linear.issues.update_issue

Update an existing Linear issue

Update an existing Linear issue using the Linear GraphQL API.

Overview

Property	Value
Workflow type	Atomic
Library	App-linear
Version	1.0

Input Schema

Field	Type	Required	Default	Description
issue_id	string	Yes	—	Linear issue ID
title	string	No	—	New issue title
description	string	No	—	New description in markdown
status_id	string	No	—	New workflow state ID
priority	integer	No	—	0=No Priority
assignee_id	string	No	—	New assignee user ID

Output Schema

Field	Type	Required	Default	Description
identifier	string	No	—	—
issue_id	string	No	—	—
issue_url	string	No	—	—
assignee_id	string	No	—	—
description	string	No	—	—
priority	integer	No	—	—
status_id	string	No	—	—
title	string	No	—	—
failure_reason	string	No	—	—
failure_type	string	No	—	—
failed_action	string	No	—	—
failed_at_state	string	No	—	—
failed_step	string	No	—	—
failed_layer	string	No	—	—
failed_at	string	No	—	—
error	string	No	—	—
error_type	string	No	—	—

States

State	Initial	Terminal	Success	Auto-advance	Description
pending	Yes	No	—	execute	—
completed	No	Yes	Yes	—	—
failed	No	Yes	No	—	—

State Diagram

Transitions

From	Action	To	Description
pending	execute	completed	—
* (any state)	fail	failed	—

API Usage

POST /api/workflows/start
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "workflow_type": "linear.issues.update_issue",
  "initial_data": {
    "issue_id": "value"
  }
}