Create a table structure in Jira Automation
Platform Notice: Cloud Only - This article only applies to Atlassian products on the cloud platform.
Summary
Learn how to format an email in Jira automation rules to display information in a table structure. This can be particularly useful for sending weekly reports or summarizing issue details in a structured format.
Solution
Format the table using HTML
To create a table structure within Jira automation rules, you can use HTML formatting:
Select the rule's Trigger according to your scenario.
Add the Action: Send email, using HTML to populate the content. Example:
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<table border="1"> <tr> <th>Issue Key</th> <th>Priority</th> <th>Status</th> </tr> <tr> <td>{{issue.key}}</td> <td>{{issue.priority.name}}</td> <td>{{issue.status.name}}</td> </tr> </table>The snippet above will return the table in the email body:
Issue Key | Priority | Status |
AI-57 | Highest | Backlog |
You can use smart values combined with HTML to dynamically populate the table according to your use case:
Updated on April 28, 2025
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