How to display data from Bitbucket or GitHub in Jira dashboards

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Why display data from GitHub or Bitbucket in Jira dashboards?

Displaying data from Bitbucket or GitHub in Jira dashboards is a common practice in modern development teams for several practical and strategic reasons:

Collaboration and Transparency

• Cross-functional visibility: Non-developers (e.g., QA, product managers) get insight into code progress without needing GitHub/Bitbucket access.

• Faster reviews and feedback: Reviewers can find PRs needing attention right from their Jira dashboard.

Enhanced Visibility into the Development Process

• Code and project alignment: By surfacing GitHub/Bitbucket activity (e.g., pull requests, commits, branches) in Jira, stakeholders can easily see how development is progressing in relation to Jira issues.

• Live updates: Teams can monitor what code changes are being made for each ticket without switching tools.

Jira dashboards don’t natively offer gadgets for displaying data from BitBucket or GitHub, but this can be easily done by using the DevOps Gadgets for Jira.

What is DevOps Gadgets for Jira?

DevOps Gadgets for Jira is a powerful Jira app developed by StonikByte, that brings key development insights from your Bitbucket Cloud or GitHub repositories directly to your Jira dashboards.

It provides essential dashboard gadgets to help teams stay on top of their DevOps processes, helping to enhance transparency, streamline workflows, and keep development teams aligned.

What data can DevOps Gadgets display?

The DevOps Gadgets for Jira provides essential gadgets to help teams stay on top of their DevOps processes:

Latest Build Status gadget - displays the status of the latest build in a specified source code repository.

Recent Pipelines Runs gadget - displays the recent pipelines runs and helps you track ongoing and completed CI/CD pipelines with real time status updates.

Recent Pull Requests gadget - displays the most recent pull requests from a specified source code repository, helping you to keep an eye on open, merged and closed pull requests.

Recent Commits gadget - displays the latest commits, including author details and commit messages.

Conclusion

DevOps is all about speed, reliability, and continuous improvement — but without visibility, those goals are hard to reach. By bringing DevOps data from Bitbucket or GitHub into Jira with DevOps Gadgets for Jira, you empower everyone to stay informed, spot issues early, and make better decisions.

Tip: You can mix all these gadgets with others from our Great Gadgets for Jira app to create complete project dashboards.