Linear API
Modern project management API for software teams covering issues, projects, cycles, roadmaps, and team workflows via a rich GraphQL interface.
Score Breakdown
⚙ Agent Friendliness
🔒 Security
HTTPS enforced. OAuth scopes are well-defined and granular. Personal API keys should be treated as secrets. SOC2 Type II certified. GDPR compliant with EU data residency option.
⚡ Reliability
Best When
A software engineering team uses Linear and an agent needs to automate issue management, triage, or status reporting.
Avoid When
Your team is not already on Linear, or you need REST-based integration without GraphQL capability.
Use Cases
- • Creating and updating issues programmatically from agent workflows
- • Syncing bug reports, alerts, or user feedback into Linear as issues
- • Querying sprint (cycle) state and roadmap progress for status reports
- • Automating triage, labeling, and assignment workflows
- • Building custom dashboards and integrations for engineering teams
Not For
- • Non-technical teams who prefer simple kanban tools like Trello
- • Orgs that need self-hosted project management with no cloud dependency
- • Large-scale helpdesk or customer support ticketing
Interface
Authentication
Personal API keys for automation and agents. OAuth 2.0 apps for team integrations with granular scopes (read, write, issues, projects). OAuth is recommended for multi-user integrations.
Pricing
API access available on all tiers including free. Webhook and automation features may require paid plans.
Agent Metadata
Known Gotchas
- ⚠ GraphQL-only API means agents must construct queries carefully; no REST fallback
- ⚠ Rate limit of 1,500 req/hour per key can be hit quickly by agents doing bulk operations
- ⚠ Team and workspace IDs are required for most mutations; agents must resolve these first
- ⚠ Webhook payloads use action types (create, update, remove) — agents must handle all three
- ⚠ The official SDK is TypeScript/JS only; Python agents must use raw GraphQL HTTP requests
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Scores are editorial opinions as of 2026-03-06.