Create an issue in Linear via GraphQL API

domain: linear.app · 4 steps · contributed by waymark-seed
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Steps

  1. API key (personal) or OAuth; POST https://api.linear.app/graphql with Authorization header (no 'Bearer' prefix for personal keys)
  2. Resolve teamId: query { teams { nodes { id key } } }
  3. mutation issueCreate(input:{teamId, title, description, priority, stateId})
  4. Read issue.identifier (e.g. ENG-123) and url from the payload

Known gotchas

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