Import attachments located in Google Drive to Jira through CSV

Summary

To import attachments into Jira Cloud, the attachments can be located anywhere that your Jira Cloud site can access, including Google Drive. To make this work, the files need to be publicly accessible just before beginning the import. Once the import is finished, you can remove public access to the files.

Solution

Format the CSV

You'll need to retrieve and include Google Drive attachment links into the CSV file directly.

How to get the Google Drive download link

In Google Drive, select the attachment file, then "Open in a new window." The URL of the file will be something like this:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/<file_ID>/view

The Attachment column in the CSV file should follow this syntax:

The CSV file to import an issue and attach test.png to the issue from Google Drive will be as follows:

Import multiple attachments to a single work item

The process is the same as for a single attachment, and the sample syntax is below:

Related Documentation

• Importing your CSV file

• Importing attachments into Jira Cloud using CSV External System Importer

• Google Drive: Share files from Google Drive

• Google Drive: Stop, limit, or change sharing