Create an external link remote action

This action template provides the functionality to add an external link to an issue in a Jira Cloud or Jira on-prem instance.

🛠️ Configuration

Issue key

The Issue key parameter defines the issue in which the external link should be created.

The Link URL parameter defines the URL to the external issue which shall be linked.

The Link title parameter defines the displayed title of the link in the issue.

The Link type parameter defines the type of the link to be created. You can set any descriptive text for the type of the link.

Action-specific response options

The response options define values which are taken from the rest response of the executed template.

Value

Description

Link ID

Returns the ID of the new link created by the action.

Other default options like Response body, Response status or Set field value manually are available in any mode in the post function.

📚 Use cases and examples

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