# How Do Jira and Confluence Work Together

> To connect Jira and Confluence, create a Confluence page, use the Jira Issues Macro to insert issues or filters, create a new Jira issue, fill in details, and click create. Confluence then provides real-time Jira updates, and a notification appears when the issue is viewable in Jira.

Canonical: https://livedemo.ai/tutorials/how-do-jira-and-confluence-work-together/
Apps: Jira, Confluence
Updated: 2026-10-05
Interactive demo: https://story-api.livedemo.ai/workspaces/62255d3d3304f17b8f5e2d03/stories/692a0057243f01ed60a4e024/preview?step=1

## Steps

1. Create a confluence page and click the add icon located at the upper toolbar of your Confluence page.
2. In Confluence, use the Jira 'Issues Macro' to insert Jira issues or filters into a Confluence page.
3. You can create a new issue of Jira from Confluence.
4. Fill in the important details and through this Confluence provides real-time updates of Jira issues within Confluence, so when the issue status changes in Jira, it reflects on the Confluence page.
5. Click 'Create'.
6. By following these steps, teams can maintain product roadmaps, release notes, and sprint retrospectives in Confluence, while tracking day-to-day tasks and development work in Jira.
7. A notification pops up once the issue can be viewed in Jira website.