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Last updated Mar 20, 2025

Direct link

This chapter provides information on direct links feature.

Link to Create issue from template

You can create a link that directly opens the issue creation form with a template and other fields already selected. The link can be reused by adding a new item under a selected project.

Steps

  1. Navigate to your project and click Create from template.
  2. Copy the URL.
    Obtaining a URL
    Obtaining a URL
    Tip

    Your URL should look similar to this:
    https://instancename.atlassian.net/jira/software/projects/TE/apps/fbe0abcb-3b23-4bb6-98a3-3b2d3d01ea23/e3ac5b32-3a39-4cfe-93af-48232ce09cee

  3. Select one of the parameters from the list below and paste it into the URL as shown in the example.

Here’s the list of available parameters:

Parameter Example
projectKey SCRUM
issueTypeId 10600
templateKey PMT-1
Example

In the end, the URL should look like this:
https://instancename.atlassian.net/jira/software/projects/TE/apps/fbe0abcb-3b23-4bb6-98a3-3b2d3d01ea23/e3ac5b32-3a39-4cfe-93af-48232ce09cee?projectKey=TE&templateKey=REP-1&issueTypeId=10001&templateSourceKey=REP

Info
  • Separate parameters by &.
  • Make sure all characters are capitalized correctly. Otherwise, the link may not work.
  • If you don’t know how to find the Issue Type ID check the FAQ.

Result

After using the link, the create from template view has been opened in your project.