Jira still sends emails although outgoing mail is disabled
Platform Notice: Cloud - This article applies to Atlassian products on the cloud platform.
Problem
Although email notifications are disabled globally in Jira, Jira is still sending emails.
Environment
Jira Cloud
Diagnosis
- Review the email content and formatting to find out if it's a standard Jira email
- Review your installed add-ons that have an email functionality
Cause
Some add-ons may bypass the Jira global email settings and send email from Jira. In this case, the email will look slightly different than the standard Jira notifications.
Examples of add-ons include:
- ScriptRunner for Jira (Escalation service script)
- Mail this issue
- Issue Reminders
- Emails sent by Automation Rules (see AUTO-112 - Atlassian Automation does not respect Jira's Outgoing Email Global configuration / use the same mail sending)
Resolution
Disable the add-ons that are sending the emails.
Last modified on Jan 22, 2025
Powered by Confluence and Scroll Viewport.