Jira Issue bulk operations API
This resource represents the issue bulk operations. Use it to move multiple issues from one project to another project or edit fields of multiple issues in one go. For additional clarity, we have created a page with further examples and answers to frequently asked questions related to these APIs. You can access it here: [Bulk operation APIs: additional examples and FAQ](https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/jira/platform/bulk-operation-additional-examples-and-faqs/).### Authentication ###Access to the issue bulk operations requires authentication. For information on how to authenticate API requests, refer to the [Basic auth for REST APIs documentation](https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/jira/platform/basic-auth-for-rest-apis/).### Rate limiting ###The bulk edit and move APIs are subject to the usual rate limiting infrastructure in Jira. For more information, refer to [Rate limiting](https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/jira/platform/rate-limiting/). Additionally, at any given time, only 5 concurrent requests can be sent across all users.
Jira Issue bulk operations API is one of 132 APIs that Jira publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.
Tagged areas include Issue bulk operations. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, authentication docs, and an API reference.
This API exposes 9 operations across 7 paths, and defines 67 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.2.0, at version 1001.0.0-SNAPSHOT-82b018affa468e58f284fbe4df33536469d757df.
Requests are made against a single base URL, https://your-domain.atlassian.net.
Metadata
The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.
Authentication & Security 2
Jira Issue bulk operations API declares
2 security schemes
for authenticating requests.
It supports OAuth 2.0 (OAuth2) using the authorizationCode flow, exposing 186 scopes.
It accepts HTTP basic authentication (basicAuth).
OAuth2— OAuth2 scopes for JirabasicAuth— You can access this resource via basic auth.
Paths & Operations 9
Across 7 paths, the API surfaces 9 operations — 3 GET, 6 POST. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.
This resource represents the issue bulk operations.
Schemas 67
The contract defines 67 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are JiraIssueFields (23 properties), User (16 properties), ApplicationRole (14 properties), BulkOperationProgress (11 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.
Specification
The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.
Source
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