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Jira

Our Jira integration allows you to import issues, boards, sprints and projects from your Jira cloud account into Port, according to your mapping and definition.

Jira cloud only

This integration supports Jira Cloud at the moment. To integrate Port with Jira Server, use Port's webhook integration.

Common use cases

  • Map issues, sprints, boards and projects in your Jira organization environment.
  • Watch for object changes (create/update/delete) in real-time, and automatically apply the changes to your entities in Port.
  • Create/delete Jira objects using self-service actions.

Prerequisites

To install the integration, you need a Kubernetes cluster that the integration's container chart will be deployed to.

Please make sure that you have kubectl and helm installed on your machine, and that your kubectl CLI is connected to the Kubernetes cluster where you plan to install the integration.

Troubleshooting

If you are having trouble installing this integration, please refer to these troubleshooting steps.

Installation

Choose one of the following installation methods:

Using this installation option means that the integration will be able to update Port in real time using webhooks.

This table summarizes the available parameters for the installation. Set them as you wish in the script below, then copy it and run it in your terminal:

ParameterDescriptionExampleRequired
port.clientIdYour port client id
port.clientSecretYour port client secret
integration.secrets.atlassianUserEmailThe email of the user used to query Jirauser@example.com
integration.secrets.atlassianUserTokenJira API token generated by the user
integration.config.jiraHostThe URL of your Jirahttps://example.atlassian.net
integration.config.appHostThe host of the Port Ocean app. Used to set up the integration endpoint as the target for webhooks created in Jirahttps://my-ocean-integration.com

Advanced configuration

ParameterDescription
integration.eventListener.typeThe event listener type. Read more about event listeners
integration.typeThe integration to be installed
scheduledResyncIntervalThe number of minutes between each resync. When not set the integration will resync for each event listener resync event. Read more about scheduledResyncInterval
initializePortResourcesDefault true, When set to true the integration will create default blueprints and the port App config Mapping. Read more about initializePortResources

To install the integration using Helm, run the following command:

helm repo add --force-update port-labs https://port-labs.github.io/helm-charts
helm upgrade --install my-jira-integration port-labs/port-ocean \
--set port.clientId="PORT_CLIENT_ID" \
--set port.clientSecret="PORT_CLIENT_SECRET" \
--set port.baseUrl="https://api.getport.io" \
--set initializePortResources=true \
--set scheduledResyncInterval=120 \
--set integration.identifier="my-jira-integration" \
--set integration.type="jira" \
--set integration.eventListener.type="POLLING" \
--set integration.config.jiraHost="string" \
--set integration.secrets.atlassianUserEmail="string" \
--set integration.secrets.atlassianUserToken="string"
Advanced integration configuration

For advanced configuration such as proxies or self-signed certificates, click here.

Ingesting Jira objects

The Jira integration uses a YAML configuration to describe the process of loading data into the developer portal.

Here is an example snippet from the config which demonstrates the process for getting project data from Jira:

createMissingRelatedEntities: true
deleteDependentEntities: true
resources:
- kind: project
selector:
query: "true"
port:
entity:
mappings:
identifier: .key
title: .name
blueprint: '"jiraProject"'
properties:
url: (.self | split("/") | .[:3] | join("/")) + "/projects/" + .key
totalIssues: .insight.totalIssueCount

The integration makes use of the JQ JSON processor to select, modify, concatenate, transform and perform other operations on existing fields and values from Jira's API events.

Additional parameters

In the example above, two additional parameters are used:
createMissingRelatedEntities - used to enable the creation of missing related entities in Port. This is useful when you want to create an entity and its related entities in one call, or if you want to create an entity whose related entity does not exist yet.

deleteDependentEntities - used to enable deletion of dependent Port entities. This is useful when you have two blueprints with a required relation, and the target entity in the relation should be deleted. In this scenario, the delete operation will fail if this parameter is set to false. If set to true, the source entity will be deleted as well.

Configuration structure

The integration configuration determines which resources will be queried from Jira, and which entities and properties will be created in Port.

Supported resources (Kind)

The following resources can be used to map data from Jira, it is possible to reference any field that appears in the API responses linked below for the mapping configuration.

  • The root key of the integration configuration is the resources key:

    resources:
    - kind: project
    selector:
    ...
  • The kind key is a specifier for a Jira object:

      resources:
    - kind: project
    selector:
    ...
  • The selector and the query keys allow you to filter which objects of the specified kind will be ingested into your software catalog:

    resources:
    - kind: project
    selector:
    query: "true" # JQ boolean expression. If evaluated to false - this object will be skipped.
    port:
JQL Support

The Ocean Jira integration supports querying objects from the issue kind using JQL, making it possible to specifically filter the issues that are queried from Jira and ingested to Port.

To use JQL filtering, add to the selector object a jql key with your desired JQL query as the value. For example:

resources:
- kind: issue # JQL filtering can only be used with the "issue" kind
selector:
query: "true" # JQ boolean expression. If evaluated to false - this object will be skipped.
jql: "status != Done" # JQL query, will only ingest issues whose status is not "Done"
port:
  • The port, entity and the mappings keys are used to map the Jira object fields to Port entities. To create multiple mappings of the same kind, you can add another item in the resources array;

    resources:
    - kind: project
    selector:
    query: "true"
    port:
    entity:
    mappings: # Mappings between one Jira object to a Port entity. Each value is a JQ query.
    identifier: .key
    title: .name
    blueprint: '"jiraProject"'
    properties:
    url: (.self | split("/") | .[:3] | join("/")) + "/projects/" + .key
    totalIssues: .insight.totalIssueCount
    - kind: project # In this instance project is mapped again with a different filter
    selector:
    query: '.name == "MyProjectName"'
    port:
    entity:
    mappings: ...
Blueprint key

Note the value of the blueprint key - if you want to use a hardcoded string, you need to encapsulate it in 2 sets of quotes, for example use a pair of single-quotes (') and then another pair of double-quotes (")

Ingest data into Port

To ingest Jira objects using the integration configuration, you can follow the steps below:

  1. Go to the DevPortal Builder page.
  2. Select a blueprint you want to ingest using Jira.
  3. Choose the Ingest Data option from the menu.
  4. Select Jira under the Project management providers category.
  5. Modify the configuration according to your needs.
  6. Click Resync.

Examples

Examples of blueprints and the relevant integration configurations:

Project

Project blueprint
{
"identifier": "jiraProject",
"title": "Jira Project",
"icon": "Jira",
"description": "A Jira project",
"schema": {
"properties": {
"url": {
"title": "Project URL",
"type": "string",
"format": "url",
"description": "URL to the project in Jira"
},
"totalIssues": {
"title": "Total Issues",
"type": "number",
"description": "The total number of issues in the project"
}
}
},
"mirrorProperties": {},
"calculationProperties": {},
"relations": {}
}
Integration configuration
createMissingRelatedEntities: true
deleteDependentEntities: true
resources:
- kind: project
selector:
query: "true"
port:
entity:
mappings:
identifier: .key
title: .name
blueprint: '"jiraProject"'
properties:
url: (.self | split("/") | .[:3] | join("/")) + "/projects/" + .key
totalIssues: .insight.totalIssueCount

Board

Board blueprint
{
"identifier": "jiraBoard",
"title": "Jira Board",
"description": "This blueprint represents a Jira board",
"icon": "Jira",
"schema": {
"properties": {
"url": {
"title": "Board URL",
"type": "string",
"format": "url",
"description": "URL to the board in Jira"
},
"type": {
"title": "Type",
"type": "string",
"description": "The type of the board"
}
},
"required": []
},
"mirrorProperties": {},
"calculationProperties": {},
"relations": {
"project": {
"target": "jiraProject",
"title": "Project",
"description": "The Jira project that contains this board",
"required": false,
"many": false
}
}
}
Integration configuration
createMissingRelatedEntities: true
deleteDependentEntities: true
resources:
- kind: board
selector:
query: "true"
port:
entity:
mappings:
identifier: .id | tostring
title: .name
blueprint: '"jiraBoard"'
properties:
url: .self
type: .type
relations:
project: .location.projectId | tostring

Sprint

Sprint blueprint
{
"identifier": "jiraSprint",
"title": "Jira Sprint",
"description": "This blueprint represents a Jira sprint",
"icon": "Jira",
"schema": {
"properties": {
"url": {
"title": "Sprint URL",
"type": "string",
"format": "url",
"description": "URL to the sprint in Jira"
},
"state": {
"title": "State",
"type": "string",
"description": "The state of the sprint",
"enum": ["active", "closed", "future"],
"enumColors": {
"active": "green",
"closed": "red",
"future": "blue"
}
},
"startDate": {
"title": "Start Date",
"type": "string",
"description": "The start date of the sprint",
"format": "date-time"
},
"endDate": {
"title": "End Date",
"type": "string",
"description": "The end date of the sprint",
"format": "date-time"
}
},
"required": []
},
"mirrorProperties": {},
"calculationProperties": {},
"relations": {
"board": {
"target": "jiraBoard",
"title": "Board",
"description": "The Jira board associated with this sprint",
"required": false,
"many": false
}
}
}
Integration configuration
createMissingRelatedEntities: true
deleteDependentEntities: true
resources:
- kind: sprint
selector:
query: "true"
port:
entity:
mappings:
identifier: .id | tostring
title: .name
blueprint: '"jiraSprint"'
properties:
url: .self
state: .state
startDate: .startDate
endDate: .endDate
relations:
board: .originBoardId | tostring

Issue

Issue blueprint
{
"identifier": "jiraIssue",
"title": "Jira Issue",
"icon": "Jira",
"schema": {
"properties": {
"url": {
"title": "Issue URL",
"type": "string",
"format": "url",
"description": "URL to the issue in Jira"
},
"status": {
"title": "Status",
"type": "string",
"description": "The status of the issue"
},
"issueType": {
"title": "Type",
"type": "string",
"description": "The type of the issue"
},
"components": {
"title": "Components",
"type": "array",
"description": "The components related to this issue"
},
"assignee": {
"title": "Assignee",
"type": "string",
"format": "user",
"description": "The user assigned to the issue"
},
"reporter": {
"title": "Reporter",
"type": "string",
"description": "The user that reported to the issue",
"format": "user"
},
"creator": {
"title": "Creator",
"type": "string",
"description": "The user that created to the issue",
"format": "user"
},
"priority": {
"title": "Priority",
"type": "string",
"description": "The priority of the issue"
},
"created": {
"title": "Created At",
"type": "string",
"description": "The created datetime of the issue",
"format": "date-time"
},
"updated": {
"title": "Updated At",
"type": "string",
"description": "The updated datetime of the issue",
"format": "date-time"
}
}
},
"calculationProperties": {},
"relations": {
"sprint": {
"target": "jiraSprint",
"title": "Sprint",
"description": "The Jira sprint that contains this issue",
"required": false,
"many": false
},
"project": {
"target": "jiraProject",
"title": "Project",
"description": "The Jira project that contains this issue",
"required": false,
"many": false
},
"parentIssue": {
"target": "jiraIssue",
"title": "Parent Issue",
"required": false,
"many": false
},
"subtasks": {
"target": "jiraIssue",
"title": "Subtasks",
"required": false,
"many": true
}
}
}
Integration configuration
createMissingRelatedEntities: true
deleteDependentEntities: true
resources:
- kind: issue
selector:
query: "true"
jql: "status != Done"
port:
entity:
mappings:
identifier: .key
title: .fields.summary
blueprint: '"jiraIssue"'
properties:
url: (.self | split("/") | .[:3] | join("/")) + "/browse/" + .key
status: .fields.status.name
issueType: .fields.issuetype.name
components: .fields.components
assignee: .fields.assignee.displayName
reporter: .fields.reporter.displayName
creator: .fields.creator.displayName
priority: .fields.priority.id
created: .fields.created
updated: .fields.updated
relations:
sprint: .sprint.id | tostring
project: .fields.project.key
parentIssue: .fields.parent.key
subtasks: .fields.subtasks | map(.key)

Let's Test It

This section includes a sample response data from Jira. In addition, it includes the entity created from the resync event based on the Ocean configuration provided in the previous section.

Payload

Here is an example of the payload structure from Jira:

Project response data
{
"expand": "description,lead,issueTypes,url,projectKeys,permissions,insight",
"self": "https://myaccount.atlassian.net/rest/api/3/project/10000",
"id": "10000",
"key": "PA",
"name": "Port-AI",
"avatarUrls": {
"48x48": "https://myaccount.atlassian.net/rest/api/3/universal_avatar/view/type/project/avatar/10413",
"24x24": "https://myaccount.atlassian.net/rest/api/3/universal_avatar/view/type/project/avatar/10413?size=small",
"16x16": "https://myaccount.atlassian.net/rest/api/3/universal_avatar/view/type/project/avatar/10413?size=xsmall",
"32x32": "https://myaccount.atlassian.net/rest/api/3/universal_avatar/view/type/project/avatar/10413?size=medium"
},
"projectTypeKey": "software",
"simplified": true,
"style": "next-gen",
"isPrivate": false,
"properties": {},
"entityId": "7f4f8d6f-705b-4074-84be-46f0d012cd8e",
"uuid": "7f4f8d6f-705b-4074-84be-46f0d012cd8e"
}
Board response data
{
"id": 1,
"self": "https://getport.atlassian.net/rest/agile/1.0/board/1",
"name": "PORT board",
"type": "scrum",
"location": {
"projectId": 10000,
"displayName": "Port (PORT)",
"projectName": "Port",
"projectKey": "PORT",
"projectTypeKey": "software",
"avatarURI": "https://getport.atlassian.net/rest/api/2/universal_avatar/view/type/project/avatar/10555?size=small",
"name": "Port (PORT)"
}
}
Sprint response data
{
"id": 37,
"self": "https://your-domain.atlassian.net/rest/agile/1.0/sprint/23",
"state": "closed",
"name": "sprint 1",
"startDate": "2015-04-11T15:22:00.000+10:00",
"endDate": "2015-04-20T01:22:00.000+10:00",
"completeDate": "2015-04-20T11:04:00.000+10:00",
"originBoardId": 5,
"goal": "sprint 1 goal"
}
Issue response data
{
"expand": "operations,versionedRepresentations,editmeta,changelog,customfield_10010.requestTypePractice,renderedFields",
"id": "10000",
"self": "https://myaccount.atlassian.net/rest/api/3/issue/10000",
"key": "PA-1",
"fields": {
"statuscategorychangedate": "2023-11-06T11:02:59.341+0000",
"issuetype": {
"self": "https://myaccount.atlassian.net/rest/api/3/issuetype/10001",
"id": "10001",
"description": "Tasks track small, distinct pieces of work.",
"iconUrl": "https://myaccount.atlassian.net/rest/api/2/universal_avatar/view/type/issuetype/avatar/10318?size=medium",
"name": "Task",
"subtask": false,
"avatarId": 10318,
"entityId": "a7309bf9-70c5-4237-bdaf-0261037b6ecc",
"hierarchyLevel": 0
},
"timespent": "None",
"customfield_10030": "None",
"project": {
"self": "https://myaccount.atlassian.net/rest/api/3/project/10000",
"id": "10000",
"key": "PA",
"name": "Port-AI",
"projectTypeKey": "software",
"simplified": true,
"avatarUrls": {
"48x48": "https://myaccount.atlassian.net/rest/api/3/universal_avatar/view/type/project/avatar/10413",
"24x24": "https://myaccount.atlassian.net/rest/api/3/universal_avatar/view/type/project/avatar/10413?size=small",
"16x16": "https://myaccount.atlassian.net/rest/api/3/universal_avatar/view/type/project/avatar/10413?size=xsmall",
"32x32": "https://myaccount.atlassian.net/rest/api/3/universal_avatar/view/type/project/avatar/10413?size=medium"
}
},
"customfield_10031": "None",
"customfield_10032": "None",
"fixVersions": [],
"aggregatetimespent": "None",
"resolution": "None",
"customfield_10027": "None",
"customfield_10028": "None",
"customfield_10029": "None",
"resolutiondate": "None",
"workratio": -1,
"watches": {
"self": "https://myaccount.atlassian.net/rest/api/3/issue/PA-1/watchers",
"watchCount": 1,
"isWatching": true
},
"lastViewed": "None",
"created": "2023-11-06T11:02:59.000+0000",
"customfield_10020": "None",
"customfield_10021": "None",
"customfield_10022": "None",
"priority": {
"self": "https://myaccount.atlassian.net/rest/api/3/priority/3",
"iconUrl": "https://myaccount.atlassian.net/images/icons/priorities/medium.svg",
"name": "Medium",
"id": "3"
},
"customfield_10023": "None",
"customfield_10024": "None",
"customfield_10025": "None",
"labels": ["infra"],
"customfield_10026": "None",
"customfield_10016": "None",
"customfield_10017": "None",
"customfield_10018": {
"hasEpicLinkFieldDependency": false,
"showField": false,
"nonEditableReason": {
"reason": "PLUGIN_LICENSE_ERROR",
"message": "The Parent Link is only available to Jira Premium users."
}
},
"customfield_10019": "0|hzzzzz:",
"timeestimate": "None",
"aggregatetimeoriginalestimate": "None",
"versions": [],
"issuelinks": [],
"assignee": {
"self": "https://myaccount.atlassian.net/rest/api/3/user?accountId=712020%3A05acda87-42da-44d8-b21e-f71a508e5d11",
"accountId": "712020:05acda87-42da-44d8-b21e-f71a508e5d11",
"emailAddress": "username@example.com.io",
"avatarUrls": {
"48x48": "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0d5d34ceb820d324d69046a1b2f51dc0?d=https%3A%2F%2Favatar-management--avatars.us-west-2.prod.public.atl-paas.net%2Finitials%2FIC-3.png",
"24x24": "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0d5d34ceb820d324d69046a1b2f51dc0?d=https%3A%2F%2Favatar-management--avatars.us-west-2.prod.public.atl-paas.net%2Finitials%2FIC-3.png",
"16x16": "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0d5d34ceb820d324d69046a1b2f51dc0?d=https%3A%2F%2Favatar-management--avatars.us-west-2.prod.public.atl-paas.net%2Finitials%2FIC-3.png",
"32x32": "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0d5d34ceb820d324d69046a1b2f51dc0?d=https%3A%2F%2Favatar-management--avatars.us-west-2.prod.public.atl-paas.net%2Finitials%2FIC-3.png"
},
"displayName": "User Name",
"active": true,
"timeZone": "UTC",
"accountType": "atlassian"
},
"updated": "2023-11-06T11:03:18.244+0000",
"status": {
"self": "https://myaccount.atlassian.net/rest/api/3/status/10000",
"description": "",
"iconUrl": "https://myaccount.atlassian.net/",
"name": "To Do",
"id": "10000",
"statusCategory": {
"self": "https://myaccount.atlassian.net/rest/api/3/statuscategory/2",
"id": 2,
"key": "new",
"colorName": "blue-gray",
"name": "To Do"
}
},
"components": [],
"timeoriginalestimate": "None",
"description": "None",
"customfield_10010": "None",
"customfield_10014": "None",
"customfield_10015": "None",
"customfield_10005": "None",
"customfield_10006": "None",
"security": "None",
"customfield_10007": "None",
"customfield_10008": "None",
"aggregatetimeestimate": "None",
"customfield_10009": "None",
"summary": "Setup infra",
"creator": {
"self": "https://myaccount.atlassian.net/rest/api/3/user?accountId=712020%3A05acda87-42da-44d8-b21e-f71a508e5d11",
"accountId": "712020:05acda87-42da-44d8-b21e-f71a508e5d11",
"emailAddress": "username@example.com.io",
"avatarUrls": {
"48x48": "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0d5d34ceb820d324d69046a1b2f51dc0?d=https%3A%2F%2Favatar-management--avatars.us-west-2.prod.public.atl-paas.net%2Finitials%2FIC-3.png",
"24x24": "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0d5d34ceb820d324d69046a1b2f51dc0?d=https%3A%2F%2Favatar-management--avatars.us-west-2.prod.public.atl-paas.net%2Finitials%2FIC-3.png",
"16x16": "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0d5d34ceb820d324d69046a1b2f51dc0?d=https%3A%2F%2Favatar-management--avatars.us-west-2.prod.public.atl-paas.net%2Finitials%2FIC-3.png",
"32x32": "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0d5d34ceb820d324d69046a1b2f51dc0?d=https%3A%2F%2Favatar-management--avatars.us-west-2.prod.public.atl-paas.net%2Finitials%2FIC-3.png"
},
"displayName": "User Name",
"active": true,
"timeZone": "UTC",
"accountType": "atlassian"
},
"subtasks": [],
"reporter": {
"self": "https://myaccount.atlassian.net/rest/api/3/user?accountId=712020%3A05acda87-42da-44d8-b21e-f71a508e5d11",
"accountId": "712020:05acda87-42da-44d8-b21e-f71a508e5d11",
"emailAddress": "username@example.com.io",
"avatarUrls": {
"48x48": "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0d5d34ceb820d324d69046a1b2f51dc0?d=https%3A%2F%2Favatar-management--avatars.us-west-2.prod.public.atl-paas.net%2Finitials%2FIC-3.png",
"24x24": "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0d5d34ceb820d324d69046a1b2f51dc0?d=https%3A%2F%2Favatar-management--avatars.us-west-2.prod.public.atl-paas.net%2Finitials%2FIC-3.png",
"16x16": "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0d5d34ceb820d324d69046a1b2f51dc0?d=https%3A%2F%2Favatar-management--avatars.us-west-2.prod.public.atl-paas.net%2Finitials%2FIC-3.png",
"32x32": "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0d5d34ceb820d324d69046a1b2f51dc0?d=https%3A%2F%2Favatar-management--avatars.us-west-2.prod.public.atl-paas.net%2Finitials%2FIC-3.png"
},
"displayName": "User Name",
"active": true,
"timeZone": "UTC",
"accountType": "atlassian"
},
"aggregateprogress": {
"progress": 0,
"total": 0
},
"customfield_10001": "None",
"customfield_10002": "None",
"customfield_10003": "None",
"customfield_10004": "None",
"environment": "None",
"duedate": "None",
"progress": {
"progress": 0,
"total": 0
},
"votes": {
"self": "https://myaccount.atlassian.net/rest/api/3/issue/PA-1/votes",
"votes": 0,
"hasVoted": false
}
}
}

Mapping Result

The combination of the sample payload and the Ocean configuration generates the following Port entity:

Project entity in Port
{
"identifier": "PA",
"title": "Port-AI",
"icon": null,
"blueprint": "jiraProject",
"team": [],
"properties": {
"url": "https://myaccount.atlassian.net/projects/PA",
"totalIssues": 100
},
"relations": {},
"createdAt": "2023-11-06T11:22:05.433Z",
"createdBy": "hBx3VFZjqgLPEoQLp7POx5XaoB0cgsxW",
"updatedAt": "2023-11-06T11:22:05.433Z",
"updatedBy": "hBx3VFZjqgLPEoQLp7POx5XaoB0cgsxW"
}
Board entity in Port
{
"identifier": "84",
"title": "scrum board",
"icon": "Jira",
"blueprint": "jiraBoard",
"team": [],
"properties": {
"url": "https://your-domain.atlassian.net/rest/agile/1.0/board/84",
"type": "scrum"
},
"relations": {
"project": "10000"
},
"createdAt": "2023-11-06T11:22:05.433Z",
"createdBy": "hBx3VFZjqgLPEoQLp7POx5XaoB0cgsxW",
"updatedAt": "2023-11-06T11:22:05.433Z",
"updatedBy": "hBx3VFZjqgLPEoQLp7POx5XaoB0cgsxW"
}
Sprint entity in Port
{
"identifier": "37",
"title": "sprint 1",
"icon": "Jira",
"blueprint": "jiraSprint",
"team": [],
"properties": {
"url": "https://your-domain.atlassian.net/rest/agile/1.0/sprint/23",
"state": "closed",
"startDate": "2015-04-11T15:22:00.000+10:00",
"endDate": "2015-04-20T01:22:00.000+10:00"
},
"relations": {
"board": "84"
},
"createdAt": "2023-11-06T11:22:05.433Z",
"createdBy": "hBx3VFZjqgLPEoQLp7POx5XaoB0cgsxW",
"updatedAt": "2023-11-06T11:22:05.433Z",
"updatedBy": "hBx3VFZjqgLPEoQLp7POx5XaoB0cgsxW"
}
Issue entity in Port
{
"identifier": "PA-1",
"title": "Setup infra",
"icon": null,
"blueprint": "jiraIssue",
"team": [],
"properties": {
"url": "https://myaccount.atlassian.net/browse/PA-1",
"status": "To Do",
"issueType": "Task",
"components": [],
"assignee": "User Name",
"reporter": "User Name",
"creator": "User Name",
"priority": "3",
"created": "2023-11-06T11:02:59.000+0000",
"updated": "2023-11-06T11:03:18.244+0000"
},
"relations": {
"board": "84",
"sprint": "37",
"parentIssue": null,
"project": "PA",
"subtasks": []
},
"createdAt": "2023-11-06T11:22:07.550Z",
"createdBy": "hBx3VFZjqgLPEoQLp7POx5XaoB0cgsxW",
"updatedAt": "2023-11-06T11:22:07.550Z",
"updatedBy": "hBx3VFZjqgLPEoQLp7POx5XaoB0cgsxW"
}

Alternative installation via webhook

While the Ocean integration described above is the recommended installation method, you may prefer to use a webhook to ingest data from Jira. If so, use the following instructions:

Webhook installation (click to expand)

In this example you are going to create a webhook integration between Jira and Port, which will ingest Jira issue entities.

Port configuration

Create the following blueprint definition:

Jira issue blueprint
{
"identifier": "jiraIssue",
"description": "This blueprint represents issues from Jira",
"title": "Jira Issue",
"icon": "Jira",
"schema": {
"properties": {
"summary": {
"type": "string",
"title": "Summary"
},
"description": {
"type": "string",
"title": "Description"
},
"lastChangeType": {
"type": "string",
"title": "Last change type",
"description": "The type of the latest change made to this issue"
},
"changingUser": {
"type": "string",
"title": "Changing user",
"description": "The user that made the latest change"
},
"issueUrl": {
"type": "string",
"title": "Issue URL",
"format": "url",
"description": "URL to the issue"
},
"issueType": {
"type": "string",
"title": "Type",
"description": "The type of the issue"
},
"status": {
"type": "string",
"title": "Status",
"description": "The status of the issue"
}
},
"required": []
},
"mirrorProperties": {},
"calculationProperties": {},
"relations": {}
}

Create the following webhook configuration using Port's UI

Jira issue webhook configuration
  1. Basic details tab - fill the following details:

    1. Title : Jira mapper;
    2. Identifier : jira_mapper;
    3. Description : A webhook configuration to map Jira issues to Port;
    4. Icon : Jira;
  2. Integration configuration tab - fill the following JQ mapping:

    [
    {
    "blueprint": "jiraIssue",
    "entity": {
    "identifier": ".body.issue.key",
    "title": ".body.issue.key + \" - \" + .body.issue.fields.summary",
    "properties": {
    "summary": ".body.issue.fields.summary",
    "description": ".body.issue.fields.description",
    "status": ".body.issue.fields.status.name",
    "lastChangeType": ".body.issue_event_type_name",
    "changingUser": ".body.user.displayName",
    "issueUrl": "(.body.issue.self | split(\"rest\") | first) + \"browse/\" + .body.issue.key",
    "issueType": ".body.issue.fields.issuetype.name"
    }
    }
    }
    ]
  3. Click Save at the bottom of the page.

Create a webhook in Jira

  1. Log in to Jira as a user with the Administer Jira global permission;
  2. Click the gear icon at the top right corner;
  3. Choose System;
  4. At the bottom of the sidebar on the left, under Advanced, choose WebHooks;
  5. Click on Create a WebHook
  6. Input the following details:
    1. Name - use a meaningful name such as Port Webhook;
    2. Status - be sure to keep the webhook Enabled;
    3. Webhook URL - enter the value of the url key you received after creating the webhook configuration;
    4. Description - enter a description for the webhook;
    5. Issue related events - enter a JQL query in this section to filter the issues that get sent to the webhook (if you leave this field empty, all issues will trigger a webhook event);
    6. Under Issue - mark created, updated and delete;
  7. Click Create at the bottom of the page.
Jira events and payload

In order to view the different payloads and events available in Jira webhooks, look here

Done! any change you make to an issue (open, close, edit, etc.) will trigger a webhook event that Jira will send to the webhook URL provided by Port. Port will parse the events according to the mapping and update the catalog entities accordingly.

Let's Test It

This section includes a sample webhook event sent from Jira when an issue is created or updated. In addition, it includes the entity created from the event based on the webhook configuration provided in the previous section.

Payload

Here is an example of the payload structure sent to the webhook URL when a Jira issue is created:

Webhook event payload
{
"timestamp": 1686916266116,
"webhookEvent": "jira:issue_created",
"issue_event_type_name": "issue_created",
"user": {
"self": "https://account.atlassian.net/rest/api/2/user?accountId=557058%3A69f39959-769f-4dac-8a7a-46eb55b03723",
"accountId": "557058%3A69f39959-769f-4dac-8a7a-46eb55b03723",
"avatarUrls": {
"48x48": "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/9df2ac1caa70b0a67ff0561f7d0363e5?d=https%3A%2F%2Favatar-management--avatars.us-west-2.prod.public.atl-paas.net%2Finitials%2FIC-1.png"
},
"displayName": "Your Name",
"active": true,
"timeZone": "Europe/London",
"accountType": "atlassian"
},
"issue": {
"id": "10000",
"self": "https://account.atlassian.net/rest/api/2/10000",
"key": "PI-1",
"fields": {
"statuscategorychangedate": "2023-06-16T11:51:06.277+0000",
"issuetype": {
"self": "https://account.atlassian.net/rest/api/2/issuetype/10002",
"id": "10002",
"description": "Epics track collections of related bugs, stories, and tasks.",
"iconUrl": "https://account.atlassian.net/rest/api/2/universal_avatar/view/type/issuetype/avatar/10307?size=medium",
"name": "Epic",
"subtask": false,
"avatarId": 10307,
"entityId": "66c6d416-6eb4-4b38-92fa-9a7d68c64165",
"hierarchyLevel": 1
},
"timespent": "None",
"project": {
"self": "https://account.atlassian.net/rest/api/2/project/10000",
"id": "10000",
"key": "PI",
"name": "Port Integration",
"projectTypeKey": "software",
"simplified": true,
"avatarUrls": {
"48x48": "https://account.atlassian.net/rest/api/2/universal_avatar/view/type/project/avatar/10413"
}
},
"fixVersions": [],
"aggregatetimespent": "None",
"resolution": "None",
"resolutiondate": "None",
"workratio": -1,
"watches": {
"self": "https://account.atlassian.net/rest/api/2/issue/PI-1/watchers",
"watchCount": 0,
"isWatching": false
},
"issuerestriction": {
"issuerestrictions": {},
"shouldDisplay": true
},
"lastViewed": "None",
"created": "2023-06-16T11:51:05.291+0000",
"priority": {
"self": "https://account.atlassian.net/rest/api/2/priority/3",
"iconUrl": "https://account.atlassian.net/images/icons/priorities/medium.svg",
"name": "Medium",
"id": "3"
},
"labels": ["cloud", "infra"],
"issuelinks": [],
"assignee": {
"self": "https://account.atlassian.net/rest/api/2/user?accountId=557058%3A69f39947-769f-4dac-8a7a-46eb55b03705",
"accountId": "557058:69f39947-769f-4dac-8a7a-46eb55b03705",
"avatarUrls": {
"48x48": "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/9df2ac1caa70b0a67ff0561f7d0363e5?d=https%3A%2F%2Favatar-management--avatars.us-west-2.prod.public.atl-paas.net%2Finitials%2FIC-1.png"
},
"displayName": "Your Name",
"active": true,
"timeZone": "Europe/London",
"accountType": "atlassian"
},
"updated": "2023-06-16T11:51:05.291+0000",
"status": {
"self": "https://account.atlassian.net/rest/api/2/status/10000",
"description": "",
"iconUrl": "https://account.atlassian.net/",
"name": "To Do",
"id": "10000",
"statusCategory": {
"self": "https://account.atlassian.net/rest/api/2/statuscategory/2",
"id": 2,
"key": "new",
"colorName": "blue-gray",
"name": "New"
}
},
"components": [],
"timeoriginalestimate": "None",
"description": "We need to migrate our current infrastructure from in-house to the cloud",
"attachment": [],
"summary": "Migrate Infra to Cloud",
"creator": {
"self": "https://account.atlassian.net/rest/api/2/user?accountId=557058%3A69f39947-769f-4dac-8a7a-46eb55b03705",
"accountId": "557058:69f39947-769f-4dac-8a7a-46eb55b03705",
"avatarUrls": {
"48x48": "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/9df2ac1caa70b0a67ff0561f7d0363e5?d=https%3A%2F%2Favatar-management--avatars.us-west-2.prod.public.atl-paas.net%2Finitials%2FIC-1.png"
},
"displayName": "Your Name",
"active": true,
"timeZone": "Europe/London",
"accountType": "atlassian"
},
"subtasks": [],
"reporter": {
"self": "https://account.atlassian.net/rest/api/2/user?accountId=557058%3A69f39947-769f-4dac-8a7a-46eb55b03705",
"accountId": "557058:69f39947-769f-4dac-8a7a-46eb55b03705",
"avatarUrls": {
"48x48": "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/9df2ac1caa70b0a67ff0561f7d0363e5?d=https%3A%2F%2Favatar-management--avatars.us-west-2.prod.public.atl-paas.net%2Finitials%2FIC-1.png"
},
"displayName": "Your Name",
"active": true,
"timeZone": "Europe/London",
"accountType": "atlassian"
},
"aggregateprogress": {
"progress": 0,
"total": 0
},
"environment": "None",
"duedate": "2023-06-19",
"progress": {
"progress": 0,
"total": 0
},
"votes": {
"self": "https://account.atlassian.net/rest/api/2/issue/PI-1/votes",
"votes": 0,
"hasVoted": false
}
}
},
"changelog": {
"id": "10001",
"items": [
{
"field": "status",
"fieldtype": "jira",
"fieldId": "status",
"from": "10000",
"fromString": "To Do",
"to": "10001",
"toString": "In Progress"
}
]
}
}

Mapping Result

The combination of the sample payload and the webhook configuration generates the following Port entity:

{
"identifier": "PI-1",
"title": "PI-1 - Migrate Infra to Cloud",
"blueprint": "jiraIssue",
"properties": {
"summary": "Migrate Infra to Cloud",
"description": "We need to migrate our current infrastructure from in-house to the cloud",
"status": "To Do",
"lastChangeType": "issue_created",
"changingUser": "Your Name",
"issueUrl": "https://account.atlassian.net/browse/PI-1",
"issueType": "Epic"
},
"relations": {}
}

Import Jira Historical Issues

In this example you are going to use the provided Python script to fetch data from the Jira API and ingest it to Port.

Prerequisites

This example utilizes the same blueprint and webhook definition from the previous section.

In addition, it requires a Jira API token that is provided as a parameter to the Python script

Create the Jira API token

  1. Log in to your Jira account.
  2. Click Create API token.
  3. From the dialog that appears, enter a memorable and concise Label for your token and click Create.
  4. Click Copy to copy the token to your clipboard, you will not have another opportunity to view the token value after you leave this page.

Use the following Python script to ingest historical Jira issues into port:

Jira Python script for historical issues
# Dependencies to Install
# pip install jira
# pip install requests

from jira import JIRA
import requests
import json
import os

def authenticate_with_jira(server, username, api_token):
# This function authenticates with JIRA and returns a JIRA object
return JIRA(server=server, basic_auth=(username, api_token))

def send_to_port(data, port_url):
# This function sends issue data to Port
headers = {'Content-Type': 'application/json'}
response = requests.post(port_url, headers=headers, data=json.dumps(data))

# Check the response from Port
if response.status_code != 202:
print(f"Error sending issue {data['issue']['key']} to Port: {response.status_code}")
else:
print(f"Issue {data['issue']['key']} successfully sent to Port.")

return response

def process_issues(issues):
# This function processes the issues from JIRA
total_issues_processed = 0

for issue in issues:
try:
description = issue.fields.description if issue.fields.description else None

data_to_send = {
"issue": {
"key": issue.key,
"fields": {
"summary": issue.fields.summary,
"description": description,
"status": {"name": issue.fields.status.name},
"issuetype": {"name": issue.fields.issuetype.name},
"self": issue.self,
},
"lastChangeType": "",
"self": issue.self,
},
"user": {"displayName": issue.fields.creator.displayName},
}

response = send_to_port(data_to_send, os.getenv('PORT_URL')) ## Your WEBHOOK_URL after creating the Port Webhook
if response.status_code == 202:
total_issues_processed += 1

except Exception as e:
print(f"Error processing issue {issue.key}: {str(e)}")

return total_issues_processed

def main():
jira_server = os.getenv('JIRA_SERVER') ## This is your Jira Domain https://{your_domain}.atlassian.net
username = os.getenv('USERNAMES')
api_token = os.getenv('API_TOKEN')
status_list = ["In Progress", "To Do"]
status = ','.join(f'"{s}"' for s in status_list)

jira = authenticate_with_jira(jira_server, username, api_token)

start_at = 0
max_results = 20
total_issues_processed = 0

while True:
issues = jira.search_issues(f'status in ({status})', startAt=start_at, maxResults=max_results)
if not issues:
break

total_issues_processed += process_issues(issues)
start_at += max_results

print(f"Total issues processed: {total_issues_processed}")

if __name__ == "__main__":
main()


Environment variables requirement

The script requires the following environment variables:

  • PORT_URL - the webhook URL generated by Port after creating the webhook configuration;
  • JIRA_SERVER - your Jira domain, for example https://{YOUR_DOMAIN}.atlassian.net;
  • USERNAMES - your Jira username;
  • API_TOKEN - your Jira API token (created in the previous step).

Done! you can now import historical issues from Jira into Port. Port will parse the issues according to the mapping and update the catalog entities accordingly.