Smart Issue Creation That Avoids Duplicates
Before creating an issue from external data, Notis checks if it already exists. If it does, it updates the existing issue instead of creating a duplicate.
Trigger
Webhook received
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Action
Get Linear issue
Retrieves an existing linear issue's comprehensive details, including title, description, attachments, and comments.
Why this helps
Multiple sources trigger issue creation for the same topic, flooding Linear with duplicates. Cleanup becomes a manual chore.
- No more duplicate issues cluttering your backlog
- Cleaner workflow and better team experience
- Saves time spent merging or deleting duplicates
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Linear to Notis.
- 2Ask Notis: "When external data arrives, check if a matching Linear issue exists. If yes, update it; if no, create a new one."
- 3Notis generates a webhook URL.
- 4Configure your external tool to send data to that URL.
- 5Test with overlapping data and verify Notis updates the existing issue rather than creating a duplicate.
Questions about this workflow
How does Notis determine if an issue is a duplicate?
By title matching, ID lookup, or custom rules you provide. Tell Notis the matching logic in your prompt.
What if I want to create a new issue intentionally?
You can specify in the webhook data: 'force_create: true' to bypass the duplicate check.
Can Notis check across multiple projects?
Yes. By default, Notis searches all projects. You can narrow the search by specifying which projects to check.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Google Slides to Linear. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Google Slides triggers
Linear actions
New Slide Added
Fires when a new slide is added to a Google Slides presentation.
Create linear attachment
Creates a new attachment and associates it with a specific, existing linear issue.
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 Google Slides and Linear. Any combination from 1,000+ integrations.
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