Bring externals to the team
Join clients, vendors, or other external stakeholders in the decision without giving them Jira access.
Approval Path for Jira
Build approval workflows around the way your teams decide
Create multi-step Jira approval processes with dynamic approvers, conditions, automation, external participants, AI, and audit history across Jira and JSM.
Overview
Core values
Flexible approval workflows
Go beyond Jira’s native limitations and design approval paths that match your real processes. Create multi-step flows with full control over logic, structure, and participants.
Full visibility & compliance
Track every approval step in real time with clear status visibility, and maintain a detailed audit trail of every decision, approval, and action.
Built for complex processes
Handle any advanced approval scenario, and include the tooling you rely on – approve from Jira, email, Slack, or the JSM portal.
Flow
How it works
Assign approvers & rules
Choose users, groups, or emails and define approval logic — sequential, parallel, or conditional.
Automate the process
Trigger approvals automatically based on issue fields, priorities, or project conditions.
Track and act
Monitor approvals in real time – track comments, decisions, and progress across your pages.
Benefits
Key features
Advanced multi-step approvals
Create unlimited approval steps with flexible configurations and logic.
Dynamic approval conditions
Trigger approvals based on work item data – priority, type, budget, or custom rules.
Parallel & sequential approvals
Run approvals in order or simultaneously depending on your workflow needs.
Automation & notifications
Automatically notify stakeholders and reduce manual follow-ups.
More context & better view
AI-assisted approvals and the Jira dashboard gadget bring the right context into focus, helping teams make faster, better-informed decisions.
And much more...
Explore additional features designed to simplify approvals, improve control, and scale workflows.
Use cases
Take full control of your approval workflows - automate decisions, eliminate bottlenecks, and enforce process at scale
Product development approvals: ensure features and changes are reviewed and approved before moving forward.
Financial approvals: control budgets, expenses, and purchases with mandatory approval.
Compliance workflows: maintain structured approval processes for audits, regulations, and governance.
Change management: approve critical changes before implementation to reduce risk.
Cross-team decision-making: align stakeholders across teams with transparent approval processes.
Approval Path for JiraStructured approvals for complex workflows
Users, groups, roles & dynamic approvers
Approval, consent, vote, and abstain for internal and external participants
Conditions, parallel groups, and deadlines
Email, Slack, Jira, and JSM actions
AI, automation, webhooks & API
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Streamline approvals with Approval Path
Automate review workflows and keep your content accurate, compliant, and up to date.