Link to a new issue creation page in Linear and prefill fields using query parameters.
Create a new Linear issue
The following links trigger the creation of a new Linear issue in any browser and you can add query parameters after any of them to pre-fill issue fields.
- http://linear.app/team/<team ID>/new
- http://linear.app/new
- http://linear.new
For example, you can assign new issues to a specific person, set an estimate, add labels, or combine multiple parameters with instructions in the description to create a template for a user to fill out. From the app, type
Cmd/Ctrl K then copy to bring up copy pre-filled create issue URL to clipboard to quickly create a URL. To view an example, click this link.Supported query parameters
We support the following query parameters:
- title
- description
- status
- assignee
- estimate
- label
- labels (comma-separated)
- cycle
- project
- template
How to set query parameters
Title and description will display the inputted text.
Use the display name or UUID identifier to set other parameters. For example, set a status with
status=in+progress or status=<UUID identifier> and a cycle with cycle=8 or cycle=cycle+8. Assignee can bet set with a user's full name as well as the display name or identifier.
Estimates can also be set by their point number e.g.
estimate=4. T-shirt sizes have the following point values: - (0), XS (1), M (2), L (3), XL (4).For templates, go to your team's templates (under team settings), hover over the template you want to use and then click the copy icon to copy the link.
Keyboard Shortcuts
Cmd/Ctrl K then type copy to bring up copy pre-filled create issue URL to clipboardDid we miss something? Have a question? Email us at hello@linear.app to let us know.