How Can I Automate Order Processing and Inventory Management in My E-commerce Store Using Jira?

[Adwysd Clothing]

Hello Atlassian community,

I run an e-commerce store (https://alwaysdowhatyoushoulddoclothing.com/) that sells clothing online. We are currently using Jira for managing our internal projects, and I’m looking for ways to automate certain processes to enhance efficiency. Specifically, I’d like to integrate Jira with our e-commerce platform to:

1. Automatically create tasks for order fulfillment when a new order is placed.
2. Track inventory levels in real-time and automatically notify the team when stock is running low.
3. Streamline customer service requests by creating Jira tickets for customer inquiries related to products, shipping, and returns.

Has anyone implemented a similar workflow, and could you recommend best practices, plugins, or APIs that can help achieve this seamless integration?

Thank you for your help!

[Carlos Garcia Navarro · Accepted solution]

Hi @Adwysd Clothing ,

Welcome to the Community! For item 3) I'd recommend to check Jira Service Management. You can create a Service Desk to manage customer service requests. (https://www.atlassian.com/software/jira/service-management)

For 1) and 2), can you share more details on how your e-commerce platform works? E.g., if you send or receive an email every time an order is placed or fulfilled, you could set up the creation of a Jira ticket which the email (https://support.atlassian.com/jira-cloud-administration/docs/create-issues-and-comments-from-email/)