Jira

Access the Jira Cloud API with managed OAuth authentication. Search issues with JQL, create and manage issues, and automate workflows.

Quick Start

bash

# First, get your cloud ID
python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://gateway.maton.ai/jira/oauth/token/accessible-resources')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

# Then search issues
python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://gateway.maton.ai/jira/ex/jira/{cloudId}/rest/api/3/search/jql?jql=project%3DKEY&maxResults=10')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

Base URL

code

https://gateway.maton.ai/jira/{native-api-path}

Replace {native-api-path} with the actual Jira API endpoint path. The gateway proxies requests to api.atlassian.com and automatically injects your OAuth token.

Getting Cloud ID

Jira Cloud requires a cloud ID. Get it first:

bash

GET /jira/oauth/token/accessible-resources

Response:

json

[{
  "id": "62909843-b784-4c35-b770-e4e2a26f024b",
  "url": "https://yoursite.atlassian.net",
  "name": "yoursite"
}]

Authentication

All requests require the Maton API key in the Authorization header:

code

Authorization: Bearer $MATON_API_KEY

Environment Variable: Set your API key as MATON_API_KEY:

bash

export MATON_API_KEY="YOUR_API_KEY"

Getting Your API Key

•Sign in or create an account at maton.ai
•Go to maton.ai/settings
•Copy your API key

Connection Management

Manage your Jira OAuth connections at https://ctrl.maton.ai.

List Connections

bash

python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://ctrl.maton.ai/connections?app=jira&status=ACTIVE')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

Create Connection

bash

python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
data = json.dumps({'app': 'jira'}).encode()
req = urllib.request.Request('https://ctrl.maton.ai/connections', data=data, method='POST')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
req.add_header('Content-Type', 'application/json')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

Get Connection

bash

python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://ctrl.maton.ai/connections/{connection_id}')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

Response:

json

{
  "connection": {
    "connection_id": "21fd90f9-5935-43cd-b6c8-bde9d915ca80",
    "status": "ACTIVE",
    "creation_time": "2025-12-08T07:20:53.488460Z",
    "last_updated_time": "2026-01-31T20:03:32.593153Z",
    "url": "https://connect.maton.ai/?session_token=...",
    "app": "jira",
    "metadata": {}
  }
}

Open the returned url in a browser to complete OAuth authorization.

Delete Connection

bash

python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://ctrl.maton.ai/connections/{connection_id}', method='DELETE')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

Specifying Connection

If you have multiple Jira connections, specify which one to use with the Maton-Connection header:

bash

python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://gateway.maton.ai/jira/ex/jira/{cloudId}/rest/api/3/project')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
req.add_header('Maton-Connection', '21fd90f9-5935-43cd-b6c8-bde9d915ca80')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

If omitted, the gateway uses the default (oldest) active connection.

API Reference

Projects

List Projects

bash

GET /jira/ex/jira/{cloudId}/rest/api/3/project

Get Project

bash

GET /jira/ex/jira/{cloudId}/rest/api/3/project/{projectKeyOrId}

Issues

Search Issues (JQL)

bash

GET /jira/ex/jira/{cloudId}/rest/api/3/search/jql?jql=project%3DKEY%20order%20by%20created%20DESC&maxResults=20&fields=summary,status,assignee

Get Issue

bash

GET /jira/ex/jira/{cloudId}/rest/api/3/issue/{issueIdOrKey}

Create Issue

bash

POST /jira/ex/jira/{cloudId}/rest/api/3/issue
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "fields": {
    "project": {"key": "PROJ"},
    "summary": "Issue summary",
    "issuetype": {"name": "Task"}
  }
}

Update Issue

bash

PUT /jira/ex/jira/{cloudId}/rest/api/3/issue/{issueIdOrKey}
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "fields": {
    "summary": "Updated summary"
  }
}

Delete Issue

bash

DELETE /jira/ex/jira/{cloudId}/rest/api/3/issue/{issueIdOrKey}

Assign Issue

bash

PUT /jira/ex/jira/{cloudId}/rest/api/3/issue/{issueIdOrKey}/assignee
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "accountId": "712020:5aff718e-6fe0-4548-82f4-f44ec481e5e7"
}

Transitions

Get Transitions

bash

GET /jira/ex/jira/{cloudId}/rest/api/3/issue/{issueIdOrKey}/transitions

Transition Issue (change status)

bash

POST /jira/ex/jira/{cloudId}/rest/api/3/issue/{issueIdOrKey}/transitions
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "transition": {"id": "31"}
}

Comments

Get Comments

bash

GET /jira/ex/jira/{cloudId}/rest/api/3/issue/{issueIdOrKey}/comment

Add Comment

bash

POST /jira/ex/jira/{cloudId}/rest/api/3/issue/{issueIdOrKey}/comment
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "body": {
    "type": "doc",
    "version": 1,
    "content": [{"type": "paragraph", "content": [{"type": "text", "text": "Comment text"}]}]
  }
}

Users

Get Current User

bash

GET /jira/ex/jira/{cloudId}/rest/api/3/myself

Search Users

bash

GET /jira/ex/jira/{cloudId}/rest/api/3/user/search?query=john

Metadata

List Issue Types

bash

GET /jira/ex/jira/{cloudId}/rest/api/3/issuetype

List Priorities

bash

GET /jira/ex/jira/{cloudId}/rest/api/3/priority

List Statuses

bash

GET /jira/ex/jira/{cloudId}/rest/api/3/status

Code Examples

JavaScript

javascript

// Get cloud ID first
const resources = await fetch(
  'https://gateway.maton.ai/jira/oauth/token/accessible-resources',
  { headers: { 'Authorization': `Bearer ${process.env.MATON_API_KEY}` } }
).then(r => r.json());

const cloudId = resources[0].id;

// Search issues
const issues = await fetch(
  `https://gateway.maton.ai/jira/ex/jira/${cloudId}/rest/api/3/search/jql?jql=project=KEY`,
  { headers: { 'Authorization': `Bearer ${process.env.MATON_API_KEY}` } }
).then(r => r.json());

Python

python

import os
import requests

headers = {'Authorization': f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}'}

# Get cloud ID
resources = requests.get(
    'https://gateway.maton.ai/jira/oauth/token/accessible-resources',
    headers=headers
).json()

cloud_id = resources[0]['id']

# Search issues
issues = requests.get(
    f'https://gateway.maton.ai/jira/ex/jira/{cloud_id}/rest/api/3/search/jql',
    headers=headers,
    params={'jql': 'project=KEY', 'maxResults': 10}
).json()

Notes

•Always fetch cloud ID first using /oauth/token/accessible-resources
•JQL queries must be bounded (e.g., project=KEY)
•Use URL encoding for JQL query parameters
•Update, Delete, Transition return HTTP 204 on success
•Agile API requires additional OAuth scopes
•IMPORTANT: When using curl commands, use curl -g when URLs contain brackets (fields[], sort[], records[]) to disable glob parsing
•IMPORTANT: When piping curl output to jq or other commands, environment variables like $MATON_API_KEY may not expand correctly in some shell environments. You may get "Invalid API key" errors when piping.

Error Handling

Status	Meaning
400	Missing Jira connection or invalid JQL
401	Invalid or missing Maton API key
429	Rate limited (10 req/sec per account)
4xx/5xx	Passthrough error from Jira API

Troubleshooting: Invalid API Key

When you receive a "Invalid API key" error, ALWAYS follow these steps before concluding there is an issue:

•Check that the MATON_API_KEY environment variable is set:

bash

echo $MATON_API_KEY

•Verify the API key is valid by listing connections:

bash

python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://ctrl.maton.ai/connections')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

Jira

Quick Start

Base URL

Getting Cloud ID

Authentication

Getting Your API Key

Connection Management

List Connections

Create Connection

Get Connection

Delete Connection

Specifying Connection

API Reference

Projects

List Projects

Get Project

Issues

Search Issues (JQL)

Get Issue

Create Issue

Update Issue

Delete Issue

Assign Issue

Transitions

Get Transitions

Transition Issue (change status)

Comments

Get Comments

Add Comment

Users

Get Current User

Search Users

Metadata

List Issue Types

List Priorities

List Statuses

Code Examples

JavaScript

Python

Notes

Error Handling

Troubleshooting: Invalid API Key

Resources