--- title: "Connect Slack and JIRA - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"New Mention (instant)\" fires in Slack, your agent runs \"Create Issue\" in JIRA, or \"New Issue\" in JIRA to \"Send Direct Message\" in Slack." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/slack-to-jira" --- # Connect Slack and JIRA When **New Mention (instant)** fires in [Slack](https://apiant.ai/connections/slack), your agent runs **Create Issue** in [JIRA](https://apiant.ai/connections/jira), or **New Issue** in JIRA to **Send Direct Message** in Slack. Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. Slack **15** triggers Slack **60** actions JIRA **2** triggers JIRA **138** actions What the catalog holds today. Ask for anything missing and your agent reads the API documentation and adds it. ## What do you want Slack and JIRA to do together? Give your AI client this address. `https://mcp.apiant.ai` One connection does both: ask your client to act in an app once, or have it build an automation that keeps running. Any client that takes a remote MCP server. Nothing to install. Create your free account, then sign in once in your browser. ### Set it up in your client ### Claude Code Run this in the directory you want to work in. `claude mcp add --transport http -s project apiant-ai https://mcp.apiant.ai` Start Claude Code there, approve the server, and sign in in the browser page it opens. [Claude Code guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp/claude-code) ### Claude, web and desktop Open Customize, then Connectors, then Add custom connector, and paste the address. On Team and Enterprise an owner adds it first. [Setup guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp) ### Cursor Add the address to your MCP configuration as a server URL. Cursor signs you in in your browser. [Setup guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp) ### Zed Open Settings, then AI, then MCP Servers, then Add Server, then Add Remote Server. [Setup guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp) ### Codex and the ChatGPT desktop app Open Settings, then MCP servers, then Add server, and choose Streamable HTTP. From the terminal, Codex takes the address with its own add command and then signs you in. [Setup guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp) ### Any other MCP client Paste the address where the client asks for a remote MCP server URL, and name the server apiant-ai where it lets you. APIANT's skills reach the client over the same connection. [Setup guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp) Connecting JIRA and Slack lets issue activity show up where your team already talks. A new or updated JIRA issue can open a Slack channel, post details, or send the assignee a direct message, and a Slack mention or reaction can create a JIRA issue or add a comment back on one. Example flows ## What Slack and JIRA can do together ### From Slack to JIRA - When **New Mention (instant)** in Slack then **Create Issue** in JIRA - When **New Reaction Added** in Slack then **Add Comment to Issue** in JIRA ### From JIRA to Slack - When **New Issue** in JIRA then **Send Direct Message** in Slack - When **New or Updated Issue** in JIRA then **Send Ephemeral Message** in Slack Starting points drawn from the triggers and actions in the catalog today. Describe the flow you need, at any depth, and your agent builds it and tests every scenario before it ships. Everything your agent can do with Slack and JIRA ## Triggers and actions 17 triggers · 198 actions - Trigger **New Channel** Triggers when a new channel is created in the workspace. - Trigger **New Channel (instant)** Triggers when a new channel is created (Slack event channel_created). - Trigger **New Channel Member** Triggers when a member joins a chosen channel (Slack event member_joined_channel). - Trigger **New File (instant)** Triggers when a new file is uploaded to the workspace (Slack event file_created). - Trigger **New Mention (instant)** Triggers when a username or keyword is mentioned in a channel. Events API message events with keyword filter. - Trigger **New Message Posted to Channel** Triggers when a message is posted to a chosen channel (Slack event message.channels). - Trigger **New Message Posted to Private Channel** Triggers when a message is posted to a chosen private channel or group DM (Slack events message.groups, message.mpim). - Trigger **New Pinned Item** Triggers when an item is pinned in a channel. - Trigger **New Public Message Posted Anywhere** Triggers when a message is posted to any public channel (Slack event message.channels). - Trigger **New Reaction Added** Triggers when an emoji reaction is added to a message (Slack event reaction_added). - Trigger **New Saved Message** Triggers when a message or file is saved (starred) (Slack event star_added). - Trigger **New Team Custom Emoji** Triggers when a custom emoji is added to the workspace (Slack event emoji_changed). - Trigger **New Thread Reply** Triggers when a new reply is added to a message thread. - Trigger **New User** Triggers when a new user joins the workspace. Polling; deduped by user id. - Trigger **New User (instant)** Triggers when a new user joins the workspace (Slack event team_join). - Action **Add Bookmark** Add a bookmark to a channel. - Action **Add Reaction** Add an emoji reaction to a message. - Action **Add Star** Save a message or file by starring it. - Action **Archive Channel** Archive a channel. - Action **Complete Reminder** Mark a reminder as complete. - Action **Create Canvas** Create a standalone canvas document. - Action **Create Channel** Create a new public or private channel. - Action **Create Channel Canvas** Create a canvas attached to a channel. - Action **Create Reminder** Create a reminder for a user at a specified time. - Action **Delete Canvas** Delete a canvas. - Action **Delete File** Delete a file from the workspace. - Action **Delete Message** Delete a message from a channel by timestamp. - Action **Delete Reminder** Delete a reminder. - Action **Delete Scheduled Message** Cancel a scheduled message before it is sent. - Action **Edit Bookmark** Edit an existing channel bookmark. - Action **Edit Canvas** Edit the content of a canvas. - Action **Find Channel by Name** List channels filtered to locate a channel by name (client filters the returned list). - Action **Find User by Email** Look up a Slack user by their email address. - Action **Get Channel Messages** Fetch the message history of a channel. - Action **Get File Info** Get information about a file. - Action **Get Message Permalink** Get a permanent link to a specific message. - Action **Get Message Reactions** Get the emoji reactions on a message. - Action **Get Team Info** Get information about the workspace. - Action **Get Thread Replies** Get the replies in a message thread. - Action **Get User Info** Get profile information for a Slack user by ID. - Action **Get User Presence** Get a user's current presence status. - Action **Get User Profile** Get a user's profile fields. - Action **Invite User to Channel** Invite one or more users to a channel (comma-separated user IDs). - Action **Join Channel** Join a public channel. - Action **Leave Channel** Leave a channel. - Action **List Bookmarks** List the bookmarks in a channel. - Action **List Channel Members** List the members of a channel. - Action **List Channels** List channels in the workspace (public and private). - Action **List Custom Emojis** List the workspace's custom emojis. - Action **List Files** List files in the workspace, optionally filtered by channel or user. - Action **List Pinned Items** List the items pinned in a channel. - Action **List Scheduled Messages** List messages scheduled to be sent later. - Action **List User Groups** List the workspace's user groups. - Action **List Users** List all users in the workspace. - Action **List User's Channels** List the channels a user is a member of. - Action **Mark Channel Read** Set the read cursor position in a channel. - Action **Pin Message** Pin a message to a channel. - Action **Remove Bookmark** Remove a bookmark from a channel. - Action **Remove Reaction** Remove an emoji reaction from a message. - Action **Remove Star** Remove a star from a message or file. - Action **Remove User from Channel** Remove a member from a channel. - Action **Rename Channel** Rename a channel. - Action **Schedule Message** Schedule a message to be sent to a channel at a future Unix time. - Action **Search Files** Search files across the workspace. - Action **Search Messages** Search messages across the workspace. - Action **Send Direct Message** Open a DM with a user and post a message to it. - Action **Send Ephemeral Message** Send a message in a channel that is visible only to one user. - Action **Send Message** Post a message to a channel, private group, or DM. - Action **Set Channel Purpose** Set the purpose (description) for a channel. - Action **Set Channel Topic** Set the topic for a channel. - Action **Set User Presence** Set the authenticated user's presence status. - Action **Unarchive Channel** Restore an archived channel. - Action **Unpin Message** Remove a pinned message from a channel. - Action **Update Message** Update an existing message in a channel by timestamp. - Action **Upload File** Upload a file and share it to one or more channels. - Trigger **New Issue** Polls for newly created issues in a project (ordered by creation date). - Trigger **New or Updated Issue** Polls for issues created or updated recently (ordered by updated date). - Action **Add attachment** add an attachment to an issue - Action **Add comment** add a comment to an issue - Action **Add Comment to Issue** Adds a comment to the specified issue. - Action **Add filter as favorite** Add filter as favorite - Action **Add gadget to dashboard** Add gadget to dashboard - Action **Add user to group** add a user to a group - Action **Add vote** add the current user's vote to an issue - Action **Add worklog** add a worklog to an issue - Action **Archive issues by ID or key** archive issues by ID/key - Action **Archive issue(s) by JQL** Archive issue(s) by JQL - Action **Assign Issue** Assigns an issue to a user by account ID. - Action **Bulk create issue** bulk create issues - Action **Bulk create statuses** Bulk create statuses - Action **Bulk delete issues** bulk delete issues - Action **Bulk delete Statuses** Bulk delete Statuses - Action **Bulk delete worklogs** bulk delete worklogs on an issue - Action **Bulk edit dashboards** Bulk edit dashboards - Action **Bulk edit issues** bulk edit issue fields - Action **Bulk fetch issues** bulk fetch issues by ID/key - Action **Bulk move issues** bulk move issues - Action **Bulk move worklogs** bulk move worklogs - Action **Bulk transition issue statuses** bulk transition issue statuses - Action **Bulk unwatch issues** bulk unwatch issues - Action **Bulk watch issues** bulk watch issues - Action **Change filter owner** Change filter owner - Action **Copy dashboard** Copy dashboard - Action **Create component** Create component - Action **Create custom field** Create custom field - Action **Create dashboard** Create dashboard - Action **Create filter** Create filter - Action **Create group** Create group - Action **Create Issue** Creates a new issue in the specified project. - Action **Create issue link** create a link between two issues - Action **Create issue link type** create an issue link type - Action **Create issue type** create an issue type - Action **Create project** create a project - Action **Create project category** create a project category - Action **Create related work** Create related work - Action **Create user** create a user - Action **Create version** Create version - Action **Delete and replace version** Delete and replace version - Action **Delete attachment** delete an attachment - Action **Delete comment** delete a comment - Action **Delete component** Delete component - Action **Delete custom field** Delete custom field - Action **Delete dashboard** Delete dashboard - Action **Delete filter** Delete filter - Action **Delete Issue** Deletes an issue by its key or ID. - Action **Delete issue link** delete an issue link - Action **Delete issue link type** delete an issue link type - Action **Delete issue type** delete an issue type - Action **Delete project** delete a project - Action **Delete project asynchronously** delete a project asynchronously - Action **Delete project category** delete a project category - Action **Delete related work** Delete related work - Action **Delete user** delete a user - Action **Delete version** Delete version - Action **Delete vote** remove the current user's vote from an issue - Action **Delete watcher** remove a watcher from an issue - Action **Delete worklog** delete a worklog - Action **Export Archived Issues** Export archived issue(s) - Action **Get all dashboards** Get all dashboards - Action **Get all projects** Get all projects - Action **Get attachment content** get attachment content - Action **Get attachment metadata** get attachment metadata - Action **Get available transitions** Get available transitions - Action **Get bulk available transitions** get transitions available for bulk transition - Action **Get comment** get a single comment - Action **Get comments by IDs** get comments by IDs - Action **Get component** Get component - Action **Get create issue metadata** Get create issue metadata - Action **Get create metadata issue types for a project** get create-metadata issue types for a project - Action **Get custom field** Fetches a custom field's definition by its ID, including its name, description and field type. Returns found = false when no field has that ID. - Action **Get dashboard** Get dashboard - Action **Get edit issue metadata** get edit metadata for an issue - Action **Get favorite filters** Get favorite filters - Action **Get filter** Get filter - Action **Get group** Get group - Action **Get Issue** Returns the details of a single issue by its key or ID. - Action **Get Issue Comments** Returns all comments for the specified issue. - Action **Get issue link** get an issue link - Action **Get issue link type** get an issue link type - Action **Get issue link types** list issue link types - Action **Get Issue Transitions** Returns the workflow transitions available for the specified issue. - Action **Get issue type** get an issue type - Action **Get issue watchers** get watchers of an issue - Action **Get issue worklogs** get worklogs on an issue - Action **Get is watching issue bulk** check watching status for multiple issues - Action **Get my filters** Get my filters - Action **Get Project** Returns the details of a single project by its key or ID. - Action **Get project category** Fetches a project category by ID, with its name and description. An error occurs if the category is not found. - Action **Get project components** get all components of a project - Action **Get project versions** get all versions of a project - Action **Get recent projects** get recently viewed projects - Action **Get related work** Get related work - Action **Get status** Get status - Action **Get status category** Get status category - Action **Get transitions** get available transitions for an issue - Action **Get user** get a user - Action **Get user groups** get groups a user belongs to - Action **Get users from group** list members of a group - Action **Get version** Get version - Action **Get votes** get votes on an issue - Action **Get worklog** get a worklog - Action **Get worklogs by IDs** get worklogs by IDs - Action **Get worklogs by issue ID and worklog ID** get worklogs by issue ID and worklog ID (internal) - Action **List Project Issue Types** Returns the issue types available, optionally for a given project. - Action **List Projects** Returns a paginated list of projects visible to the user. - Action **List users** Lists the users visible to the connected Jira account. Takes no search criterion. - Action **Merge versions** merge one version into another - Action **Move version** Move version - Action **Remove filter as favorite** Remove filter as favorite - Action **Remove gadget from dashboard** Remove gadget from dashboard - Action **Remove group** Remove group - Action **Remove user from group** remove a user from a group - Action **Restore custom field from trash** Restore custom field from trash - Action **Restore deleted or archived project** restore a deleted or archived project - Action **Search for dashboards** Search for dashboards - Action **Search for filters** Search for filters - Action **Search for issues using JQL enhanced search (GET)** Search for issues using JQL enhanced search (GET) - Action **Search for issues using JQL enhanced search (POST)** search for issues using enhanced JQL (POST) - Action **Search Issues (JQL)** Searches for issues using a JQL query. - Action **Transition Issue** Moves an issue to a new status by performing a workflow transition. - Action **Unarchive issues by keys or ID** unarchive issues by key/ID - Action **Update comment** update a comment - Action **Update component** Update component - Action **Update custom field** Update custom field - Action **Update dashboard** Update dashboard - Action **Update filter** Update filter - Action **Update gadget on dashboard** Update gadget on dashboard - Action **Update Issue** edit an issue - Action **Update issue link type** update an issue link type - Action **Update issue type** update an issue type - Action **Update project** update a project - Action **Update project category** update a project category - Action **Update related work** Update one related-work link on a Jira project version. Reads the version's existing related work, overlays only the fields you supply, then writes the merged object back — so anything you leave blank keeps its current value. - Action **Update version** Update version - Action **Update worklog** update a worklog ## Each app on its own - [ **Slack** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connections/slack) - [ **JIRA** Atlassian JIRA Cloud — issue tracking and project management.](https://apiant.ai/connections/jira) Reviews ## What our customers say ## More from Slack - [ **Slack to HubSpot** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/slack-to-hubspot) - [ **Slack to Google Sheets** Google Sheets](https://apiant.ai/connect/slack-to-google-sheets) - [ **Slack to Gmail** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/slack-to-gmail) - [ **Slack to Google Drive** Google Drive is a cloud storage solution for uploading, sharing, and collaborating on files across devices...](https://apiant.ai/connect/slack-to-google-drive) - [ **Slack to QuickBooks Online** QuickBooks Online accounting — manage customers, invoices, bills, payments, vendors, expenses, and more via...](https://apiant.ai/connect/slack-to-quickbooks-online) - [ **Slack to Pipedrive** Pipedrive is a sales CRM and pipeline management tool.](https://apiant.ai/connect/slack-to-pipedrive) ## More into JIRA - [ **HubSpot to JIRA** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/hubspot-to-jira) - [ **Google Calendar to JIRA** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-calendar-to-jira) - [ **Stripe to JIRA** Stripe is a payment processing platform for online businesses.](https://apiant.ai/connect/stripe-to-jira) - [ **QuickBooks Online to JIRA** QuickBooks Online accounting — manage customers, invoices, bills, payments, vendors, expenses, and more via...](https://apiant.ai/connect/quickbooks-online-to-jira) - [ **Pipedrive to JIRA** Pipedrive is a sales CRM and pipeline management tool.](https://apiant.ai/connect/pipedrive-to-jira) - [ **ActiveCampaign to JIRA** ActiveCampaign is a marketing automation, email marketing, and CRM platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/activecampaign-to-jira) Questions ## Slack and JIRA, answered ### ### Can a JIRA issue get its own Slack channel automatically? Yes. The New Issue trigger in JIRA can run Create Channel in Slack, then Send Message and Pin Message so the details stay at the top. You can also add a comment on the JIRA issue naming the channel. ### ### Can a Slack message turn into a JIRA issue? Yes. The New Mention trigger in Slack can run Create Issue in JIRA, with the project and issue type you choose. A reaction added in Slack can instead run Add comment on an existing JIRA issue. ### ### What can start an automation from Slack? Any of Slack's 15 triggers in the catalog, including New Mention (instant), New Reaction Added, New Channel and New Channel (instant). Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one. ### ### What can your agent do in JIRA when something happens in Slack? Any of JIRA's 138 actions, including Add comment, Create Issue, Create component and Create custom field. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from JIRA to Slack? Yes. When something happens in JIRA, your agent can act in Slack too. This page covers both directions: JIRA's triggers and Slack's actions are listed here as well. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for Slack or JIRA? No. Both are in the catalog with their triggers and actions. You describe the automation; your agent builds it, tests every scenario and keeps it running. ### ### Can my AI client use Slack and JIRA without building an automation? Yes. With your AI client connected to APIANT, ask it to do something in either app once and it runs that action on the spot. Ask for an automation and your agent builds it, tests every scenario and keeps it running. One connection covers both. ### ### What happens when something fails? Your agent works that out for you. It plans the failure paths along with the happy path, then tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Is there a free plan? Yes. Every plan includes the agent, including free, and building from your own AI client spends no assistant credits.