How-To2026-10-292 min read

Merge Duplicate Issues in Linear

Mark the redundant issue as a duplicate of one canonical issue. Linear transfers linked attachments and customer requests through the duplicate workflow, but you should reconcile conflicting descriptions yourself.

Step-by-step guide

01

Check access and scope

You need access to both issues and agreement about which one should carry the work forward.

02

Compare the reports

Compare reproduction steps and expected outcomes to confirm one underlying problem.

03

Choose the canonical issue

Choose the canonical issue with the clearest ownership and useful history.

  • Worked example: Two reports describe expired invite links. Keep the engineering investigation as the canonical issue, preserve the second report device details, and distinguish a separate email-delivery failure rather than merging it.
04

Preserve unique evidence

Copy any unique acceptance criteria or investigation notes into the canonical issue.

05

Mark the duplicate

Use Mark as duplicate and select the canonical issue. Start from the redundant issue, not the canonical record; the action marks the selected issue as the duplicate.

06

Inspect the surviving record

Inspect the canonical record and explain the decision to affected subscribers.

07

Verify the result

The redundant issue points to the canonical record and unique evidence is still accessible.

Common mistakes

Avoid the main failure mode

Similar titles do not prove duplication. Merging distinct user failures can hide scope and distort customer-request counts.

Check the handoff edge case

Choosing the oldest issue automatically can leave the least useful description as the canonical record. Compare evidence and ownership first.

Sources and verification

Based on product documentation checked on 2026-10-24. This is a documentation-based guide, not a hands-on benchmark. Features and availability can change.

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