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How to Integrate Jira and Asana (DEV-Friendly Guide)

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Why You Might Want This Integration

Whether you're coordinating a feature rollout or organizing a content sprint, keeping workflows smooth across tools like Jira (for engineering) and Asana (for planning) is essential.

Manual duplication, missed updates, and lost context can slow everyone down. By integrating Jira and Asana, you can:

  • Automatically sync tasks, comments, and attachments between the two.
  • Maintain consistency on due dates, statuses, and fields.
  • Let each team work in their preferred tool, without constant context switching.

What Dev Teams Can Achieve

  • Developers working in Jira can surface relevant tasks in Asana.
  • Writers updating Asana tasks automatically push changes to Jira issues.
  • Custom fields (like “estimated reading time” or “community feedback”) are preserved across platforms.

How It Works (Simplified)

Although Getint does the heavy lifting, here’s the flow:

  1. Connect Jira and Asana to Getint with API credentials.
  2. Choose what to sync—tasks, comments, attachments, custom fields.
  3. Set sync direction:
    • One-way (Asana → Jira or Jira → Asana), or
    • Two-way (both update each other).
  4. Activate the sync—no extra coding required.

Step-by-Step Setup

1. Install Getint

Get the app from the Atlassian Marketplace for secure setup.

2. Connect Jira

  • Go to Connections → "Jira integration"
  • Select type (Cloud, Server, Data Center)
  • Authenticate your Jira account

3. Connect Asana

  • Back in Connections, choose "Asana integration"
  • Authenticate with Asana
  • Grant permissions

4. Define Sync

  • Pick projects to link (e.g., “dev.to content calendar” ↔ “engineering backlog”)
  • Select one-way or two-way sync

5. Map Fields

  • Titles, descriptions, due dates
  • Custom fields like “post slug” or “publish date”

6. Apply Filters

  • Sync only relevant tasks (specific labels, statuses, or assignees)

7. Test and Enable

  • Run a test sync
  • Verify tasks, comments, and attachments
  • Enable full sync

What Syncs Between Tools?

  • Tasks & Issues
  • Comments
  • Attachments
  • Custom Fields
  • Sprints / Project Structure

DEV Community Use Cases

  • Feature Launches: Jira epics create Asana tasks for blog posts, docs, and tweets. When development closes, updates flow back to Asana.
  • Hackathon Planning: Asana manages logistics, Jira tracks engineering tasks.
  • Docs + Engineering Sync: Jira fixes push to Asana so writers can document immediately.

Best Practices

  1. Start Small – Link one project with one board first.
  2. Sync Thoughtfully – Don’t sync everything. Focus on truly shared fields.
  3. Document Your Setup – Share your sync rules for transparency.
  4. Review Regularly – Update mappings as your workflow evolves.

Final Thoughts

Integrating Jira and Asana with Getint adds clarity and reduces friction—perfect for dev.to contributors, open source maintainers, and community organizers.

It keeps everyone aligned without constant tool-switching, helping you ship features and publish content more smoothly.

💡 Curious? You can dive deeper into the full Getint guide here.

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