Account Verification: Existing Customer Detection
You create an account issue in Linear for 'Acme Corp'. Apollo should instantly show if Acme is already your customer. Right now you discover duplicates later.
Trigger
Issue Created Trigger
Triggered when a new issue is created.
Action
Search Apollo Accounts
Searches for accounts within your existing apollo.io database using various criteria; requires a paid plan and is limited to 50,000 records.
Why this helps
New account issues are created in Linear without checking if they already exist in Apollo. Duplicate accounts confuse pipelines, fragment customer data, and cause missed upsell opportunities.
- Duplicate accounts prevented before creation
- Existing relationships visible instantly
- No wasted setup on existing accounts
- Better upsell identification
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Ensure Linear and Apollo are connected to Notis.
- 2Create an automation called 'Verify Account Existence'.
- 3Describe it: 'When a new account issue is created in Linear with a company name or domain, search Apollo to check if that account already exists.'
- 4Select 'Issue Created' as the trigger.
- 5Test by creating a new account issue with a real company domain in Linear.
Questions about this workflow
What if the account exists but with a different name?
Notis matches by domain first for accuracy. If the domain matches, it finds the account regardless of slight name differences.
Can I see related contacts if the account exists?
Yes, Notis reports the existing account and associated contacts, so you can upsell or manage the relationship appropriately.
What should I do if an account already exists?
You can link it to the Linear issue, update the existing account record, or treat it as a new entity if it's a different division. Notis leaves the decision to you.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Linear to Apollo. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Linear triggers
Apollo actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Add Contacts to Sequence
Adds contacts to a specified apollo email sequence by initiating an asynchronous background job and returning its details.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Bulk organization enrichment
Enriches data for up to 10 organizations simultaneously by providing a list of their base company domains (e.g., 'apollo.io', not 'www.apollo.io').
Comment Received Trigger
Triggered when a comment is received.
Bulk people enrichment
Use to enrich multiple person profiles simultaneously with comprehensive data from apollo's database.
Issue Created Trigger
Triggered when a new issue is created.
Bulk update account stage
Bulk updates the stage for specified existing apollo.io accounts, moving them to a valid new account stage.
Issue Updated Trigger
Triggered when an issue is updated. For example labels are changed, issue status is changed, etc.
Create an Apollo account
Creates a new account in apollo.io; a new record is created even if a similar account exists, and provided `owner id` or `account stage id` must be valid existing ids.
Private Team Comment Created
Fires when a new comment is posted on an issue in a private Linear team (polled with the connected user's token).
Create Apollo contact
Creates a new contact in apollo.io; use `account id` to link to an organization and `contact stage id` for sales stage, noting that apollo does not perform automatic deduplication.
Private Team Issue Created
Fires when a new issue appears in a private Linear team (polled with the connected user's token).
Create Apollo deal
Creates a new sales opportunity (deal) in apollo.io; all provided ids (`owner id`, `account id`, `opportunity stage id`) must be valid existing apollo identifiers.
Private Team Issue Properties Updated
Fires when properties on an issue change in a private Linear team (polled with the connected user's token).
Create Apollo Task
Creates a distinct apollo.io task for each contact id in contact ids, assigning them to user id; this action is not for free plan users and repeated calls create duplicate tasks.
Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
Linear and Apollo, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
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