What’s the best way to sync task updates from Glide to external project tools?

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Hello

I am new to Glide and trying to build a lightweight task manager app. :slightly_smiling_face: One feature I am stuck on is how to send updates from Glide to external project tracking tools like Trello or Jira when a task status changes in Glide. :innocent:

Ideally; I would like to avoid using Zapier or make. com for everything due to limits. Is there a native / low-code workaround anyone has used effectively? :thinking:

What I am hoping to do is track when a user updates a task status (e.g., “In Progress” → “Done”) and then reflect that in a Jira board or at least trigger a webhook or external call. :thinking: I have tried the webhook action block but I’m unclear how to structure the data Glide sends & whether Jira accepts it directly. Also wondering if Glide Tables support storing external IDs cleanly for syncing. Checked https://www.glideapps.com/docs/webhook guide related to this .

While looking into project tools; I came across someone asking what is jira, and I realized Glide might be capable of mimicking some of its lightweight task-tracking features! :thinking:

Would love ideas or examples if anyone’s tried this integration path.

Thank you !! :slightly_smiling_face:

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To connect Glide with tools like Jira or Trello, you always need to interact with their systems in some way. Webhooks can help by passing along simple information, like a task ID and its new status. Usually, people use services like Zapier or Make along with webhooks to handle these updates and make sure the right changes happen in Jira or Trello.

If you want to avoid using Zapier or Make, you would need to connect directly to the Jira or Trello system using a feature called “Call API” in Glide. However, this feature is not available on all plans.

Glide’s webhook feature can send information much like a regular Call API action, but it only allows you to send basic details in the body. Tools like Trello or Jira often need authentication headers, which webhooks can’t provide on their own.