Keep community waitlist requests moving
A waitlist request captured as a Linear issue can become an Emailoctopus contact without adding another manual step to your day.
Trigger
Issue Created Trigger
Triggered when a new issue is created.
Action
Create Contact
This tool creates a new contact in emailoctopus. the tool will add a contact to a specified list with the provided information.
Why this helps
Community interest can arrive while you are focused on product work, leaving its follow-up easy to postpone.
- Keeps community interest ready for future updates.
- Reduces the chance of losing a signup in an issue backlog.
- Separates opted-in prospects from general mentions.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Linear and Emailoctopus to Notis once through the portal.
- 2Create an automation in the portal or ask Notis conversationally.
- 3Write one instruction to add only people with a clear waitlist request and email consent to the named list.
- 4Select the Linear Issue Created trigger and choose a channel for run reports.
- 5Test with one real, opted-in waitlist issue.
Questions about this workflow
Can every community issue create a contact?
Instruct Notis to act only on waitlist requests with clear permission and contact details.
Does this send a welcome email?
No. The available action adds a contact to a list; it does not send a campaign.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Linear to Emailoctopus. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Linear triggers
Emailoctopus actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Create Contact
This tool creates a new contact in emailoctopus. the tool will add a contact to a specified list with the provided information.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Create List
This tool creates a new mailing list in emailoctopus. it allows users to create a new list where contacts can be added and managed.
Comment Received Trigger
Triggered when a comment is received.
Delete Contact
This tool allows you to delete a contact from a specified list in emailoctopus. it uses the delete /api/1.6/lists/{list id}/contacts/{contact id} endpoint to permanently remove the contact from the list. this action is irreversible and is essential for list management and data privacy compliance.
Issue Created Trigger
Triggered when a new issue is created.
Delete List
This tool allows you to delete an existing mailing list from your emailoctopus account. once a list is deleted, it cannot be recovered, and all contacts within the list will be permanently removed. note: lists can only be deleted if no contacts within the list have received an email in the last 7 days.
Issue Updated Trigger
Triggered when an issue is updated. For example labels are changed, issue status is changed, etc.
Get All Lists
This tool retrieves all the mailing lists associated with the emailoctopus account.
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).
Get Recent Campaigns
This tool retrieves a list of recent campaigns from the emailoctopus account. it uses the get endpoint at https://emailoctopus.com/api/1.6/campaigns and allows filtering by parameters like limit and page.
Private Team Issue Created
Fires when a new issue appears in a private Linear team (polled with the connected user's token).
Unsubscribe Contact
This tool unsubscribes a contact from an emailoctopus list. it takes an email address as input, retrieves the contact's details using the find contact functionality, and unsubscribes the contact from the associated list.
Private Team Issue Properties Updated
Fires when properties on an issue change in a private Linear team (polled with the connected user's token).
Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
Linear and Emailoctopus, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
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