-defined search query is newly created or updated since the last poll. This trigger uses timestamp filtering to efficiently monitor documents.
Get create issue default params
Fetches a linear team's default issue estimate and state, useful for pre-filling new issue forms.
Document Structure Changed
Triggers when a Google Doc's structure changes (headers/footers added/removed, tables/images count changes). This trigger monitors a specific document for structural changes like: - Headers added or removed - Footers added or removed - Tables added or removed - Images (inline objects) added or removed - Positioned objects added or removed - Footnotes added or removed
Create a label
Creates a new label in linear for a specified team, used to categorize and organize issues.
Document Updated
Triggers when an existing Google Doc is updated or modified. This trigger monitors Google Docs and fires when documents are updated.
Delete issue
Archives an existing linear issue by its id, which is linear's standard way of deleting issues; the operation is idempotent.
Document Word Count Threshold
Triggers when a Google Doc's word/character count crosses a user-defined threshold. This trigger monitors a specific Google Doc and fires when its word or character count becomes greater than or equal to the configured threshold value.
Get all teams
Retrieves all teams from the linear workspace without requiring any parameters.
New Folder Created in Root
Triggers when a new folder is created in the root folder of Google Drive. This trigger monitors Google Drive and fires when new folders are detected in the root directory.
Download issue attachments
Downloads a specific attachment from a linear issue; the `file name` must include the correct file extension.
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