External Data Sync

by WERAREAtlassianFreemium

Fetches external API data into Jira custom fields, including selectable options, numbers, text, and cascading selections.

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PRICINGFreemium
DEPLOYMENTCloud
CATEGORYAdministrative tools
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What it does

External Data Sync connects Jira custom fields to data sources defined with external endpoints. Select, multi-select, checkbox, and cascading-select options can be populated from API data. External Number and External Text fields display numeric or text values from external sources on Jira issues. Configurations run hourly, with logs for the latest run and a manual update option.

Key capabilities

from the Atlassian Marketplace listing

API-fed field options

Select, multi-select, checkbox, and cascading-select options can receive values from external APIs.

Cascading select field

A multi-level cascading select field can populate its options from an external API.

External number field

An External Data Number field displays numeric data from an external source.

External text field

An External Data Text field displays text data from an external source.

Scheduled configurations

Configured field updates run every hour, with run logs and a manual execution option.

How it compares

External Data Sync is freemium and cloud-deployed; Simple Screen Controls and Cascade Pro for Jira have the same price model and deployment, and both were updated in Oct 2025. Multi-Level Cascading Select & Checkbox is free and cloud-deployed, with an update date of May 2026. Custom Fields Suite: Multilevel Select, Regex, Dynamic field is freemium and cloud-deployed, was updated in Aug 2026.

NamePricingDeploymentUpdated
External Data Syncthis pluginFreemiumCloud
Simple Screen ControlsFreemiumCloud
Cascade Pro for JiraFreemiumCloud
Multi-Level Cascading Select & CheckboxFreeCloud
Custom Fields Suite: Multilevel Select, Regex, Dynamic fieldFreemiumCloud

In the catalog

1,002 plugins in Jira · Administrative tools

Price distribution: 271 free, 275 freemium, 456 paid

Pricing & deployment

Platform
Atlassian
Product
Jira
Deployment
Cloud
Pricing
Freemium

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What the vendor says

«Create your data sources using your external endpoints, then configure your select/multi-select/checkbox field options to be fed from your endpoints. The app also provides three types of custom fields: - Multi-level Cascading Select: Options can be populated from external API's as well like Jira provided …»

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custom fieldsdata managementdata visualisationintegrations