Atlassian Jira

aid: atlassian-jira
name: Atlassian Jira
description: |
  Jira is a leading issue tracking and project management platform developed by Atlassian. It provides REST APIs for Jira Cloud Platform, Jira Software, and Jira Service Management enabling programmatic management of issues, projects, workflows, boards, sprints, users, and service desk requests with OAuth 2.0 authentication.
type: Index
image: https://kinlane-productions.s3.amazonaws.com/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
tags:
  - Agile
  - Atlassian
  - Bug Tracking
  - Issue Tracking
  - ITSM
  - Kanban
  - Project Management
  - Scrum
  - Service Desk
url: >-
  https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/atlassian-jira/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2024-01-01'
modified: '2026-04-19'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
  - aid: atlassian-jira:jira-cloud-platform-rest-api
    name: Jira Cloud Platform REST API
    description: >-
      The Jira Cloud platform REST API enables developers to interact with
      Jira issues, projects, workflows, users, and more.
    humanURL: https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/jira/platform/rest/v3/intro/
    baseURL: https://your-domain.atlassian.net/rest/api/3
    tags:
    - Agile
    - Issues
    - Projects
    - Workflows
    properties:
    - type: Documentation
      url: https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/jira/platform/rest/v3/intro/
    - type: OpenAPI
      url: https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/jira/platform/swagger-v3.v3.json
    - type: Authentication
      url: https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/jira/platform/rest/v3/intro/#authentication
  - aid: atlassian-jira:jira-software-cloud-rest-api
    name: Jira Software Cloud REST API
    description: >-
      REST API for Jira Software Cloud specific features including boards,
      sprints, and backlog management.
    humanURL: https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/jira/software/rest/intro/
    baseURL: https://your-domain.atlassian.net/rest/agile/1.0
    tags:
    - Agile
    - Boards
    - Kanban
    - Scrum
    properties:
    - type: Documentation
      url: https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/jira/software/rest/intro/
    - type: OpenAPI
      url: https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/jira/software/swagger.v3.json
  - aid: atlassian-jira:jira-service-management-rest-api
    name: Jira Service Management REST API
    description: >-
      REST API for Jira Service Management features including request types,
      service desk queues, and customer portals.
    humanURL: https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/jira/service-desk/rest/intro/
    baseURL: https://your-domain.atlassian.net/rest/servicedeskapi
    tags:
    - Customer Support
    - Itsm
    - Service Desk
    properties:
    - type: Documentation
      url: https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/jira/service-desk/rest/intro/
    - type: OpenAPI
      url: https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/jira/service-desk/swagger.v3.json
common:
  - type: LinkedIn
    url: https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/atlassian-jira
  - type: Website
    url: https://www.atlassian.com/software/jira
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/jira/platform/
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/jira/platform/getting-started/
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/jira/platform/oauth-2-3lo-apps/
  - type: Pricing
    url: https://www.atlassian.com/software/jira/pricing
  - type: StatusPage
    url: https://status.atlassian.com/
  - type: Support
    url: https://support.atlassian.com/
  - type: Community
    url: https://community.developer.atlassian.com/
  - type: TermsOfService
    url: https://www.atlassian.com/legal/cloud-terms-of-service
  - type: PrivacyPolicy
    url: https://www.atlassian.com/legal/privacy-policy
  - type: GitHubOrganization
    url: https://github.com/atlassian
  - type: Blog
    url: https://developer.atlassian.com/blog/
  - type: RateLimits
    url: https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/jira/platform/rate-limiting/
  - type: Features
    data:
    - name: Issue Management
      description: Create, update, transition, and delete Jira issues with full support for custom fields, attachments, comments, and workflow transitions.
    - name: Project Management
      description: Manage Jira projects including project categories, components, versions, and project-level configurations.
    - name: Board and Sprint Management
      description: Create and manage Scrum boards, sprints, and Kanban boards for agile project planning and execution.
    - name: Service Desk
      description: Manage service desk projects, request types, queues, and SLA data for IT service management workflows.
    - name: Workflow Configuration
      description: Programmatically configure Jira workflows, statuses, transitions, and screen configurations.
    - name: Forge App Development
      description: Build Jira apps using the Atlassian Forge platform with serverless functions and UI modules.
  - type: UseCases
    data:
    - name: Issue Automation
      description: Automate issue creation, assignment, and transitions from CI/CD pipelines, monitoring alerts, and external systems.
    - name: Project Reporting
      description: Extract issue data, sprint velocity, and project metrics for custom reporting and analytics dashboards.
    - name: ITSM Integration
      description: Integrate Jira Service Management with external monitoring, CMDB, and ITSM tools for incident and change management.
    - name: DevOps Pipeline Integration
      description: Link Jira issues to commits, branches, builds, and deployments from GitHub, Bitbucket, and Jenkins.
    - name: Custom Field Automation
      description: Synchronize custom field data between Jira and external systems for portfolio tracking and compliance reporting.
  - type: Integrations
    data:
    - name: Confluence
      description: Link Jira projects and issues to Confluence spaces and pages for integrated project documentation.
    - name: Bitbucket
      description: Connect Bitbucket repositories to Jira for branch, commit, and pull request linking.
    - name: GitHub
      description: Integrate GitHub with Jira via the GitHub for Jira app for development activity tracking.
    - name: Slack
      description: Receive Jira issue notifications and create issues directly from Slack using the Jira for Slack app.
    - name: Jenkins
      description: Connect Jenkins build and deployment events to Jira issues via the Atlassian Jenkins plugin.
    - name: PagerDuty
      description: Create Jira issues automatically from PagerDuty incidents for integrated incident management.
  - type: Solutions
    data:
    - name: Agile Project Management
      description: Manage software development with Scrum and Kanban boards, sprint planning, and backlog management.
    - name: IT Service Management
      description: Provide enterprise ITSM with service catalogs, SLAs, queues, and approval workflows via Jira Service Management.
    - name: Business Process Tracking
      description: Track any business process or workflow using customizable Jira projects and issue types for non-software teams.
maintainers:
  - FN: Kin Lane
    email: [email protected]