# Create Issue — Linear (API key)

> Creates a new issue in Linear. Requires team ID and title. Optional: description, assignee, project, state. Returns response object with success status and issue details. Uses API Key authentication. See the documentation.

- Key: `linear_app-create-issue`
- Type: Action (Write)
- Version: 0.4.21
- App: Linear (API key) (`linear_app`) — https://pipedream.com/apps/linear-app.md
- This page (HTML): https://pipedream.com/apps/linear-app/actions/create-issue
- Hints: destructive · open-world
- Source: https://github.com/PipedreamHQ/pipedream/blob/master/components/linear_app/actions/create-issue/create-issue.mjs

## Description

Creates a new issue in Linear. Requires team ID and title. Optional: description, assignee, project, state. Returns response object with success status and issue details. Uses API Key authentication. [See the documentation](https://linear.app/developers/graphql#creating-and-editing-issues).

## Props

| Prop | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| `teamId` | `string` | Yes | The team associated with the issue. Select one from the list, or pass the team's id as returned by the Linear API — a UUID such as 9d1c3f7e-2b48-4c6a-9f1e-5a7b8c9d0e1f. The short team key shown in issue identifiers such as ENG-123 is rejected. Options are loaded from the connected account. |
| `projectId` | `string` | No | The identifier or key of the project associated with the issue Options are loaded from the connected account. |
| `title` | `string` | Yes | The title of the issue. |
| `description` | `string` | No | The issue description in markdown format |
| `assigneeId` | `string` | No | The user to assign to the issue Options are loaded from the connected account. |
| `stateId` | `string` | No | The state (status) to assign to the issue Options are loaded from the connected account. |
| `labelIds` | `string[]` | No | The labels in the issue Options are loaded from the connected account. |
| `priority` | `integer` | No | The priority of the issue |

## Run it

**MCP**

```ts
import { Client } from "@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/client/index.js"
import { StreamableHTTPClientTransport } from "@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/client/streamableHttp.js"
import { PipedreamClient } from "@pipedream/sdk"

const pd = new PipedreamClient({
  projectId: process.env.PIPEDREAM_PROJECT_ID!,
  clientId: process.env.PIPEDREAM_CLIENT_ID!,
  clientSecret: process.env.PIPEDREAM_CLIENT_SECRET!,
  projectEnvironment: "production",
})

const accessToken = await pd.rawAccessToken

const transport = new StreamableHTTPClientTransport(
  new URL("https://remote.mcp.pipedream.net/v3"),
  {
    requestInit: {
      headers: {
        Authorization: `Bearer ${accessToken}`,
        "x-pd-project-id": process.env.PIPEDREAM_PROJECT_ID!,
        "x-pd-environment": "production",
        "x-pd-external-user-id": "{external_user_id}", // any stable ID for this user in your system
        "x-pd-app-slug": "linear_app",
      },
    },
  },
)

const mcp = new Client({ name: "my-agent", version: "1.0.0" })
await mcp.connect(transport)

const { tools } = await mcp.listTools()

// listTools() hands your model this tool's input schema, so it can
// fill the arguments itself:
const result = await mcp.callTool({
  name: "linear_app-create-issue",
  arguments: {
    teamId: "Team",
    projectId: "Project",
  },
})
```

**TypeScript**

```ts
import { PipedreamClient } from "@pipedream/sdk"

const pd = new PipedreamClient({
  projectId: process.env.PIPEDREAM_PROJECT_ID!,
  clientId: process.env.PIPEDREAM_CLIENT_ID!,
  clientSecret: process.env.PIPEDREAM_CLIENT_SECRET!,
  projectEnvironment: "production",
})

const result = await pd.actions.run({
  id: "linear_app-create-issue",
  externalUserId: "{external_user_id}", // any stable ID for this user in your system
  configuredProps: {
    linear_app: { authProvisionId: "apn_xxxxxxx" },
    teamId: "Team",
    projectId: "Project",
  },
})

console.log(result)
```

**cURL**

```bash
curl -X POST https://api.pipedream.com/v1/connect/{project_id}/actions/run \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "X-PD-Environment: production" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer {access_token}" \
  -d '{
    "external_user_id": "{external_user_id}",
    "id": "linear_app-create-issue",
    "configured_props": {
      "linear_app": { "authProvisionId": "apn_xxxxxxx" },
      "teamId": "Team",
      "projectId": "Project"
    }
  }'
```

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- App: https://pipedream.com/apps/linear-app.md · All apps: https://pipedream.com/apps