Jira REST API v3 Documentation

Purpose

This skill provides authoritative guidance on using the Atlassian Jira REST API v3, including endpoint references, authentication methods, request/response formats, query languages, and best practices for programmatic Jira automation and integration.

Quick Start

To get started with the Jira API:

1. Authenticate: Use Basic Auth with API token (email:token in base64)
2. Make a request: GET /rest/api/3/issue/{issueIdOrKey}
3. Parse response: Standard JSON with issue details, changelog, and custom fields

For the project's JiraClient class:

from jira_tool.client import JiraClient