Retool
Create, update, and analyze Linear issues in custom internal tools
![Create and update Linear issues from your Retool app](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/ornj730p/production/6deec4bf3264e8e04450f75d7ac88e12a97ce7df-1500x960.png?q=95&auto=format&dpr=2)
![Create and update Linear issues from your Retool app](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/ornj730p/production/6deec4bf3264e8e04450f75d7ac88e12a97ce7df-1500x960.png?q=95&auto=format&dpr=2)
![Use Linear as a resource in Retool.](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/ornj730p/production/94ffc1f7142c6860c8ddc3dffa8d4a9cc1d755be-1500x960.png?q=95&auto=format&dpr=2)
![Solve complex workflows by combining Liner and other data sources](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/ornj730p/production/f7e60a2b22ef659e7896973219ba86de5d4e8afb-1500x960.png?q=95&auto=format&dpr=2)
Overview
Retool is the fast way to build custom internal tools. Stop jumping between multiple SaaS apps to get your work done—build your full workflow into a single app by combining other data sources and APIs with Linear using Retool. For example, you can respond faster to engineering incidents with a custom Retool app that adds a new row in your incidents table within your database, kicks off a PagerDuty incident, and creates a new Linear ticket for proper tracking.
How it works
Retool’s integration puts the full power of Linear’s API at your fingertips—on your team’s terms. Set up Linear as a Retool resource connection with a single shared API key or use OAuth to ensure every user inherits their Linear permissions.
When building a Retool app, simply connect to Linear using the GraphQL API. Then, customize the Retool app to accomplish any workflow that needs to leverage Linear.
Examples of what you can do:
- Create Linear issues with context from other systems and details
- Report on Linear issues over time with a Retool dashboard app
- Update existing Linear issues alongside your customer support tooling
Configure
Follow the steps outlined in Retool’s documentation to configure a Linear resource in your Retool account.
- To use API key authentication go to Linear > Account Menu > Settings > API > Personal API Keys and create a key for Retool.
- To use OAuth authentication go to Linear > Account Menu > Settings > API > Your Applications and create an OAuth2 application for Retool.
Once the resource is created, any users with Retool permissions will be able to query Linear.