Jira Projects API is one of 132 APIs that Jira publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification and an AsyncAPI event-driven specification.
Tagged areas include Project. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, an AsyncAPI specification, authentication docs, rate-limit docs, and a changelog.
This API exposes
17 operations
across 14 paths,
and defines 60 schemas.
It is described by OpenAPI 3.2.0, at version 1.0.
Requests are made against 2 base URLs: https://{domain}.atlassian.net/rest/api/3, https://your-domain.atlassian.net.
17 operations14 paths60 schemas1 DELETE11 GET4 POST1 PUT
Metadata
The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.
Specification
OpenAPI 3.2.0
API Version
1.0
Base URL
https://your-domain.atlassian.net/rest/api/3
Authentication
HTTP Basic, OAuth 2.0, HTTP Bearer, OAuth 2.0
Resource Areas
1
Authentication & Security 4
Jira Projects API declares
4 security schemes
for authenticating requests.
It accepts HTTP basic authentication (basicAuth).
It supports OAuth 2.0 (oauth2) using the authorizationCode flow, exposing 5 scopes.
It accepts HTTP bearer tokens (bearerAuth).
It supports OAuth 2.0 (OAuth2) using the authorizationCode flow, exposing 186 scopes.
basicAuth — Basic authentication using an Atlassian account email and API token. Format: email:apitoken, Base64 encoded. Generate API tokens at https://id.atlassian.com/ma…
oauth2 — OAuth 2.0 authorization code grant (3LO) for Jira Cloud apps.
bearerAuth — Bearer token authentication using a personal access token (PAT) or OAuth 2.0 access token.
OAuth2 — OAuth2 scopes for Jira
Paths & Operations 17
Across 14 paths, the API surfaces 17 operations — 1 DELETE, 11 GET, 4 POST, 1 PUT. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.
Projects 17
Manage Jira projects including metadata, roles, and components.
The contract defines 60 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are Project_2 (34 properties), Project (20 properties), CreateProjectDetails (19 properties), Version_2 (19 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.
IssueTypeWithStatus
object
Issue type with its valid statuses.
5 properties
Version
object
A project version.
10 properties
Component
object
A project component.
9 properties
AvatarUrls
object
Avatar URLs in multiple sizes.
4 properties
ProjectCategory
object
A project category.
4 properties
StatusCategory
object
A status category in Jira.
5 properties
PageBeanProject
object
A paginated list of projects.
7 properties
UserDetails
object
A Jira user.
8 properties
Project
object
A Jira project.
20 properties
StatusDetails
object
A status in Jira.
6 properties
Scope
object
The scope of the issue type (project or global).
2 properties
IssueTypeDetails
object
Details of an issue type.
9 properties
ProjectRef
object
A reference to a Jira project.
6 properties
SimpleListWrapperApplicationRole
object
5 properties
JsonTypeBean
object
The schema of a field.
6 properties1 required
Version_2
object
Details about a project version.
19 properties
ProjectPermissions
object
Permissions which a user has on a project.
1 property
IssueTypeWithStatus_2
object
Status details for an issue type.
5 properties5 required
ProjectRoleGroup
object
Details of the group associated with the role.
3 properties
ListWrapperCallbackGroupName
object
UpdateProjectDetails
object
Details about the project.
13 properties
Hierarchy
object
The project issue type hierarchy.
2 properties
ProjectRole
object
Details about the roles in a project.
11 properties
NotificationSchemeEvent
object
Details about a notification scheme event.
2 properties
IssueTypeDetails_2
object
Details about an issue type.
10 properties
StringList
object
SimpleLink
object
Details about the operations available in this version.
7 properties
SimplifiedHierarchyLevel
object
9 properties
ProjectComponent
object
Details about a project component.
16 properties
ProjectCategory_2
object
A project category.
4 properties
RoleActor
object
Details about a user assigned to a project role.
7 properties
StatusCategory_2
object
A status category.
5 properties
StatusDetails_2
object
A status.
7 properties
NotificationScheme
object
Details about a notification scheme.
8 properties
SimpleListWrapperGroupName
object
5 properties
User
object
A user with details as permitted by the user's Atlassian Account privacy settings. However, be aware of these exceptions: User record deleted from Atlassian: T…
16 properties
FieldDetails
object
Details about a field.
10 properties
ProjectIssueTypeHierarchy
object
The hierarchy of issue types within a project.
2 properties
Project_2
object
Details about a project.
34 properties
ListWrapperCallbackApplicationRole
object
ProjectRoleUser
object
Details of the user associated with the role.
1 property
ProjectInsight
object
Additional details about a project.
2 properties
ProjectLandingPageInfo
object
11 properties
EventNotification
object
Details about a notification associated with an event.
10 properties
AvatarUrlsBean
object
4 properties
ProjectIdentifiers
object
Identifiers for a project.
3 properties3 required
CreateProjectDetails
object
Details about the project.
19 properties2 required
VersionApprover
object
Contains details about a version approver.
4 properties
ProjectIssueTypesHierarchyLevel
object
Details of an issue type hierarchy level.
4 properties
GroupName
object
Details about a group.
3 properties
NotificationEvent
object
Details about a notification event.
4 properties
ApplicationRole
object
Details of an application role.
14 properties
UserDetails_2
object
User details permitted by the user's Atlassian Account privacy settings. However, be aware of these exceptions: User record deleted from Atlassian: This occurs…
10 properties
VersionIssuesStatus
object
Counts of the number of issues in various statuses.
4 properties
PageBeanProject_2
object
A page of items.
7 properties
IssueTypeInfo
object
Details of an issue type.
3 properties
ProjectDetails
object
Details about a project.
8 properties
Scope_2
object
The projects the item is associated with. Indicated for items associated with [next-gen projects](https://confluence.atlassian.com/x/loMyO).
2 properties
UpdatedProjectCategory
object
A project category.
4 properties
TaskProgressBeanObject
object
Details about a task.
13 properties8 required
Specification
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