Keep Linear Clean: Archive Issues When Files Disappear
A file gets deleted from Google Drive. Instead of leaving an orphaned issue, Notis automatically archives it in Linear. Your tracker stays organized without manual cleanup.
Trigger
File Deleted or Trashed
Triggers when a file is moved to trash or permanently deleted in Drive.
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
Files get deleted but Linear issues remain, creating orphaned work items. Neurodivergent teams struggle with cleanup, so issues pile up and the system becomes less trustworthy over time.
- Keeps Linear clean and trustworthy
- Removes orphaned issues automatically
- No manual cleanup work
- Maintains single source of truth
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Google Drive and Linear to Notis.
- 2Tell Notis 'When a file is deleted from Google Drive, archive the matching Linear issue' or build this in the portal.
- 3Describe the action: 'Archive the issue and add a comment noting that the source file was deleted.'
- 4Select 'File Deleted or Trashed' as your trigger.
- 5Pick your notification channel and test by deleting a tracked file.
Questions about this workflow
How does Notis know which issue to archive?
Notis matches the deleted file to an issue by name or by a link you've established. If you ask 'archive the issue that links to this file,' Notis will find it.
Is archiving the same as deleting? Can I unarchive if I need to?
Yes, Linear archives issues rather than permanently deleting them, so you can unarchive if needed. It's a soft delete that keeps history.
What if I delete a file by accident but want to keep the issue?
Just restore the file from Google Drive trash and the automation won't trigger. If the issue was already archived, you can manually unarchive it in Linear.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Google Drive to Linear. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Google Drive triggers
Linear actions
Comment Added (Docs/Sheets/Slides)
Triggers when a new comment is added to Google Docs, Sheets, or Slides.
Create linear attachment
Creates a new attachment and associates it with a specific, existing linear issue.
File Created
Triggers when a new file is created in Google Drive.
Create a comment
Creates a new comment on a specified linear issue.
File Deleted or Trashed
Triggers when a file is moved to trash or permanently deleted in Drive.
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.
File Shared (Permissions Added)
Triggers when new sharing permissions are granted to a file or folder. Uses Drive's `changes.list` endpoint with inline `permissions` in the `fields` mask so each change carries the file's current permission set provider-atomically. We diff that against `seen_permission_keys` to identify newly added grants. Drive page tokens are the primary cursor; if Drive rejects a stored token, the trigger raises `PollingTriggerError` without clearing state rather than silently re-baselining and dropping events. Limitation: truly ephemeral permissions (added and revoked between two polls without any other file modification in between) are not detected. Drive Activity API would catch those but requires an additional OAuth scope and a different payload contract.
Get create issue default params
Fetches a linear team's default issue estimate and state, useful for pre-filling new issue forms.
File Updated
Triggers when a file's metadata or content changes in Google Drive.
Create a label
Creates a new label in linear for a specified team, used to categorize and organize issues.
Google Drive Changes
Triggers when changes are detected in a Google Drive.
Delete issue
Archives an existing linear issue by its id, which is linear's standard way of deleting issues; the operation is idempotent.
New File Matching Query
Triggers when a new Google Drive file matches a provided query. This is the legacy query-centric trigger: it preserves Drive API query config such as ``corpora`` / ``driveId`` aliases and emits the historical ``file_matching_query`` event type. ``FileCreatedTrigger`` covers the broader "new file" case and emits ``file_created``.
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.
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