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The Jira integration connects your Sentry organization to one or more Jira Cloud instances. It lets you create Jira tickets from Sentry issues, keep them in sync, and automatically create tickets based on alert rule conditions.
For self-managed Jira Server or Jira Data Center instances, use the Jira Server integration instead. The setup process differs from Jira Cloud.

Features

Create Jira tickets

Create a new Jira ticket directly from a Sentry issue with fields pre-populated from the error data.

Link existing tickets

Link a Sentry issue to an existing Jira ticket for quick cross-referencing.

Two-way sync

Closing a Jira ticket can resolve the linked Sentry issue, and vice versa. Assignees and comments sync bidirectionally.

Alert rule actions

Automatically create Jira tickets when an issue alert fires.

Installation

The Jira integration is installed from the Atlassian Marketplace, not directly in Sentry.
1

Install from the Marketplace

Go to the Sentry for Jira listing on the Atlassian Marketplace and click Get it now. You must be a Jira admin to install the add-on.
2

Configure in Jira

After installing, open the Sentry settings panel in your Jira instance (Manage apps > Sentry). Follow the prompts to link the Jira add-on to your Sentry organization.
3

Verify the connection in Sentry

In Sentry, go to Settings > Integrations > Jira. Your Jira instance should appear as a connected installation.

Issue linking

Create a new Jira ticket

  1. Open a Sentry issue.
  2. In the Linked Issues sidebar section, click Link a Jira issue.
  3. Select Create new issue and fill in the fields:
    • Project: The Jira project to create the ticket in.
    • Issue type: Bug, Task, Story, and so on.
    • Title: Pre-filled with the Sentry issue title.
    • Description: Pre-filled with error details.
    • Any additional required fields for the selected project and issue type.
  4. Click Save.
  1. Open a Sentry issue.
  2. In the Linked Issues sidebar section, click Link a Jira issue.
  3. Select Link existing issue and search by Jira issue key or title.
  4. Select the ticket and click Save.

Two-way sync

To configure sync between Sentry and Jira, go to Settings > Integrations > Jira > Configure.
OptionDescription
Sync Jira status to SentryWhen a Jira ticket transitions to the configured resolved state, the linked Sentry issue is resolved.
Sync Sentry status to JiraWhen a Sentry issue is resolved, the linked Jira ticket transitions to the configured state.
Sync assigneesAssigning an issue in Sentry assigns the linked Jira ticket, and vice versa.
Sync commentsComments on a Sentry issue are posted to the linked Jira ticket.

Jira project status mapping

For status sync to work, you need to map Jira projects to Sentry projects and define which Jira workflow statuses correspond to resolved and unresolved states.
  1. In the Jira integration settings, click Add Jira project mapping.
  2. Select the Jira project.
  3. Choose the workflow status that means resolved and the one that means unresolved.

Alert rule actions

With the Jira integration installed, you can add a Create a Jira issue action to issue alert rules. When the alert fires, Sentry automatically creates a new Jira ticket.
1

Open your alert rule

Go to Alerts > Alert Rules and create or edit a rule.
2

Add the Jira action

Under Then perform these actions, click Add action and select Jira.
3

Configure the ticket fields

Select the Jira project and issue type, then configure any additional required fields. You can use dynamic variables to populate fields from the triggering event.

Custom field mapping

Sentry reads the field schema from Jira and renders the appropriate input type for each field when creating a ticket. Supported field types include:
  • Text and text area
  • Single select and multi-select
  • Number
  • Date and date-time
  • User picker
  • Team picker (Jira Software)
  • Issue link (hidden by default)
Some custom field types may not be supported. If a required field cannot be rendered, Sentry will display an error when you attempt to create a ticket.

Jira Server

The Jira Server integration supports Jira Data Center and Jira Server (self-managed). To install it:
1

Navigate to integrations

In Sentry, go to Settings > Integrations and find Jira Server. Click Install.
2

Enter your Jira Server URL

Provide the base URL of your Jira Server instance.
3

Create an application link in Jira

Follow the on-screen instructions to create an application link (OAuth 1.0a) in your Jira instance and copy the consumer key.
4

Complete authorization

Sentry redirects you to your Jira Server instance to grant access.

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