linear-webhooks-events

name	linear-webhooks-events
description	Configure and handle Linear webhooks for real-time event processing. Use when setting up webhooks, handling issue/project/cycle events, or building real-time integrations with Linear. Trigger: "linear webhooks", "linear events", "linear real-time", "handle linear webhook", "linear webhook setup", "linear webhook payload".
allowed-tools	Read, Write, Edit, Bash(ngrok:*), Grep
version	1.12.0
license	MIT
author	Jeremy Longshore <[e-mail]>
tags	["saas","linear","webhooks"]
compatibility	Designed for Claude Code, also compatible with Codex and OpenClaw

Linear Webhooks & Events

Overview

Set up and handle Linear webhooks for real-time event processing. Linear sends HTTP POST requests for data changes on Issues, Comments, Issue Attachments, Documents, Emoji Reactions, Projects, Project Updates, Cycles, Labels, Users, and Issue SLAs.

Webhook headers:

• Linear-Signature — HMAC-SHA256 hex digest of the raw body
• Linear-Delivery — Unique delivery ID for deduplication
• Linear-Event — Event type (e.g., "Issue")
• Content-Type: application/json; charset=utf-8

Payload body includes: action, type, data, url, actor, updatedFrom (previous values on update), createdAt, webhookTimestamp (UNIX ms).

Prerequisites

• Linear workspace admin access (required for webhook creation)
• Public HTTPS endpoint for webhook delivery
• Webhook signing secret (generated in Linear Settings > API > Webhooks)

Instructions

Step 1: Build Webhook Receiver with Signature Verification

import express from "express";
import crypto from "crypto";

const app = express();

// CRITICAL: use raw body parser — JSON parsing destroys the original for signature verification
app.post("/webhooks/linear", express.raw({ type: "*/*" }), (req, res) => {
  const signature = req.headers["linear-signature"] as string;
  const delivery = req.headers[]  ;
   eventType = req.[]  ;
   rawBody = req..();

  
   expected = crypto
    .(, process..!)
    .(rawBody)
    .();

   (!crypto.(.(signature), .(expected))) {
    .();
     res.().({ :  });
  }

  
   event = .(rawBody);
   age = .() - event.;
   (age > ) {
     res.().({ :  });
  }

  
  res.({ :  });
  (event, delivery).(
    .(, err)
  );
});

app.(,  .());