Jira Watch Integration
Simple Bookmarks lets you toggle your native Jira watch status for any bookmarked issue without leaving the Bookmarks dashboard. This is the same watch status you would set by clicking Watch inside a Jira issue.
What is Watch Integration
Watching a Jira issue means you receive Jira’s standard notifications when that issue is updated (comments, status changes, field edits, and so on). Simple Bookmarks surfaces a watch toggle on each row of the dashboard so you can manage your subscriptions alongside your bookmarks.
Watch status is not unique to Simple Bookmarks — it is your Jira account-level watch status for that issue, visible to project administrators.
Toggling Watch Status
Each row in the Bookmarks dashboard displays a watch icon in the Watch column:
| Icon | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Eye icon (colored) | You are currently watching the issue |
| EyeOff icon (muted) | You are not watching the issue |
To toggle watch status:
- Find the bookmark row for the issue you want to update.
- Click the watch icon in the Watch column.
- A loading spinner replaces the icon briefly while the change is applied.
- A toast notification confirms the result:
- “Now watching PROJ-123” when you start watching
- “Stopped watching PROJ-123” when you stop watching
The icon updates to reflect the new state immediately after the API call completes.
Filtering by Watch Status
Use the Watch Status filter in the dashboard filter bar to show bookmarks based on your watch status:
| Option | Shows |
|---|---|
| All | All bookmarks regardless of watch status |
| Watching | Only bookmarks for issues you are currently watching |
| Not Watching | Only bookmarks for issues you are not watching |
This filter is useful for reviewing which bookmarked issues you are subscribed to or for finding bookmarks where you may want to start watching.
The Watch Status filter can be combined with the Priority and Due Date filters, and with the search bar, to narrow results further.