Jira
Manage Jira issues, projects, and boards via the REST API.
Environment Variables
- •
JIRA_BASE_URL- Jira instance URL (e.g.https://yourorg.atlassian.net) - •
JIRA_EMAIL- Atlassian account email - •
JIRA_API_TOKEN- API token (generate at https://id.atlassian.com/manage-profile/security/api-tokens)
Auth header
All requests use Basic auth:
bash
JIRA_AUTH=$(echo -n "$JIRA_EMAIL:$JIRA_API_TOKEN" | base64)
Search issues (JQL)
bash
curl -s -H "Authorization: Basic $(echo -n "$JIRA_EMAIL:$JIRA_API_TOKEN" | base64)" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
"$JIRA_BASE_URL/rest/api/3/search?jql=project%3DDEV%20AND%20status%3D%22In%20Progress%22&maxResults=10" | jq '.issues[] | {key, summary: .fields.summary, status: .fields.status.name}'
Get issue details
bash
curl -s -H "Authorization: Basic $(echo -n "$JIRA_EMAIL:$JIRA_API_TOKEN" | base64)" \
"$JIRA_BASE_URL/rest/api/3/issue/DEV-123" | jq '{key, summary: .fields.summary, status: .fields.status.name, assignee: .fields.assignee.displayName, description: .fields.description}'
Create issue
bash
curl -s -X POST -H "Authorization: Basic $(echo -n "$JIRA_EMAIL:$JIRA_API_TOKEN" | base64)" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
"$JIRA_BASE_URL/rest/api/3/issue" \
-d '{
"fields": {
"project": {"key": "DEV"},
"summary": "Bug: Login page broken",
"description": {"type": "doc", "version": 1, "content": [{"type": "paragraph", "content": [{"type": "text", "text": "Description here"}]}]},
"issuetype": {"name": "Bug"}
}
}' | jq '{key: .key, self: .self}'
Transition issue (change status)
bash
# First get available transitions
curl -s -H "Authorization: Basic $(echo -n "$JIRA_EMAIL:$JIRA_API_TOKEN" | base64)" \
"$JIRA_BASE_URL/rest/api/3/issue/DEV-123/transitions" | jq '.transitions[] | {id, name}'
# Then transition
curl -s -X POST -H "Authorization: Basic $(echo -n "$JIRA_EMAIL:$JIRA_API_TOKEN" | base64)" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
"$JIRA_BASE_URL/rest/api/3/issue/DEV-123/transitions" \
-d '{"transition": {"id": "31"}}'
Add comment
bash
curl -s -X POST -H "Authorization: Basic $(echo -n "$JIRA_EMAIL:$JIRA_API_TOKEN" | base64)" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
"$JIRA_BASE_URL/rest/api/3/issue/DEV-123/comment" \
-d '{"body": {"type": "doc", "version": 1, "content": [{"type": "paragraph", "content": [{"type": "text", "text": "Comment from ThinkFleetBot"}]}]}}' | jq '{id: .id, created: .created}'
List projects
bash
curl -s -H "Authorization: Basic $(echo -n "$JIRA_EMAIL:$JIRA_API_TOKEN" | base64)" \
"$JIRA_BASE_URL/rest/api/3/project" | jq '.[] | {key, name}'
Notes
- •Jira Cloud uses API v3 with ADF (Atlassian Document Format) for descriptions/comments.
- •Jira Server/Data Center may use API v2 with plain text or wiki markup.
- •Rate limits apply; check response headers for
X-RateLimit-Remaining. - •Always confirm before creating, transitioning, or deleting issues.