what is the JQL query to fetch linked tasks from two different scrum boards?

Question

what is the field Name to query in JQL ?

Yank · Answer

Hi @Balakumar ,

There's no "board" field in JQL. Each board is a view over a saved filter, so you query the filters behind the two boards. To find them, open each board → Board settings → General and look at Filter query. You can use that JQL directly, or use the filter name.

Here's what native JQL can do, depending on what you're after:

* Work items on either board that have any link at all

(filter = "Board A filter" OR filter = "Board B filter") AND issueLinkType is not EMPTY

To narrow it to one kind of link, name the link direction:

(filter = "Board A filter" OR filter = "Board B filter") AND issueLinkType in ("blocks", "is blocked by")
* Work items on Board B that are linked to a specific item on Board A

filter = "Board B filter" AND issue in linkedIssues("ABC-123")

linkedIssues() only takes one work item key (plus optional link types). To cover several Board A items, chain them with OR:

filter = "Board B filter" AND (issue in linkedIssues("ABC-123") OR issue in linkedIssues("ABC-124"))
* "Everything on Board B linked to anything on Board A"

Native JQL can't do this one in a single query, because linkedIssues() won't accept a filter or a sub-query. Your options are:

* Use the OR chain from (2). It's fine for a handful of items, but it's a snapshot and won't pick up new items.
* Add a JQL-extension app that takes a query as the argument.

On that last point, and as disclosure: my team builds Hooks for Jira Cloud. It adds built-in functions including linkedIssuesOf, so this becomes filter = "Board B filter" AND issue in linkedIssuesOf("filter = 'Board A filter'"). It's an admin-installed paid app, so the OR chain is the place to start if you only need this occasionally: https://marketplace.atlassian.com/apps/1595682666?utm_source=atlassian-community&utm_medium=community-answer&utm_campaign=community-answers-2026-11&utm_content=t3266021&utm_vendorID=223469334

If you can say which of 1–3 you need, and which link type ("blocks", "relates to", etc.), I'm happy to tighten the query.

Thiago Wenceslau -Appfire- · Answer

Hi @Balakumar

I’m Thiago, a support engineer at Appfire.

If you are open to using third-party apps, you can easily pull a full list of linked issues using JQL Search Extensions (JQLSE).

To find all issues linked to a specific set of results, use:

issue in linkedIssuesOfQuery("project=Yourproject", "is blocked by")

If you want to view the entire dependency tree or specify a limit on depth, you can use a recursive query:

linkedIssuesOfQueryRecursive("JQLQuery", "linkType", depth)

Note: depth must be an integer from 1-5

You can also take it a step further by filtering for issues linked to a specific project:

linkedByIssueProject = JQLQuery

Please contact our support if you have any other questions about this.
Best regards, Appfire support team.

Tomislav Tobijas · Answer

Hey @Balakumar ,

On top of what Gor said and asked, you could potentially try this:

(filter = "Board Filter 1 Name" OR filter = "Board Filter 2 Name") AND issueLinkType is not EMPTY

This should return all work items from both boards that have any link/relation to another work item (not necessarily link between these two boards).

An alternative version for linked issues (when talking about native functions) would be linkedIssues() function.

You can read more about JQL functions here: https://support.atlassian.com/jira-software-cloud/docs/jql-functions/ 📚

Cheers,
Tobi