External Tool Detects Doc, Notis Creates Issue
You monitor Google Docs through another tool or custom system. Send Notis a webhook and it instantly creates a Linear issue—no direct integration needed.
Trigger
Webhook received
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
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
Founders use multiple doc-monitoring tools (analytics, CMS, custom scripts) but none of them connect to Linear directly. Webhooks bridge that gap without building custom code.
- Connects your entire toolstack without requiring native integrations
- Enables custom Google Docs monitoring workflows
- Reduces friction between specialized tools
- Scales to any upstream system that can send webhooks
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Linear to Notis.
- 2Ask Notis: 'Create a Linear issue whenever you receive a webhook with Google Docs information.'
- 3Notis generates a unique webhook URL and shows you the expected payload format.
- 4Configure your external tool (Zapier, Slack workflow, custom API, etc.) to send webhooks to that URL when a doc event occurs.
- 5Test by triggering an event from your external tool and confirming the Linear issue appears.
Questions about this workflow
What data can I send in the webhook payload?
Tell Notis the payload structure you're sending, and it will map fields to Linear issue fields (title, description, assignee, priority, etc.). Start simple and refine from there.
Can I send different payloads for different scenarios?
Yes. Notis can handle multiple webhook schemas or parse conditional logic. Describe your scenarios to Notis and it will adapt the automation.
Is the webhook URL secure?
Notis generates unique URLs per automation. Treat the URL like a secret—don't share it publicly. For extra security, ask Notis about API key or signature verification.
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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
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Create linear attachment
Creates a new attachment and associates it with a specific, existing linear issue.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Create a comment
Creates a new comment on a specified linear issue.
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 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 Deleted
Triggers when an existing Google Doc is deleted (moved to trash). This trigger monitors Google Docs and fires when documents are trashed.
Get create issue default params
Fetches a linear team's default issue estimate and state, useful for pre-filling new issue forms.
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 a label
Creates a new label in linear for a specified team, used to categorize and organize issues.
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.
Delete issue
Archives an existing linear issue by its id, which is linear's standard way of deleting issues; the operation is idempotent.
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
Get all teams
Retrieves all teams from the linear workspace without requiring any parameters.
Document Updated
Triggers when an existing Google Doc is updated or modified. This trigger monitors Google Docs and fires when documents are updated.
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.
Google Docs and Linear, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
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