Connect Jira Cloud to sync issues with Hubnity projects and track time against Jira tickets.
Why connect this tool
Yes, Hubnity seamlessly integrates with over 50 popular project management and communication tools, including Jira, Trello, Asana, Slack, and Notion.
Connecting jira reduces duplicate entry—time syncs back to Hubnity timesheets.
Connect Jira Cloud
Requires Jira Cloud (not Server/Data Center). Jira admin permissions to install the OAuth app.
Connect Jira Cloud — overview
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Go to Settings → Integrations → Jira
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Click Connect to Jira Cloud
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Sign in to Atlassian and select your site
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Grant read issues, write worklogs, and read projects permissions
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Select Jira projects to sync
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Map each Jira project to a Hubnity project
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Save connection
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Field mapping
Jira Project → Hubnity Project: required.
Jira Issue Key → Hubnity Task: auto-created with issue summary as title.
Jira Assignee → Hubnity Member: matched by email.
Jira Sprint → Hubnity Tag: optional, for sprint-based reporting.
Jira Worklog → Hubnity Time Entry: write-back on sync (configurable per project).
Sync frequency
Issues sync every 15 minutes. New and updated issues appear in the timer task picker after next sync.
Worklog write-back runs within 5 minutes of time entry sync. Format: hours as decimal (e.g., 1.5).
Permissions needed
Jira: site admin or project admin for OAuth authorization. Project-level browse and worklog permissions for synced projects.
Hubnity: Owner or Admin to install. Members use synced issues via timer.
Common errors
HUB-JIR-401: Atlassian OAuth token expired. Reconnect from Settings → Integrations → Jira.
HUB-JIR-403: Insufficient Jira permissions. Verify browse and worklog access on synced projects.
HUB-JIR-404: Jira issue deleted. Time entries remain in Hubnity but lose write-back link.
HUB-JIR-422: Worklog write-back rejected (issue in Done status with locked worklogs). Adjust Jira workflow or disable write-back for that project.
Tracking time on Jira issues
Synced issues appear in the desktop app task picker with the Jira issue key prefix (e.g., PROJ-123).
Browser extension auto-detects Jira issue pages and suggests the matching task.
