how to create an issue in jira via rest api?

Question

Is it possible to create an issue in jira using REST api? I didn\'t find this in the documentation (no POST for issues), but I suspect it\'s possible.

A wget or curl

Answer 1

In order to create an issue, set a time estimate and assign it to yourself, use this:

1. Generate an Atlassian token

2. Generate & save a base64-encoded auth token:

   export b64token="$(echo ":" | openssl base64)"

3. Make a POST request:

curl -X POST \
  https://.atlassian.net/rest/api/2/issue/ \
     -H 'Accept: */*' \
     -H 'Authorization: Basic $b64token \
     -d '{
       "fields":{
         "project":{
           "key":""
         },
         "issuetype":{
           "name":"Task"
         },
         "timetracking":{
           "remainingEstimate":"24h"
        },
         "assignee":{
           "name":""
       },
       "summary":"Endpoint Development"
     }
   }'

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Remarks:

(*) Usually a short, capitalized version of the project description such as: ...atlassian.net/projects/UP/.

(**) if you don't know your JIRA name, cURL GET with the same Authorization as above to https://.atlassian.net/rest/api/2/search?jql=project= and look for issues.fields.assignee.name.