Jira REST API

You can retrieve worklog of an issue and dump it to a CSV file. It takes few minutes.

#JiraRESTAPI #GetWorklog

There is no REST end point to perform bulk update. You can vote for it here.

#GetAnswers #BulkUpdate

I have started preparing for my talk for Atlassian ACE Maidenhead. My topic is Automation Demystified in Jira.

#ACEMaidenhead #Automation

I get plenty of questions related to Jira REST API. Lot of people are interested in learning it, using it and solving their problem but they are not sure how to get started. Let me share some tips.

#JiraRESTAPI #Tips

It is not possible to restrict Jira users from using REST API but you can definitely define rate limits and distribute load based on REST API requests.

#GetAnswers #RateLimiting #TrafficDistribution

Today I tried the new REST end point to get and update the announcement banner. I think it could be really useful to let your user know about important updates like outages.

#JiraRESTAPI #AnnouncementBanner

Jira shell scripts

I always prefer using a shell script to interact with Jira from my computer or server. It always works and has less dependencies.

#JiraRESTAPI #curl #jq

Jira Shell scripts

If you are using Jira REST API then understanding various HTTPS status codes will help a lot.

#JiraRESTAPI #StatusCodes

Yes, automation rules cannot do everything but by combing it with the REST API you have lot of options and cover plenty of use cases.

#Automation

You can fetch your Jira Software board configuration as well using REST API like the list of columns.

#JiraRESTAPI #Status #StatusCategory

End point: GET /rest/agile/1.0/board/21/configuration