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Linear API

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Linear API provides programmatic access to the modern project management tool loved by software engineering teams — issues, projects, cycles (sprints), teams.

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Use it when

Top-tier UI / UX ("fastest issue tracker")

Watch for

Designed for software teams (less suited to other teams)

First check

Create personal API key at linear.app/settings/api. GraphQL POST https://api.linear.app/graphql with query.

Auth
api_key
CORS
?
HTTPS
Yes
Signup
?
Protocol
GraphQL, REST, Webhook
Pricing
freemium

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About this API

Linear is a modern issue tracker founded 2019, the favorite of software engineering teams. Clear positioning: replace Jira (hailed as the cure for Jira being too slow and complex) + more software-team-specialized than Asana / ClickUp. Differentiators: (1) Extreme speed — offline-first architecture makes all operations millisecond-responsive, leap over Jira / Asana UX; (2) Modern beautiful UI (carefully polished by designers + engineers); (3) Keyboard shortcut priority (programmers love); (4) Deep GitHub / Slack integration (PR merge auto-closes issues). API is GraphQL-first (REST exists but GraphQL is 1st-class), well-documented. Customers mainly high-growth software startups (OpenAI, Anthropic, Vercel, Cursor all use), traditional enterprises still on Jira.

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What you can build

  • 1CI/CD auto-update Linear issue status
  • 2PR merge auto-close issue
  • 3Slack / Discord integration (issue auto-expand on mention)
  • 4Custom dashboards aggregating Linear data
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Strengths & limitations

Strengths

  • Top-tier UI / UX ("fastest issue tracker")
  • Modern GraphQL API design
  • Excellent GitHub / Slack integration UX
  • Extremely fast (offline-first local-priority architecture)

Limitations

  • Designed for software teams (less suited to other teams)
  • Free tier only 250 issues
  • Pricing higher than Asana
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Example request

Generic template — replace <endpoint> with the real path from the docs.
curl https://linear.app/<endpoint> \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $API_KEY"
# Some providers use X-Api-Key instead — verify in the docs.
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Getting started

Create personal API key at linear.app/settings/api. GraphQL POST https://api.linear.app/graphql with query.

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FAQ

Linear vs. Jira?+

Software teams prefer Linear (fast + good UI). Large enterprises with compliance + legacy burdens stick with Jira.

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Technical details

CORS: ?HTTPS: YesSignup: ?Open source: No
Auth type
api_key
Pricing
freemium
Rate limit
1500 req/小时 per workspace
Protocols
GraphQL, REST, Webhook
SDKs
typescript, javascript
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Tags

linearproject-managementproductivityengineering