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Auto-approve leave requests from Linear comments

You review leave requests and comment 'approved' in Linear, but then have to re-approve in Breathe HR. Notis approves the request instantly so there is no lag between decision and record.

Trigger

Comment Received Trigger

Triggered when a comment is received.

Action

Approve Leave Request

Tool to approve a leave request in BreatheHR. Use when an authorized user needs to approve a pending leave request.

Why this helps

Your decision to approve leave is made and communicated in Linear, but the actual approval in Breathe HR gets delayed or forgotten. Employees wait for confirmation, your workflow fragments across tools.

  • Leave approved instantly in Breathe HR when you comment in Linear
  • Employees see approval immediately, no confusion or follow-up
  • Reduces approval latency from days to seconds
  • One source of truth for leave decisions

Setup

Build it in a few focused steps.

  • 1Connect Linear and Breathe HR to Notis in the integrations section.
  • 2Create a new automation called 'Approve leave requests when confirmed in Linear'.
  • 3Write the prompt: 'When someone comments "approved" on an issue in Linear that is a leave request, automatically approve that leave request in Breathe HR for the requester.'
  • 4Select trigger 'Comment Received' and choose your notification channel.
  • 5Test by commenting 'approved' on a leave request issue in Linear and verify the request status changes to approved in Breathe HR.

Questions about this workflow

What if 'approved' is mentioned in a comment not meant as approval?

You can refine your prompt to be more specific, like 'only if the comment is from the person's line manager' or 'only if the comment says approved as a standalone statement.'

Can I add approval notes or a reason?

Yes. Your prompt can say, for example, 'Extract the reason or notes from the comment and add them to the approval in Breathe HR.'

Who appears as the approver in Breathe HR?

The person who comments 'approved' in Linear will be recorded as the approver in Breathe HR.

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Supported Triggers and Actions

Notis builds workflows that link Linear to Breathe HR. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.

Linear triggers

Breathe HR actions

Recurring trigger

Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.

TriggerScheduled

Approve Leave Request

Tool to approve a leave request in BreatheHR. Use when an authorized user needs to approve a pending leave request.

ActionInstant

Webhook trigger

Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.

TriggerInstant

Create Employee

Tool to create a new employee in BreatheHR. Use when you need to add a new employee record with their personal information, contact details, and employment information. Required fields are first_name, last_name, email, and company_join_date.

ActionInstant

Comment Received Trigger

Triggered when a comment is received.

TriggerInstant

Create Employee Change Request

Tool to create a change request for an employee field. Use when you need to update employee information such as job title, department, or salary.

ActionInstant

Issue Created Trigger

Triggered when a new issue is created.

TriggerInstant

Create Employee Expense

Tool to create an employee expense record in BreatheHR. Use when an employee needs to submit a new expense claim for reimbursement or record a company-paid expense.

ActionInstant

Issue Updated Trigger

Triggered when an issue is updated. For example labels are changed, issue status is changed, etc.

TriggerInstant

Create Employee Expense Claim

Tool to create a new expense claim for an employee. Use when you need to submit expenses for reimbursement by grouping one or more unclaimed expense records into a claim.

ActionInstant

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).

TriggerPolling

Create Employee Sickness

Tool to create a sickness record for an employee in BreatheHR. Use when you need to log an employee's sick leave with details like type, dates, and status.

ActionInstant

Private Team Issue Created

Fires when a new issue appears in a private Linear team (polled with the connected user's token).

TriggerPolling

Delete Employee Expense

Tool to delete an employee expense by ID. Use when you need to remove an expense record from the system.

ActionInstant

Private Team Issue Properties Updated

Fires when properties on an issue change in a private Linear team (polled with the connected user's token).

TriggerPolling

Delete Employee Training Course

Tool to delete an employee training course record by its ID. Use when you need to remove a training record from an employee's profile.

ActionInstant

Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.

Linear and Breathe HR, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.

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