We’ve shipped an update to Sprint Automation for Jira Cloud focused entirely on the Application logs page — making it easier to review, keep, and audit what the app has done in your Jira site. No configuration is required; the new options appear automatically.

Your log sort order is now remembered

The column and direction you sort each log table by is now saved in your browser and restored automatically next time you open the page. Each table remembers its own setting — set it once and it stays the way you like it.

Export your logs to CSV or JSON

Every log table — Configuration audit, Configuration history, and Automation logs — now has Export CSV and Export JSON buttons. Each export contains exactly the rows shown, so you can analyze automation activity in a spreadsheet, share extracts with your team, and keep records for compliance and audit.

A fuller sprint-lifecycle audit trail

Sprint lifecycle events — started, closed, created, updated, and deleted — are now recorded in the Automation logs table. Previously these lived only in internal server logs. Administrators, and especially enterprise teams with audit requirements, now get a clear, visible history of every sprint lifecycle change the app observed.

How this compares to native Jira auto-managed sprints

Jira Cloud now offers native auto-managed sprints — you can schedule a sprint to start and complete on its dates, with open issues moving to the backlog, a new sprint, or an existing future sprint. It’s a useful step, but it requires turning on parallel sprints across your whole site, works one sprint at a time, and gives you no exportable record of what the automation did — its notifications are even attributed to “Anonymous.” Here’s how Sprint Automation for Jira goes further:

Want the full breakdown? Read Jira now auto-manages sprints natively — here’s what it still doesn’t solve.

Get it today

These improvements are available to all Sprint Automation for Jira Cloud users today — no setup required. New to the app? Try it free on the Atlassian Marketplace, explore the Jira Sprint Automation guides, or read the full user guide.

Frequently asked questions

Can I export Jira sprint automation logs to CSV?

Yes. Every log table in Sprint Automation for Jira Cloud — Configuration audit, Configuration history, and Automation logs — has Export CSV and Export JSON buttons that export exactly the rows shown, so you can keep records for compliance and audit. Jira’s native auto-managed sprints do not provide an exportable log of automated sprint activity.

Does Sprint Automation record a sprint audit trail?

Yes. Sprint lifecycle events — started, closed, created, updated, and deleted — are recorded in the Automation logs, giving administrators and enterprise teams a clear, visible history of every change the app observed. Native auto-managed sprints attribute their changes to “Anonymous” and surface no comparable in-product record.

Rob Borges

Rob Borges spent the first half of his career hunting waste as a Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt and wrangling portfolios as a PMI Portfolio Manager — until he realized the tidiest process on earth still can't out-plan an optimistic human. So he switched sides and became an Agile Coach. These days he helps Kanban, Scrum, and Agile-at-Scale teams trade gut-feel deadlines for flow data, turning "we'll probably ship sometime in Q3" into release dates leaders can actually take to the board. His rule of thumb: hope is not a forecast, but your throughput history usually is.

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