Turn actionable Outlook emails into Linear issues
Let Notis carry clear email requests into Linear so you can act on them without keeping your inbox open.
Trigger
New Outlook Message
Triggered when a new message is received in the Outlook mailbox.
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
Important work can disappear among newsletters, updates, and messages that need no action.
- Capture work while the email is fresh.
- Reduce inbox scanning and task re-entry.
- Keep actionable requests visible in Linear.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Outlook and Linear to Notis once in the portal.
- 2Create an automation in the portal or ask Notis for one in plain language.
- 3In one instruction, ask Notis to create a Linear issue for new emails with a clear actionable request and include the relevant context.
- 4Choose the New Outlook Message trigger and a channel for run reports.
- 5Test with one real request email and review the resulting issue.
Questions about this workflow
Will every incoming email become an issue?
The instruction can ask Notis to create issues only when a message contains a clear actionable request.
What should the issue include?
Ask Notis to carry over the request and the useful context from the email.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Outlook to Linear. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Outlook 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 Contact Added
Triggered when a new contact is added in the Outlook contacts.
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.
Calendar Event Changes
Triggered when a new calendar event occurs (created, updated, or deleted) in the Outlook calendar.
Get create issue default params
Fetches a linear team's default issue estimate and state, useful for pre-filling new issue forms.
New Calendar Event
Triggered when a new calendar event is created in the Outlook calendar.
Create a label
Creates a new label in linear for a specified team, used to categorize and organize issues.
New Outlook Message
Triggered when a new message is received in the Outlook mailbox.
Delete issue
Archives an existing linear issue by its id, which is linear's standard way of deleting issues; the operation is idempotent.
New Sent Message
Triggered when a new message is sent from the Outlook mailbox.
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.
Outlook and Linear, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
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