docs/content/github/administering-a-repository/configuring-autolinks-to-reference-external-resources.md

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Configuring autolinks to reference external resources	You can add autolinks to external resources like JIRA issues and Zendesk tickets to help streamline your workflow.	{% data reusables.gated-features.autolinks %}	[/articles/configuring-autolinks-to-reference-external-resources]	[{free-pro-team *} {enterprise-server *} {github-ae *}]

Anyone with admin permissions to a repository can configure autolink references to link issues, pull requests,{% if currentVersion == "free-pro-team@latest" or currentVersion == "github-ae@latest" or currentVersion ver_gt "enterprise-server@2.21" %} commit messages, and release descriptions{% else %} and commit messages{% endif %} to external third-party services.

If you use Zendesk to track user-reported tickets, for example, you can reference a ticket number in the pull request you open to fix the issue.

{% data reusables.repositories.navigate-to-repo %} {% data reusables.repositories.sidebar-settings %} 3. In the left sidebar, click Autolink references. 4. Click Add autolink reference. 5. Under "Reference prefix", type a short, meaningful prefix you want collaborators to use to generate autolinks for the external resource. 6. Under "Target URL", type the link to the external system you want to link to. Make sure to keep <num> as a variable for the reference number. 7. Click Add autolink reference.