Quick summary
This tutorial shows how to use JQL in Jira to query linked issues by link type, such as finding all issues that are blocked by other issues. With JQL's issue link filters, teams can run powerful, targeted searches across custom and built-in link types to surface dependencies instantly.
Steps
- Click the search bar in Jira to begin your issue search.
- Select 'View all issues' to open the full issue list view.
- Switch to JQL mode by clicking the JQL option in the search toolbar.
- Enter a JQL query using the 'blocked by' link type to return all issues where the link type is blocked.
- Click the search icon to run the query and retrieve your linked issues in Jira.
- Review the results — using link issues in JQL lets you perform powerful searches across custom and built-in issue link types to find all related issues.
