Workflow Actions
Linear: Update Issue - Assignee
Business
Description
Update the assignee of an existing issue in Linear directly from a PagerDuty Incident Workflow. This action enables teams to automatically route Linear issues to the appropriate owner during incident response, ensuring accountability without requiring manual context switching.
Instructions
- If you have not done so, follow the instructions to Create an Incident Workflow.
- When the instructions prompt you to add actions, select this action.
- Enter the following Inputs and click Save.
- Continue following instructions to Publish the Workflow.
- When the action runs, you will see the Outputs listed below.
Reference Linear Issue ID
You can dynamically reference the Linear Issue ID from a prior step, such as a Linear: Create Issue action, using the output variable reference syntax.
Inputs
Field References
Fields with the {+} icon accept Field References, which can be useful for referencing incident data or outputs created in prior workflow steps. To add Field References, click {+}, or enter {{, and select relevant fields. Refer to the Field References article for more information.
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Issue ID | The unique identifier of the Linear issue to update. Example: ENG-123 or a UUID. |
| Assignee | The email address or Linear user ID of the person to assign the issue to. Example: user@company.com. |
Outputs
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Issue ID | The unique identifier of the updated Linear issue. |
| Issue URL | A direct link to the updated issue in Linear. Use this in notifications or subsequent steps. |