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Choose a trigger

A trigger is the event that starts your Zap—like a "New Customer" from Linear.

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An action happens after the trigger—such as "Create Client" in Timely Time Tracking.

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Supported triggers and actions

Zapier helps you create workflows that connect your apps to automate repetitive tasks. A trigger is an event that starts a workflow, and an action is an event a Zap performs.

New Customer
Triggers when a new customer is created.
Trigger
Instant
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- Creator
- Project
- Document ID
Trigger
Instant
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- Creator
- Team
- Issue ID
Trigger
Instant
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- Team
- Status
- Lead
- Initiative
Trigger
Instant
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- Creator
- Project
- Team
Trigger
Instant
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Updated Customer Need
Triggers when a customer request is updated.
Trigger
Instant
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- Team
  Required
- Status
- Creator
- Assignee
- Priority
- Label
- Project
- Project Milestone
Trigger
Instant
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- Creator
- Project
- Team
Trigger
Instant
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- Name
  Required
- Domains
- External IDs
- Revenue
- Size
- Tier ID
Action
Write
- Issue
  Required
- URL
  Required
- Title
Action
Write
- Issue
  Required
- Comment Body
  Required
Action
Write
- Issue
  Required
- Label
  Required
Action
Write
- Customer ID
  Required
Action
Search
- Issue Name
  Required
- Team
Action
Search
- Project ID or project slug ID
  Required
Action
Search
- Workspace
  Required
Trigger
Polling
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- Workspace
  Required
Trigger
Polling
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- Workspace
  Required
Trigger
Polling
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- Workspace
  Required
Trigger
Polling
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- Workspace
  Required
- Name
  Required
- External ID
Action
Write
- Workspace
  Required
- Name
  Required
- Client Identification Preference
- Client Identification
  Required
- Project Description
- Color
  Required
- External ID
- Require a note to be added to each hour logged for this project
  Required
- User Identification Preference
- User Identification (Not Required for All Users)
- Hour Rate Type
- Hour Rate
- Budget Type
- Budget Amount
- Recurring Budget
- Tags
- Allow Only One Tag
Action
Write
- Workspace
  Required
- Name
  Required
- Email
  Required
- Role
  Required
- Add person to all projects
- Projects
- Default billable rate
- Cost rate
Action
Write
- Stop on error
  Required
- HTTP Method
  Required
- URL
  Required
- Query string parameters
- Additional request headers
- Body
Action
Write
- Workspace
  Required
- Tag List Name
  Required
- Tag Name
Action
Search
- Workspace
  Required
- Search Term Category
  Required
- Search Term
  Required
Action
Search
- Workspace
  Required
- Client Identification
  Required
- Search Term Category
  Required
- Search Term
  Required
- Name
  Required
- Client Identification Preference
- Project Description
- Color
  Required
- External ID
- Require a note to be added to each hour logged for this project
  Required
- User Identification Preference
- User Identification (Not Required for All Users)
- Hour Rate Type
- Hour Rate
- Budget Type
- Budget Amount
- Recurring Budget
- Tags
- Allow Only One Tag
Action
Search or write

New Customer Need
Triggers when a new customer request is created.
Trigger
Instant
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- Creator
- Initiative
Trigger
Instant
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- Team
  Required
- Status
- Creator
- Assignee
- Priority
- Label
- Project
- Project Milestone
Trigger
Instant
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- Creator
- Project
Trigger
Instant
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Updated Customer
Triggers when a customer is updated.
Trigger
Instant
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- Creator
- Initiative
Trigger
Instant
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- Team
- Status
- Lead
- Initiative
Trigger
Instant
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- Issue
  Required
- Label
  Required
Action
Write
- Customer ID
- External Customer ID
- Issue ID
- Attachment ID
- Attachment URL
- Body
- Priority
Action
Write
- Name
  Required
- Summary
- Content
- Status
- Teams
  Required
- Members
- Lead
- Priority
Action
Write
- Template
- Team
  Required
- Description
- Parent Issue
- Status
- Assignee
- Subscriber emails
- Priority
- Estimate
- Labels
- Project
- Project Milestone
- Due Date
Action
Write
- Issue ID
  Required
- Team
- Title
- Description
- Parent Issue
- Status
- Assignee
- Priority
- Estimate
- Labels
- Project
- Project Milestone
- ClearFieldHelpText
- Due Date
Action
Write
- Issue ID or identifier
  Required
Action
Search
- Issue ID or identifier
  Required
Action
Search
New Workspace
Triggers when a workspace is created.
Trigger
Polling
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- Workspace
  Required
Trigger
Polling
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- Workspace
  Required
Trigger
Polling
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- Workspace
  Required
- Entry types
  Required
Trigger
Instant
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- Workspace
  Required
Trigger
Instant
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- Workspace
  Required
- Log time for another user
- Date
  Required
- Note
- Project
  Required
- Logged duration (in hours)
  Required
- Logged Duration (in minutes)
  Required
- Timestamp (Start)
- Timestamp (End)
- Planned duration (in hours)
- Planned duration (in minutes)
- Tags
- External ID
Action
Write
- Workspace
  Required
- Title
  Required
- Description
- Project
  Required
- Tags
- User
- Estimated effort of the task in minutes
  Required
- Start date
  Required
- End date
  Required
Action
Write
- Workspace
  Required
- Project Identification Preference
  Required
- Project Identifier
  Required
- New Project Name
  Required
Action
Write
- Workspace
  Required
- Search Term Category
  Required
- Search Term
  Required
Action
Search
- Workspace
  Required
- Client
  Required
- Search Term Category
  Required
- Search Term
  Required
Action
Search
- Workspace
  Required
- Search Term Category
  Required
- Search Term
  Required
- Name
  Required
- External ID
Action
Search or write
- Workspace
  Required
- Search Term Category
  Required
- Search Term
  Required
- Name
  Required
- Email
  Required
- Role
  Required
- Add person to all projects
- Projects
- Default billable rate
- Cost rate
Action
Search or write

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Trigger Linear and Timely Time Tracking actions from backend services, scripts, or agent code.

Install

# TypeScript / Node
npm install @zapier/zapier-sdk

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import { createZapierSdk } from '@zapier/zapier-sdk';

const zapier = createZapierSdk();
await zapier.runAction({ /* linear / timely-time-tracking action */ });

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Practical ways you can use Linear and Timely Time Tracking

Track time for recruiting projects.

Maintain accurate records for recruiting projects. When a new project is created in Timely Time Tracking, Zapier creates a matching project in Linear. This helps the HR team align tasks and time management across platforms, reducing administrative overhead.

HR & Recruiting Ops

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Log development time for new issues.

Keep track of time spent on new development issues. When a new issue is created in Linear, Zapier logs the corresponding development time entry in Timely Time Tracking. This ensures accurate time tracking for each task without manual intervention.

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