Is there a way to monitor a specific issue type?

[Jason Marshall]

What I would like to do is monitor Jira for a specific issue type when it is created and alert a channel in teams. Is this something that is possible now, or in the future?

[SoftServe Support]

Dear @Jason Marshall,

It is possible if you are using our connector for Jira server. 

When connecting your Jira instance to channel in MS Teams, you must set up a webhook. 
In the events section, you can add a custom JQL query to trigger notifications only for specific issue types. For example, you could try: issuetype = (issue type 1, issue type 2, ...) 

If you would have any other questions or comments, please feel free to contact us at microsoftteamsintegrationssupport@softserveinc.com 

Best regards,
SoftServe Support Team.

[Prakhar Srivastav {Appfire}]

@Jason Marshall

You can have Jira to send a webhook to Slack when the ticket is created/transitioned to your status.
Create the webhook in Jira, add it to post-function on your transition.

Managing webhooks in Jira: https://confluence.atlassian.com/adminjiracloud/managing-webhooks-776636231.html
Webhook for Jira custom event: https://confluence.atlassian.com/jirakb/how-to-use-a-webhook-with-a-custom-event-779160676.html

Incoming webhook in slack: https://api.slack.com/incoming-webhooks

Regards

Prakhar