How to Connect Linear Projects to Slack Updates using Zapier

Quick summary

This tutorial shows how to connect Linear and Slack using Zapier so that every new Linear issue automatically sends a Slack channel message — eliminating manual status updates across tools.

Steps

1. From your Zapier dashboard, select Zap to start building a new automation.
2. Click on the Trigger field to begin selecting your trigger event.
3. Search and select Linear as your trigger app.
4. Select New Issue as the trigger event.
5. Click Continue to sign in to Linear and authorize the Zapier connection.
6. Configure the trigger details and click Continue to proceed.
7. Click Test trigger to verify the Linear connection is working correctly.
8. Search and select Slack as the action app.
9. Select Send Channel Message as the action event.
10. Connect your Slack account to authorize Zapier access.
11. Configure the event details for the Slack message and click Continue.
12. Click Test step to confirm the Slack action sends correctly.
13. Once the test is successful, click Publish to activate your Zap.