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Write Jira issues for new issue events in GitLab
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GitLab + Jira Software Server
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Step 1: New Project Issue Event
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Write Jira issues for new issue events in GitLab
Write Jira issues for new issue events in GitLab
GitLab + Jira Software Server

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Supported triggers and actions

What does this mean?

- ProjectRequired
- Branch or Tag
Trigger
Scheduled
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- GroupRequired
- Event
  Only trigger for a specific type of merge request event.
Trigger
Instant
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- ProjectRequired
- Event
  Only trigger for a specific type of merge request event.
Trigger
Instant
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- ProjectRequired
- TitleRequired
- Description
- Labels
- Assignee Gitlab Username
  Case Sensitive. If no GitLab user is found for this username, the issue will be left unassigned.
Action
Write
- ProjectRequired
- Merge RequestRequired
- BodyRequired
- Confidential
Action
Write

- Scope
  Filter Merge Requests searched for by their scope.
- State
  Filter Merge Requests searched for by their state.
- Order By
  How the found Merge Requests will be ordered.
- Filter by Labels from a Group or Project?
Action
Search
- ProjectRequired
Trigger
Scheduled
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New Issue Type
Triggers when you add a new issue type.
Trigger
Scheduled
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New Project
Triggers when a project is added.
Trigger
Scheduled
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- IssueRequired
  The issue's key (like AB-123), which can be specified from a previous step (using a "Custom Value"), or found using a search step. You must be an administrator of the project the issue belongs to in order to add watchers.
- UserRequired
  The user's username (likejon.snow) which can be specified from a previous step (using a "Custom Value"), or found using a search step.
Action
Write
- ProjectRequired
- Issue TypeRequired
- Reporter
Action
Write
- Api Docs Info
  API docs for Jira Software Server are located here https://docs.atlassian.com/jira/REST/cloud/
- HTTP MethodRequired
- URLRequired
  Requests can only be made to domains associated by this application.
- Query String Parameters
  These params will be URL-encoded and appended to the URL when making the request.
- Headers
  Authentication headers are included automatically
- Additional Request Headers
  Zapier will apply these optional headers and values to the request in addition to any headers created as part of the authentication mechanism.
- Body
  Zapier will pass this along raw. If you would like to provide complex JSON, try a "Code by Zapier" step to build the structure and pass it along here. For example, {"foo": "bar"} is perfectly valid.
Action
Write
- KeywordRequired
  Searches the name, email, and username fields within JIRA.
Action
Search

- GroupRequired
- Event
  Only trigger for a specific type of issue event.
Trigger
Instant
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- ProjectRequired
- Event
  Only trigger for a specific type of issue event.
Trigger
Instant
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- Group
  Limit merge requests reviews to projects within this group.
- Project
  Limit merge requests reviews to this project.
Trigger
Scheduled
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- ProjectRequired
- IssueRequired
- BodyRequired
- Confidential
Action
Write
- GroupRequired
  Search for Merge Requests exclusively from this Group.
- Labels
  Filter Merge Requests searched for by their labels.
- Scope
  Filter Merge Requests searched for by their scope
- State
  Filter Merge Requests searched for by their state.
- Order By
  How the found Merge Requests will be ordered.
Action
Search
- ProjectRequired
  Search for Merge Requests exclusively from this Project.
- Labels
  Filter Merge Requests searched for by their labels.
- Scope
  Filter Merge Requests searched for by their scope
- State
  Filter Merge Requests searched for by their state.
- Order By
  How the found Merge Requests will be ordered.
Action
Search
- JqlRequired
  JQL allows for complex searching and filtering in JIRA. Be sure to include the order by created desc but you can provide as more or as little filtering! Read more documentation on JQL..
Trigger
Scheduled
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New Priority
Triggers when you add a new priority.
Trigger
Scheduled
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- ProjectRequired
Trigger
Scheduled
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- Issue ID or KeyRequired
  The issue's numeric ID, or the key (like "XYZ-123").
- FileRequired
  The file to be attached to the issue.
Action
Write
- Issue KeyRequired
  The issue's key (like XYZ-123), which can be specified from a previous step (using a "Custom Value"), or found using a search. If you're not seeing custom fields for your issue, please use this workaround.
Action
Write
- Key
  Searches for an issue with a matching key, such as "XYZ-123".
- Summary
  If provided, find the issue with the "best match" of the summary text.
Action
Search

How GitLab + Jira Software Server Integrations Work

Step 1: Authenticate GitLab and Jira Software Server.
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Step 2: Pick one of the apps as a trigger, which will kick off your automation.
15 seconds
Step 3: Choose a resulting action from the other app.
15 seconds
Step 4: Select the data you want to send from one app to the other.
2 minutes
That’s it! More time to work on other things.

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About GitLab

GitLab is an open source code collaboration tool with a rich feature set including management of repositories, reviewing tools, issue tracking, activity feeds and much more.

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GitLab + Jira Software Server Integrations

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Write Jira issues for new issue events in GitLab

Write Jira issues for new issue events in GitLab

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New Commit

Branch or Tag

New Group Merge Request Event

GroupRequired

Event

New Project Merge Request Event

ProjectRequired

Event

Create Issue

ProjectRequired

TitleRequired

Description

Labels

Assignee Gitlab Username

Add Note to Merge Request

ProjectRequired

Merge RequestRequired

BodyRequired

Confidential

Find All Merge Requests

Scope

State

Order By

Filter by Labels from a Group or Project?

New Issue

ProjectRequired

New Issue Type

New Project

Add Watcher to Issue

IssueRequired

UserRequired

Create Issue

ProjectRequired

Issue TypeRequired

Reporter

API Request (Beta)

Api Docs Info

HTTP MethodRequired

URLRequired

Query String Parameters

Headers

Additional Request Headers

Body

Find User

KeywordRequired

New Group Issue Event

GroupRequired

Event

New Project Issue Event

ProjectRequired

Event

Merge Request Review Request

Group

Project

Add Note to Issue

ProjectRequired

IssueRequired

BodyRequired

Confidential

Find Group Merge Requests

GroupRequired

Labels

Scope

State

Order By

Find Project Merge Requests

ProjectRequired

Labels

Scope

State

Order By

New Issue (Via JQL)

JqlRequired

New Priority

Updated Issue