# Linear: Update Issue - Assignee

Reassigns an existing Linear issue to a different owner directly from a PagerDuty Incident Workflow, without manual context switching.


> **Availability:** See the [Incident Workflow Actions Overview table](/workflow-actions) for the plans this workflow is available on.

## Description

Update the assignee of an existing issue in Linear directly from a PagerDuty Incident Workflow. This action enables teams to automatically route Linear issues to the appropriate owner during incident response, ensuring accountability without requiring manual context switching.

## Instructions

1. If you have not done so, follow the instructions to [Create an Incident Workflow](/ai-automation/automation/incident-workflows#create-an-incident-workflow).
2. When the instructions prompt you to [add actions](/ai-automation/automation/incident-workflows#add-actions), select **this action**.
3. Enter the following **Inputs** and click **Save**.
4. Continue following instructions to **Publish** the Workflow.
5. When the action runs, you will see the **Outputs** listed below.

> **Reference Linear Issue ID:** You can dynamically reference the Linear Issue ID from a prior step, such as a Linear: Create Issue action, using the output variable reference syntax.

## Inputs

> **Field References:** Fields with the **\{+\}** icon accept [Field References](/ai-automation/automation/incident-workflows#field-references), which can be useful for referencing incident data or outputs created in prior workflow steps. To add Field References, click **\{+\}**, or enter `{{`, and select relevant fields. Refer to the [Field References](/ai-automation/automation/incident-workflows#field-references) article for more information.

| Name         | Description                                                                                            |
| :----------- | :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Issue ID** | The unique identifier of the Linear issue to update. Example: `ENG-123` or a UUID.                     |
| **Assignee** | The email address or Linear user ID of the person to assign the issue to. Example: `user@company.com`. |

## Outputs

| Name          | Description                                                                                  |
| :------------ | :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Issue ID**  | The unique identifier of the updated Linear issue.                                           |
| **Issue URL** | A direct link to the updated issue in Linear. Use this in notifications or subsequent steps. |