Bulk users are added a watchers in one of the Jira issue.

[Vasanthakumar V]

Bulk users(400+) are added a watchers in one of the Jira issue. There is no autmation rule is configured. Any idea how it is happned?

Note: that issue is created by Jira mail handlers.

[Vishal · Accepted solution]

Hi @Vasanthakumar V 

Check your mail handlers configuration, you must have CC Watchers checkbox ticked, this adds all the users in the CC as watchers while processing the mail.

Hope it helps.

[Vasanthakumar V]

Thanks. It helps

[Muhammad Moazzam Hassan]

May be it is a Emailed Request and all the CC and To users have been added as a Watcher, and you can check it in history as well, or check the email logs.

[Sanjen Bariki]

Hi @Vasanthakumar V ,

Welcome to Atlassian community!

As per my experince this is not possible and Atlassian also have open ticket for this feature

•  Atlassian feature ticket 

There is only three ways to achive it via the automation and by the help of plugin like Script runner and other add-ons for the bulk watchers in Jira or Via email request

Please accept the answer If it helps you 😊.

Regards,

Sanjen Bariki