When linking issues, user receive error as "We couldn't link the issue. Wait a few moments, then give it a try."
Platform Notice: Cloud - This article applies to Atlassian products on the cloud platform.
Summary
Users may encounter an issue where linking an issue across a project results in the warning message below.
"We couldn't link the issue. Wait a few moments, then give it another try."
Environment
Jira Cloud
Cause
This warning typically appears when the user lacks Link Issues permission in the selected project.
Solution
Assign the link Issue permission to the user in the destination project as mentioned in the below article.