Automatically close Linear tasks when meetings are cancelled

Keep your project clean. When you cancel a calendar event, Notis immediately archives the corresponding task in Linear, preventing wasted energy on meetings that won't happen.

Trigger

Event Canceled or Deleted

Triggers when a Google Calendar event is cancelled or deleted. Returns minimal data: event_id, summary (if available), and cancellation timestamp.

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Action

Delete issue

Archives an existing linear issue by its id, which is linear's standard way of deleting issues; the operation is idempotent.

Why this helps

Cancelled meetings often leave orphaned tasks in your project tracker. Team members waste time preparing for meetings that have been dropped, or confusion reigns about whether the meeting is still on.

  • Automatically clean up tasks when meetings are cancelled
  • Prevent your team from preparing for non-existent meetings
  • Maintain an accurate project backlog
  • Reduce confusion about what's still happening

Setup

Build it in a few focused steps.

  • 1Connect Google Calendar and Linear to Notis.
  • 2Create an automation named 'Cancel Meeting, Close Task'.
  • 3Write your prompt: 'When I cancel a Google Calendar event, archive the related Linear issue.'
  • 4Select 'Event Canceled or Deleted' as your trigger and pick your notification channel.
  • 5Test by cancelling a calendar event and verify the corresponding Linear task is archived.

Questions about this workflow

What if I want to delete a task instead of archiving?

Notis uses Linear's standard deletion workflow, which is archiving. This preserves the history and lets you recover if needed.

Does this work for all calendar cancellations or just specific ones?

You can make it specific in your prompt: 'only archive tasks when I cancel work meetings' or 'skip personal events.' Notis filters based on your instructions.

What if I want to keep the task but update it?

You can adjust your prompt to 'mark the task as cancelled but keep it' or 'add a comment explaining the cancellation' instead of archiving.

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Supported Triggers and Actions

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

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Google Calendar triggers

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Linear actions

Attendee Response Changed

Polling trigger that fires when any attendee's RSVP changes to accepted, declined, or tentative. Returns attendee info and current status.

TriggerPolling

Create linear attachment

Creates a new attachment and associates it with a specific, existing linear issue.

ActionInstant

Event Canceled or Deleted

Triggers when a Google Calendar event is cancelled or deleted. Returns minimal data: event_id, summary (if available), and cancellation timestamp.

TriggerPolling

Create a comment

Creates a new comment on a specified linear issue.

ActionInstant

Event Starting Soon

Triggers when a calendar event is within a configured number of minutes from starting. Returns event details, time remaining, attendees, and join links when available.

TriggerPolling

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.

ActionInstant

Calendar Event Changes

**SOON TO BE DEPRECATED** - Use Calendar Event Sync (polling trigger) instead. Real-time webhook trigger for calendar event changes. Returns event metadata only. For full event data, use Calendar Event Sync (polling trigger).

TriggerInstant

Get create issue default params

Fetches a linear team's default issue estimate and state, useful for pre-filling new issue forms.

ActionInstant

Event Created

Polling trigger that fires when a new calendar event is created. Returns event ID, summary, start/end times, and organizer info.

TriggerPolling

Create a label

Creates a new label in linear for a specified team, used to categorize and organize issues.

ActionInstant

Calendar Event Sync

Polling trigger that returns full event data including details, attendees, and metadata. For real-time notifications with basic info, use Calendar Event Changes (webhook).

TriggerPolling

Delete issue

Archives an existing linear issue by its id, which is linear's standard way of deleting issues; the operation is idempotent.

ActionInstant

Event Updated

Triggers when an existing Google Calendar event is modified. Returns the event ID, change type, and the specific fields that changed with their previous and new values.

TriggerPolling

Get all teams

Retrieves all teams from the linear workspace without requiring any parameters.

ActionInstant

Download issue attachments

Downloads a specific attachment from a linear issue; the `file name` must include the correct file extension.

ActionInstant

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