Extended Search

Extended Search lets you search through your Jira instance using JQL with the additional functions included with JQL Search Extensions for Jira.

How to use Extended Search

1. In the top bar in Jira, select Apps > JQL Search Extensions. The Extended Search page is displayed in a new tab.

2. In the query input field, type a JQL query and press Search or hit Enter.

You can use additional functions provided by JQL Search Extensions. For example, to find all issues with a summary starting with “Hello”, type issue in wildcardMatch("summary", "Hello*").

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Save the query as a filter

You can save your Extended Search query as a Jira filter. After you perform your search, click Save the query as a filter.

See Extended Search filters to learn more about using and sharing filters.

Extended Search JQL functions

For a full list of extensions, including examples, see JQL functions reference.

Permissions and feature availability

The Extended Search page is available through the global permission that controls the visibility of the Extended Search feature. By default, this permission is granted to all Jira users.