Connect Jira to Bitbucket

Connect Jira Software applications with your Bitbucket Cloud account for your team to enjoy the seamless integration of issues and code.

By connecting to Bitbucket, you can:

• Surface repository activity – Jira Software issues automatically update to show repo branch, commit, pull request activity, and, if you have Bitbucket Pipelines enabled, your builds and deployments. For more information, see how to reference issues in your development work.

• Get deep integration in Bitbucket – See the core details of Jira Software issues without having to change context, from anywhere in Bitbucket you see a Jira Software issue key, including commit messages, pull request comments, and deployment information.

• Automate Jira Software workflows – Jira Software workflows sync with repo activity to update automatically as you work.

Read more about the benefits of integrating Jira Softwareapplications with Bitbucket Cloud. If you're using a Jira Software Data Center application, see Linking a Bitbucket or GitHub repository with Jira Software.

Connect Jira Software with a Bitbucket Cloud account

Prerequisites:

• To link Jira Software and Bitbucket Cloud you will need to have a Jira Software subscription and a Bitbucket account.

• You’ll need to create a Bitbucket workspace so that you can link it to your Jira Software instance.

• Log in to Jira Software as admin (Jira Software project admin permissions are not sufficient).

If you're connecting a Jira Software project:

1. Navigate to your project and go to Project Settings > Features to enable code in your Jira Software project.

2. Go to the code page and select “Connect to Bitbucket”, then choose the Bitbucket workspace you want to connect.

3. Once you’ve connected Jira Software with Bitbucket Cloud, you can connect repositories to your project by including issue keys at the beginning of your branch names, commit messages, or pull requests.

You can also connect to a Bitbucket Cloud workspace by selecting Add shortcut from your project navigation and then selecting Repository. Once the repository link is created, choose Integrate Bitbucket to sync your Jira Software and Bitbucket accounts.

If you're connecting Jira Work Management:

1. Choose> Products.

2. Under INTEGRATIONS, select DVCS accounts.

3. Select Link Bitbucket Cloud account.

If you're connecting service projects:

1. Choose Settings > Projects.

2. Select the project you want to connect with.

3. Select Project Settings.

4. Scroll down to Development tools.

5. Click Connect and select Bitbucket Cloud.

Once the link is created, choose Integrate Bitbucket to sync your Jira Software and Bitbucket accounts.

Continue the connection process in Bitbucket

The connection process takes you to Bitbucket. Make sure you're logged in to the Bitbucket account that has the repos you want to connect with Jira Software, and then Grant access for Jira Software to your Bitbucket account.

Now, in Bitbucket, grant Bitbucket access to Jira Software.

You can enable Smart Commits for all existing repos in the account and for any repos added in future. (See Processing Jira Software issues with Smart Commits.) You can manage these settings later from the DVCS accounts settings page in Jira Software. See “Manage your linked account” below.

Once connected, you'll see your Bitbucket repos listed on the DVCS accounts settings page in Jira Software.

Approve an incomplete connection request in Jira Software

To complete a connection request in Jira Software, you must be logged in as a Jira Software admin. If you’ve started connecting Jira Software with Bitbucket Cloud and you’re unable to complete the process, you’ll need to ask a Jira Software admin to complete it for you. They can either:

• go to the Code page and select Connect workspace to connect the relevant Bitbucket workspace; or

• select Products from the Jira Software Settings menu, and select DVCS accounts under the Integrations heading. Then select Grant access to connect Bitbucket.

Manage your linked account settings

After you link a Bitbucket Cloud account with Jira Software, you can manage the connection and from the 'DVCS accounts' page in Jira Software.

If you're having problems with the connection, see Troubleshoot connections with Bitbucket Cloud.