Keep Linear Issues Synced with Google Drive File Changes
When a Google Drive file is updated, Notis automatically updates the related Linear issue so your team always sees the latest version. No manual refreshing, no stale information.
Trigger
File Updated
Triggers when a file's metadata or content changes in Google Drive.
Action
Update issue
Updates an existing linear issue using its `issue id`; requires at least one other attribute for modification, and all provided entity ids (for state, assignee, labels, etc.) must be valid.
Why this helps
Files get updated in Google Drive, but Linear issues become outdated. Neurodivergent teams often don't notice the mismatch, leading to decisions based on old information and compounded mistakes.
- Issues always reflect the latest file state
- Eliminates manual issue updates
- Reduces decisions made on outdated information
- Keeps teams synchronized without overhead
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Google Drive and Linear to Notis.
- 2Ask Notis 'When a file is updated in Google Drive, update the description of the matching Linear issue' or use the portal.
- 3Describe the update: 'Add the update date and a note that the file was recently modified.'
- 4Select 'File Updated' as your trigger.
- 5Choose how to receive notifications and test by updating a tracked file.
Questions about this workflow
How does Notis know which Linear issue matches a file?
Notis matches by the file name or by a link you've already created. If you ask 'update the issue that mentions this file in its description,' Notis will find it.
Can I update specific fields in the issue, like priority or status?
Yes. Tell Notis something like 'If the file was updated in the last hour, change the issue status to In Progress' and it will apply conditional updates.
What if I don't want every file update to trigger an issue update?
Ask Notis to 'only update issues for files modified after hours or on weekends' or set a specific trigger window to reduce noise.
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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.
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