How to Trigger Linear Status Changes from GitHub Pulls via Zapier

Quick summary

This demo shows how to build a Zapier automation that triggers a Linear status change whenever a new GitHub pull request is created. By connecting GitHub and Linear through Zapier, engineering teams can keep project management in sync with code activity without any manual updates.

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 GitHub as your trigger app.
4. Click New Pull Request as the trigger event.
5. Connect your GitHub account to authorize Zapier access.
6. Select the repository you want to monitor and click Continue.
7. Click Test trigger to verify that Zapier can fetch pull request data from your repo.
8. Search and select Linear as the action app.
9. Select an action event to define what Linear should do when the trigger fires.
10. Connect your Linear account to authorize the integration.
11. Configure the action details — such as the issue status to update — and click Continue.
12. Click Test step to confirm the Linear action runs correctly.
13. Once the test is successful, click Publish to activate your Zap.