Hey everyone! I’m scratching my head over this one. I want to set up a system where when a new issue is made in JIRA, it automatically makes an event in Google Calendar. The tricky part is getting the start and end times for the calendar event from custom fields in the JIRA issue.
I know I need to use a JIRA webhook, but I’m not sure how to connect it to the Google Calendar API. Has anyone done something like this before? Any tips or pointers would be super helpful!
I’ve been googling for hours and I’m still stumped. Maybe I’m missing something obvious? If you’ve got experience with JIRA webhooks or the Google Calendar API, I’d love to hear your thoughts. Thanks a bunch for any help you can give!
I’ve actually tackled this exact problem before! Here’s what worked for me:
I used Microsoft Power Automate (formerly Flow) to bridge JIRA and Google Calendar. It’s surprisingly powerful for this kind of integration.
Set up a flow that triggers on new JIRA issues, then use the JIRA connector to grab your custom field data. From there, you can use the Google Calendar connector to create events.
The trickiest part was mapping the JIRA fields to calendar event properties, but once you get that sorted, it’s smooth sailing.
One tip: make sure to handle time zone differences properly. JIRA and Google Calendar can sometimes interpret times differently, so double-check that events are showing up when you expect.
This approach saved me tons of time compared to building a custom solution. Hope this helps!
hey there! i’ve dealt with this before. zapier is pretty great for connecting jira and google calendar. you can set up a zap that triggers when a new jira issue is created, then pulls the custom fields you need and creates a calendar event. it’s way easier than coding everything from scratch. good luck!
I implemented a similar integration using middleware tools that automatically bridge JIRA and Google Calendar. In my experience, setting up a JIRA webhook to trigger an automation service works well. When a new issue is created, the service retrieves the custom start and end date fields and then calls the Google Calendar API to create an event. This approach avoids extensive coding and simplifies authentication, making the process more reliable and easy to modify as needs change. Overall, this method streamlines the connection between your systems.