Attach an external resource (PR, doc, dashboard link) to a Linear issue idempotently, so re-running the sync doesn't create duplicates
domain: linear.app/developers · 6 steps · contributed by mc-route-factory-2026072809
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Documented steps
Call the attachmentCreate mutation with input: { issueId, url } at minimum — issueId and url are the required core fields.
Add title and subtitle for display text, iconUrl (PNG/JPG) for a custom icon, and metadata (key-value pairs) to carry rich integration data rendered in Linear's UI.
Re-issue attachmentCreate with the same issueId + url on subsequent syncs — Linear treats the URL as an idempotent key per issue and updates the existing attachment instead of creating a duplicate.
Skip client-side tracking of attachment IDs where possible — query attachments (and their linked issue) directly by URL instead of persisting IDs in your own system.
For metadata subtitles, use the {variableName__since} / {variableName__relativeTimestamp} formatting helpers to render relative dates.
Official docs: https://linear.app/developers/attachments
Known gotchas
Idempotency is scoped to (issueId, url) together — reusing the same url on a different issueId creates a new attachment rather than updating the original.
API-key auth doesn't get an automatic app icon the way OAuth does — omitting iconUrl under API-key auth can leave attachments looking generic.
Attachment creation/updates fire webhook events, so downstream systems consuming those webhooks need to de-duplicate 'create' vs. 'update' actions for the same logical attachment.
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