The workflow JSON
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{
"nodes": [
{
"id": "764c42ae-3761-4375-9de4-69ecdaf82b10",
"name": "Sticky Note",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
"position": [
-20,
520
],
"parameters": {
"width": 377.1993316649719,
"height": 590.2004455566864,
"content": "## \ud83d\udc4b How to use this template\nThis template shows how you can take any event from any service, transform its data and send an alert to your desired app. Here's how to use it:\n\n1. Double click the `Slack` node and connect to your Slack account by creating a Credential.\n2. Change the channel name in the `Slack` node to a channel or user you have in Slack.\n2. Click the `Execute Workflow` button, then double click the nodes to see their input and output data\n\n### To customize this template to you needs:\n1. Enable or swap the `Linear trigger` with any service that fits your use case.\n2. Change the data transformation to fit your needs\n3. Adjust the Slack node or swap it with any node that fits your use case\n4. Disable or remove the `When clicking \"Execute Workflow\"` and `Code` node\n"
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "b35b39f5-2937-437e-b4bb-bfd4fc06b2e2",
"name": "Sticky Note1",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
"position": [
423.0997586567955,
520
],
"parameters": {
"width": 398.2006312053042,
"height": 600.6569416091058,
"content": "### 1. Trigger step listens for new events\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWe added a `Linear trigger` that starts the workflow every time we have an `Issue` event int the `Product & Design` team. \n\n**You can replace this node with any trigger you wish, like [Jira](https://docs.n8n.io/integrations/builtin/trigger-nodes/n8n-nodes-base.jiratrigger/?utm_source=n8n_app&utm_medium=node_settings_modal-credential_link&utm_campaign=n8n-nodes-base.jiraTrigger), [Clickup](https://docs.n8n.io/integrations/builtin/trigger-nodes/n8n-nodes-base.clickuptrigger/?utm_source=n8n_app&utm_medium=node_settings_modal-credential_link&utm_campaign=n8n-nodes-base.clickUpTrigger), [HubSpot](https://docs.n8n.io/integrations/builtin/trigger-nodes/n8n-nodes-base.hubspottrigger/?utm_source=n8n_app&utm_medium=node_settings_modal-credential_link&utm_campaign=n8n-nodes-base.hubspotTrigger), [Google Sheets](https://docs.n8n.io/integrations/builtin/trigger-nodes/n8n-nodes-base.googlesheetstrigger/?utm_source=n8n_app&utm_medium=node_settings_modal-credential_link&utm_campaign=n8n-nodes-base.googleSheetsTrigger) etc.**"
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "466097b6-a830-43fb-9776-d3c7f676fc9a",
"name": "Sticky Note2",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
"position": [
1400,
620
],
"parameters": {
"width": 317.52886836027733,
"height": 408.7361996915138,
"content": "### 3. Notify the right channel\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLast but not least we're sending a message to the `#important-bugs` channel in Slack.\n\n**You can replace this node with any service like [Teams](https://docs.n8n.io/integrations/builtin/app-nodes/n8n-nodes-base.microsoftteams/?utm_source=n8n_app&utm_medium=node_settings_modal-credential_link&utm_campaign=n8n-nodes-base.microsoftTeams), [Telegram](https://docs.n8n.io/integrations/builtin/app-nodes/n8n-nodes-base.telegram/?utm_source=n8n_app&utm_medium=node_settings_modal-credential_link&utm_campaign=n8n-nodes-base.telegram), [Email](https://docs.n8n.io/integrations/builtin/core-nodes/n8n-nodes-base.sendemail/?utm_source=n8n_app&utm_medium=node_settings_modal-credential_link&utm_campaign=n8n-nodes-base.emailSend) etc.**"
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "99b3eadc-f3ff-4f73-91c2-909ab17ea8ff",
"name": "Sticky Note5",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
"position": [
880,
620
],
"parameters": {
"width": 462,
"height": 407,
"content": "### 2. Filter and transform your data\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWe only want to notify the team, if the event is fired on creating an urgent bug.\n\nTo edit the nodes, simply drag and drop input data into the fields or change the values directly. **Besides filters, n8n does have other powerful transformation nodes like [Set](https://docs.n8n.io/integrations/builtin/core-nodes/n8n-nodes-base.set/?utm_source=n8n_app&utm_medium=node_settings_modal-credential_link&utm_campaign=n8n-nodes-base.set), [ItemList](https://docs.n8n.io/integrations/builtin/core-nodes/n8n-nodes-base.itemlists/?utm_source=n8n_app&utm_medium=node_settings_modal-credential_link&utm_campaign=n8n-nodes-base.itemLists), [Code](https://docs.n8n.io/integrations/builtin/core-nodes/n8n-nodes-base.code/?utm_source=n8n_app&utm_medium=node_settings_modal-credential_link&utm_campaign=n8n-nodes-base.code) and many more.**"
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "90e3e605-f497-4aaa-b0be-cb064e9b9ac9",
"name": "Linear Trigger",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.linearTrigger",
"disabled": true,
"position": [
500,
600
],
"parameters": {
"teamId": "583b87b7-a8f8-436b-872c-61373503d61d",
"resources": [
"issue"
]
},
"credentials": {
"linearApi": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "f956bf3b-b119-4006-b964-6fdb089ff877",
"name": "When clicking \"Execute Workflow\"",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.manualTrigger",
"notes": "For testing the workflow",
"position": [
500,
800
],
"parameters": {},
"notesInFlow": true,
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "2b347886-f7a8-44eb-b26a-57c436eda594",
"name": "Code",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.code",
"notes": "Mock Data",
"position": [
680,
800
],
"parameters": {
"jsCode": "return [\n {\n \"action\": \"create\",\n \"createdAt\": \"2023-06-27T13:15:14.118Z\",\n \"data\": {\n \"id\": \"204224f8-3084-49b0-981f-3ad7f9060316\",\n \"createdAt\": \"2023-06-27T13:15:14.118Z\",\n \"updatedAt\": \"2023-06-27T13:15:14.118Z\",\n \"number\": 647,\n \"title\": \"Test event\",\n \"priority\": 3,\n \"boardOrder\": 0,\n \"sortOrder\": -48454,\n \"teamId\": \"583b87b7-a8f8-436b-872c-61373503d61d\",\n \"previousIdentifiers\": [],\n \"creatorId\": \"49ae7598-ae5d-42e6-8a03-9f6038a0d37a\",\n \"stateId\": \"49c4401a-3d9e-40f6-a904-2a5eb95e0237\",\n \"priorityLabel\": \"No priority\",\n \"subscriberIds\": [\n \"49ae7598-ae5d-42e6-8a03-9f6038a0d37a\"\n ],\n \"labelIds\": [\n \"23381844-cdf1-4547-8d42-3b369af5b4ef\"\n ],\n \"state\": {\n \"id\": \"49c4401a-3d9e-40f6-a904-2a5eb95e0237\",\n \"color\": \"#bec2c8\",\n \"name\": \"Backlog\",\n \"type\": \"backlog\"\n },\n \"team\": {\n \"id\": \"583b87b7-a8f8-436b-872c-61373503d61d\",\n \"key\": \"PD\",\n \"name\": \"Product & Design\"\n },\n \"labels\": [\n {\n \"id\": \"23381844-cdf1-4547-8d42-3b369af5b4ef\",\n \"color\": \"#4CB782\",\n \"name\": \"bug\"\n }\n ]\n },\n \"url\": \"https://linear.app/n8n/issue/PD-647/test-event\",\n \"type\": \"Issue\",\n \"organizationId\": \"1c35bbc6-9cd4-427e-8bc5-e5d370a9869f\",\n \"webhookTimestamp\": 1687871714230\n }\n]"
},
"notesInFlow": true,
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "750acf22-5fc7-40b6-8989-aa8ba1cb207b",
"name": "Filter",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.filter",
"notes": "Keep urgent bugs only",
"position": [
960,
700
],
"parameters": {
"conditions": {
"number": [
{
"value1": "={{ $json.data.priority }}",
"value2": 3,
"operation": "largerEqual"
}
],
"string": [
{
"value1": "={{ $json.data.labels[0].name }}",
"value2": "bug"
}
]
}
},
"notesInFlow": true,
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "8ce7bb41-30f6-4d28-a5c7-ae5cb856ecc2",
"name": "Set",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.set",
"notes": "Transform title",
"position": [
1180,
700
],
"parameters": {
"values": {
"string": [
{
"name": "title",
"value": "={{ $json.data.title.toTitleCase() }}"
},
{
"name": "url",
"value": "={{ $json.url }}"
}
]
},
"options": {},
"keepOnlySet": true
},
"notesInFlow": true,
"typeVersion": 2
},
{
"id": "b9c6f60a-5b69-4bf5-9514-9c9dc9813595",
"name": "Slack",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.slack",
"position": [
1500,
700
],
"parameters": {
"text": "=<!channel> New urgent bug *<{{ $json.url }}|{{ $json.title }}>*",
"select": "channel",
"channelId": {
"__rl": true,
"mode": "name",
"value": "#important bugs"
},
"otherOptions": {}
},
"credentials": {
"slackApi": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
},
"typeVersion": 2
}
],
"connections": {
"Set": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Slack",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Code": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Filter",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Filter": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Set",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Linear Trigger": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Filter",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"When clicking \"Execute Workflow\"": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Code",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
}
}
}
Credentials you'll need
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linearApislackApi
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How this works
Stay ahead of critical updates by receiving instant Slack notifications whenever new data, such as issues or tasks, is created in your Linear workspace, ensuring your team never misses important developments. This workflow is ideal for project managers, developers, or support teams who rely on Linear for tracking work and need real-time alerts without constant manual checks. The key step involves the Linear Trigger capturing new database entries, followed by a filter and code node to refine and process the data before dispatching the Slack message.
Use this workflow when you want automated, event-driven alerts for specific Linear events to boost responsiveness in fast-paced environments, like agile sprints or customer support queues. Avoid it for high-volume data creation that could overwhelm Slack channels, or if you prefer email summaries over instant pings. Common variations include adding conditions to alert only for high-priority issues or integrating with email for broader notifications.
About this workflow
Send Alert When Data Is Created In App Database. Uses stickyNote, linearTrigger, manualTrigger, slack. Event-driven trigger; 10 nodes.
Source: https://github.com/Zie619/n8n-workflows — original creator credit. Request a take-down →
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