Note Linear now has a migration assistant for importing from Asana, Jira, Shortcut, and GitHub without using the CLI.

Please see the documentation for more information. If you would like to import data from other services not listed above this CLI may still be useful.

linear-import

Install the CLI:

yarn global add @linear/import

or

npm i --location=global @linear/import

Run interactive importer:

linear-import

Importers

It's recommended to only import open issues to keep your Linear account more manageable. Note that creation and modification dates on issues will not carry over.

GitHub

Open GitHub issues can be imported with your personal access token from GitHub's API.

Supported fields:

• Title
• Description
• Labels
• (Optional) Comments

Jira CSV

This method is deprecated. We recommend importing Jira projects through the in-product importer instead of the CLI, which also offers a CSV import option but imports more fields. If you proceed, the following fields are supported:

• Summary - Issue title
• Description - Converted into markdown and used as issue description
• URL - URL of Jira issue
• Priority - Issue priority
• Issue key - Used to build backlink to original Jira issue
• Issue Type - Added as a label
• (Optional) Release - Added as a label

Asana CSV

Asana projects can be imported into a Linear team from the CSV export file.

Following fields are supported:

• Name - Issue title
• Notes - Converted into markdown and used as issue description
• Priority - Issue priority
• Tags - Added as a label
• Assignee - Issue assignee

Pivotal Tracker CSV

Pivotal Tracker projects can be imported into a Linear team from the CSV export file. It only imports chores, features, and bugs.

Following fields are supported:

• Title - Issue title
• Description - Converted into markdown and used as issue description
• Labels - Added as a label
• Owned By - Story owner
• URL - URL of Pivotal Tracker story
• Created at - Preserves the story creation date

Shortcut CSV

Shortcut workspaces can be imported into a Linear team from the CSV export file. It only imports chores, features, and bugs.

Following fields are supported:

• Name - Issue title
• Description - Shortcut markdown formatted description
• Tasks - Appended to the description
• External Tickets - Appended to the description
• State - Mapped to the most similar Linear status
• Type - Added as a label
• Tags - Added as labels
• Owners - Story owner (only the first is preserved)
• URL - URL of Shortcut story, also appended to the description
• Created at - Preserves the story creation date

Trello JSON

Trello board can be imported into a Linear team from the JSON export file, which can be obtained by going into Board → Show Menu → More → Print and Export → Export as JSON.

Following fields are supported:

• Name - Issue title
• Description - Trello markdown formatted description
• URL - URL of Trello card
• Labels - Added as a label
• Attachments - Added as links in the description
• (Optional) Comments - Added in the description

Linear CSV

Linear CSV exports (Settings → Import / Export → Export CSV) can be imported into Linear again. You can use this to import issues from one workspace to another. Archived issues won't be imported.

Following fields are supported:

• Title - Issue title
• Description - Issue description
• Priority - Issue priority
• Status - Issue state (workflow)
• Assignee - Issue assignee (user's full name)
• Labels - Added as a label

Todo

• [x] Automatic image uploads
• [ ] Assignees (pick from a list)
• [ ] Created at (requires API change)

License

Licensed under the MIT License.