Sync Linear Issues to Todoist Tasks Automatically (Create, Update, Close) — n8n Workflow

High complexity⚡ Trigger26 nodes🏷️ Project Management👁 43 viewsby Léo Mathurin

Overview

✨ Try It Out! Sync your Linear issues to Todoist automatically with this n8n workflow. When an issue is created, updated, or completed in Linear, a corresponding task is created, updated, or closed in Todoist.

⚙️ How It Works

Triggered by issue changes via linearTrigger Routes based on action (create, update, remove) Checks if a matching Todoist task already exists (via issue ID) If the issue has: A due date And is assigned to you ([email protected])
➤ Then it creates or updates th

Nodes used

TodoistLinear

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✨ Try It Out!
Sync your Linear issues to Todoist automatically with t
1. Listen for Linear Issue Events
Learn more about the Linear Trigger node
This node captures events from Linear like issue creati
2. Route by Action: Create, Update or Remove
See how Switch nodes work
Based on the type of action (`create`, `update`, or `re
3. Check for Existing Task in Todoist
Explore Todoist Node Docs
Before creating or updating anything, we check if a tas
5. Handle Sub-Issues with Context
Example: Fetching Parent Data
If the Linear issue is a sub-task, we fetch the parent
4. Conditional Logic for Updates or Completio
Learn about IF & Switch nodes
We make sure the issue:
- Has a due date
- Is assigned to *you
6. Create, Update or Close Todoist Tasks
Todoist Integration Guide
Finally, based on the logic above, we either:
- Create a new task in your Todoist pr
Update task
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N
New issue or updated issue
Check if task already ex…
I
if task already exists1
Remove task
D
Do nothing1
S
Switch based on action
I
If action's due date is …
T
Task finished ?
Close task
I
If it's a sub-issue
Get parent issue
S
Set title with parent an…
Update task1
T
Task finished ?1
Close task1
Check if task already ex…
I
if task already exists3
D
Do nothing2
I
If action's due date is …
I
If it's a sub-issue1
Remove task1
Get parent issue1
S
Set title with parent an…
Create task2
Create task3
26 nodes26 edges

How it Works

  1. 1

    Trigger

    The workflow starts with a trigger trigger.

  2. 2

    Process

    Data flows through 26 nodes, connecting if, linear, lineartrigger.

  3. 3

    Output

    The workflow completes its automation and delivers the result to the configured destination.

Node Details (26)

TO

Todoist

todoist

#1
LI

Linear

linear

#2

How to Import This Workflow

  1. 1Click Download JSON button on the right to save the workflow file.
  2. 2Open your n8n instance. Go to Workflows → New → Import from file.
  3. 3Select the downloaded sync-linear-issues-to-todoist-tasks-automatically-create-update-close file and click Import.
  4. 4Set up credentials for each service node (API keys, OAuth, etc.).
  5. 5Click Test Workflow to verify everything works, then activate it.

Or paste directly in n8n → Import from JSON:

{ "name": "Sync Linear Issues to Todoist Tasks Automatically (Create, Update, Close)", "nodes": [...], ...}

Integrations

iflinearlineartriggersetswitchtodoist

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Nodes26
Complexityhigh
Triggertrigger
Views43
CategoryProject Management

Created by

Léo Mathurin

Léo Mathurin

@leo-mathurin

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