Project Management OAuth 2.0

Jira REST API

Agile project management and issue tracking REST API

Jira REST API enables developers to programmatically manage projects, issues, workflows, and agile boards. Used by development teams to integrate bug tracking, sprint planning, and project management into their tools and automate workflow processes. The API provides comprehensive access to Jira's issue tracking capabilities, custom fields, permissions, and reporting features.

Base URL https://your-domain.atlassian.net/rest/api/3

API Endpoints

Method	Endpoint	Description
GET	`/issue/{issueIdOrKey}`	Get details of a specific issue by ID or key
POST	`/issue`	Create a new issue in a project
PUT	`/issue/{issueIdOrKey}`	Update an existing issue's fields
DELETE	`/issue/{issueIdOrKey}`	Delete an issue permanently
GET	`/search`	Search for issues using JQL (Jira Query Language)
POST	`/issue/{issueIdOrKey}/comment`	Add a comment to an issue
GET	`/project`	List all projects accessible to the user
GET	`/project/{projectIdOrKey}`	Get details of a specific project
POST	`/issue/{issueIdOrKey}/transitions`	Transition an issue to a different status
GET	`/issue/{issueIdOrKey}/transitions`	Get available transitions for an issue
GET	`/user/search`	Search for users by query string
POST	`/issue/{issueIdOrKey}/assignee`	Assign an issue to a user
GET	`/board`	List all agile boards
GET	`/board/{boardId}/sprint`	Get all sprints for an agile board
POST	`/issue/{issueIdOrKey}/attachments`	Add one or more attachments to an issue

Code Examples

curl -X GET \
  'https://your-domain.atlassian.net/rest/api/3/issue/PROJ-123' \
  -H 'Authorization: Bearer YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN' \
  -H 'Accept: application/json'

const response = await fetch(
  'https://your-domain.atlassian.net/rest/api/3/issue/PROJ-123',
  {
    method: 'GET',
    headers: {
      'Authorization': 'Bearer YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN',
      'Accept': 'application/json'
    }
  }
);
const issue = await response.json();
console.log(issue.fields.summary);

import requests

url = 'https://your-domain.atlassian.net/rest/api/3/issue/PROJ-123'
headers = {
    'Authorization': 'Bearer YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN',
    'Accept': 'application/json'
}

response = requests.get(url, headers=headers)
issue = response.json()
print(issue['fields']['summary'])

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create_jira_issue Create a new Jira issue with specified project, type, summary, and description

search_jira_issues Search for Jira issues using JQL queries and return matching results

update_issue_status Transition a Jira issue to a different workflow status

add_issue_comment Add a comment to an existing Jira issue

get_sprint_issues Retrieve all issues in a specific sprint for agile planning

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Code Examples

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