How to Clone a Jira Ticket to Another Project

Quick summary

Cloning a Jira ticket to another project lets teams reuse existing issue details without manual re-entry. Use the built-in Clone and Move actions in Jira to duplicate and transfer an issue to any destination project in seconds.

Steps

1. Navigate to the Jira ticket you want to clone.
2. Click the ellipsis icon found in the ticket details.
3. From the dropdown menu, select the Clone option.
4. Click Clone to confirm the action.
5. Once cloning is complete, a notification pops up — click Open cloned issue.
6. Open the cloned ticket and click the ellipsis icon.
7. Select Move from the dropdown.
8. In the Move Issue dialog, select the destination project using the drop-down arrow.
9. Select the issue type for the destination project.
10. Click Next to proceed.
11. Click Confirm to finalize the move.
12. The cloned ticket is transferred to the target project with all details intact.