Linear

aid: linear-app
name: Linear
description: Linear is an issue tracking and product development platform for software teams covering Intake, Plan, Build,
  Diffs (code review), and Monitor. The public developer surface is a GraphQL API at https://api.linear.app/graphql with OAuth
  2.0 and personal API key auth, signed webhooks, a TypeScript SDK, an Agent SDK / Agent Interaction Guidelines for AI agents,
  and integrations with GitHub, Slack, Figma, Cursor, Codex, GitHub Copilot, and others. Serves 25,000+ product teams.
accessModel:
  pricing: free
  onboarding: unknown
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Free
  confidence: medium
  source:
  - plans
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: https://linear.app/static/og/homepage.jpg
tags:
- Project Management
- Issue Tracking
- Productivity
- SaaS
- GraphQL
- Developer Tools
- Agents
created: '2026-05-23'
modified: '2026-05-23'
specificationVersion: '0.18'
position: Consuming
kind: contract
access: 3rd-Party
apis:
- aid: linear-app:linear-graphql-api
  name: Linear GraphQL API
  description: Single GraphQL endpoint exposing Linear's full data model - issues, projects, initiatives, cycles, teams, users,
    comments, documents, customers, customer requests, and more. Auth via OAuth 2.0 Bearer or personal API key. Schema is
    introspectable and explorable via Apollo Studio.
  tags:
  - GraphQL
  - Issues
  - Projects
  - Teams
  - Cycles
  - Comments
  properties:
  - url: https://linear.app/developers/graphql
    type: Documentation
  - url: https://linear.app/developers
    type: APIReference
  - url: https://api.linear.app/graphql
    type: BaseURL
  - url: https://linear.app/developers/oauth-2-0-authentication
    type: Authentication
  - url: graphql/linear-app-graphql.md
    type: GraphQL
- aid: linear-app:linear-webhooks
  name: Linear Webhooks
  description: Outbound webhooks for data-change events across Issues, Issue attachments, Issue comments, Issue labels, Comment
    reactions, Projects, Project updates, Documents, Initiatives, Initiative updates, Cycles, Customers, Customer Requests,
    Users, plus Issue SLA and OAuthApp revoked. Payloads are signed with HMAC-SHA256 in the Linear-Signature header.
  tags:
  - Webhooks
  - Events
  - Async
  properties:
  - url: https://linear.app/developers/webhooks
    type: Documentation
  - url: https://linear.app/settings/api
    type: Configuration
- aid: linear-app:linear-oauth
  name: Linear OAuth 2.0
  description: OAuth 2.0 authorization-code and PKCE flows for third-party apps. Authorize at https://linear.app/oauth/authorize,
    exchange tokens at https://api.linear.app/oauth/token. Scopes include read, write, issues:create, comments:create, timeSchedule:write,
    and admin.
  tags:
  - OAuth
  - Authentication
  - Authorization
  properties:
  - url: https://linear.app/developers/oauth-2-0-authentication
    type: Documentation
  - url: https://linear.app/oauth/authorize
    type: AuthorizationURL
  - url: https://api.linear.app/oauth/token
    type: TokenURL
- aid: linear-app:linear-agents-api
  name: Linear Agents API
  description: Capabilities for AI agents to operate as first-class actors inside Linear - Agent Interaction Guidelines (AIG),
    signals, and best-practice patterns for interacting with users and issues.
  tags:
  - Agents
  - AI
  - Automation
  properties:
  - url: https://linear.app/developers/agents
    type: Documentation
common:
- type: TrustCenter
  url: security/linear-app-trust-center.yml
- type: VulnerabilityDisclosure
  url: security/linear-app-vulnerability-disclosure.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/linear-app-domain-security.yml
- url: https://linear.app
  type: Website
- url: https://linear.app/signup
  type: Signup
- url: https://linear.app/login
  type: Login
- url: https://linear.app/docs
  type: Documentation
- url: https://linear.app/developers
  type: APIReference
- url: https://linear.app/developers/graphql
  type: APIReference
- url: https://linear.app/developers/oauth-2-0-authentication
  type: Authentication
- url: https://linear.app/developers/sdk
  type: SDKs
- url: https://linear.app/developers/webhooks
  type: Webhooks
- url: https://linear.app/developers/agents
  type: Agents
- url: https://linear.app/developers/rate-limiting
  type: RateLimits
- url: https://linearstatus.com/
  type: StatusPage
- url: https://linear.app/pricing
  type: Pricing
- url: https://linear.app/enterprise
  type: Enterprise
- url: https://linear.app/startups
  type: Startups
- url: https://linear.app/contact/sales
  type: Sales
- url: https://linear.app/security
  type: Security
- url: https://linear.app/privacy
  type: PrivacyPolicy
- url: https://linear.app/terms
  type: TermsOfService
- url: https://linear.app/dpa
  type: DPA
- url: https://linear.app/integrations
  type: Integrations
- url: https://linear.app/changelog
  type: ChangeLog
- url: https://linear.app/blog
  type: Blog
- url: https://linear.app/join-slack
  type: Slack
- url: https://github.com/linear
  type: GitHubOrganization
- url: https://github.com/linear/linear
  type: SourceCode
- url: https://x.com/linear
  type: X (Twitter)
- url: https://www.youtube.com/@linear
  type: YouTube
- url: https://linear.app/settings/api
  type: APIKeys
- type: Features
  data:
  - GraphQL API at https://api.linear.app/graphql with full introspection
  - OAuth 2.0 with PKCE plus personal API key auth
  - Strongly-typed TypeScript SDK (v2.x) with webhook helpers
  - HMAC-SHA256 signed webhooks via Linear-Signature header
  - 15+ webhook resource types (Issues, Projects, Initiatives, Cycles, Customers, etc.)
  - Apollo Studio playground for live schema exploration
  - Agents framework with Agent Interaction Guidelines
  - Native integrations with GitHub, Slack, Figma, Sentry, Zendesk
  - AI agent integrations including Codex, GitHub Copilot, Cursor
  - Triage inbox for routing intake into actionable issues
  - Diffs for structural code review visualization
  - Mobile apps for iOS and Android
  - 25,000+ product teams using Linear
  sources:
  - https://linear.app
  - https://linear.app/developers
  - https://linear.app/developers/graphql
  updated: '2026-05-23'
- type: LlmsText
  url: https://linear.app/llms.txt
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com
- FN: APIs.json
  email: info@apis.io
- name: Linear
  url: https://linear.app