name: Jira
description: APIs for Atlassian Jira project management and issue tracking platform.
image: https://www.atlassian.com/dam/jcr:e33efd9e-e0b8-4d61-a24d-68a48ef9bbe4/jira-icon-blue.svg
url: https://www.atlassian.com/software/jira
created: '2024'
modified: '2026-05-19'
specificationVersion: '0.18'
tags:
- Agile
- Issue Tracking
- ITSM
- Project Management
- Service Management
apis:
- name: Jira Cloud Platform REST API
  description: The Jira Cloud platform REST API for building apps and integrations.
  image: https://www.atlassian.com/dam/jcr:e33efd9e-e0b8-4d61-a24d-68a48ef9bbe4/jira-icon-blue.svg
  humanURL: https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/jira/platform/
  baseURL: https://your-domain.atlassian.net/rest/api/3
  tags:
  - Agile
  - Issues
  - Project Management
  - Projects
  - Workflows
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/jira/platform/rest/v3/intro/
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: https://dac-static.atlassian.com/cloud/jira/platform/swagger-v3.v3.json
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/jira-cloud-platform-rest-api-openapi.yml
  - type: AsyncAPI
    url: asyncapi/jira-webhooks-asyncapi.yml
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/jira/platform/rest/v3/intro/#authentication
  - type: RateLimits
    url: https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/jira/platform/rate-limiting/
  - type: ChangeLog
    url: https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/jira/platform/changelog/
  - type: Security
    url: https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/jira/platform/security-overview/
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/jira/platform/getting-started/
  - type: NaftikoCapability
    url: capabilities/cloud-platform-rest-issue-comments.yaml
  - type: NaftikoCapability
    url: capabilities/cloud-platform-rest-issue-priorities.yaml
  - type: NaftikoCapability
    url: capabilities/cloud-platform-rest-issue-search.yaml
  - type: NaftikoCapability
    url: capabilities/cloud-platform-rest-issue-statuses.yaml
  - type: NaftikoCapability
    url: capabilities/cloud-platform-rest-issue-transitions.yaml
  - type: NaftikoCapability
    url: capabilities/cloud-platform-rest-issue-types.yaml
  - type: NaftikoCapability
    url: capabilities/cloud-platform-rest-issues.yaml
  - type: NaftikoCapability
    url: capabilities/cloud-platform-rest-projects.yaml
- name: Jira Cloud Platform REST API v2
  description: Version 2 of the Jira Cloud platform REST API, offering the same operations as v3 but without Atlassian Document
    Format support.
  image: https://www.atlassian.com/dam/jcr:e33efd9e-e0b8-4d61-a24d-68a48ef9bbe4/jira-icon-blue.svg
  humanURL: https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/jira/platform/rest/v2/intro/
  baseURL: https://your-domain.atlassian.net/rest/api/2
  tags:
  - Issues
  - Legacy
  - Project Management
  - Projects
  - Workflows
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/jira/platform/rest/v2/intro/
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/jira/platform/rest/v3/intro/#authentication
  - type: ChangeLog
    url: https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/jira/platform/changelog/
  - type: Security
    url: https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/jira/platform/security-overview/
- name: Jira Software Cloud REST API
  description: REST API for Jira Software features including boards, sprints, and backlogs.
  image: https://www.atlassian.com/dam/jcr:e33efd9e-e0b8-4d61-a24d-68a48ef9bbe4/jira-icon-blue.svg
  humanURL: https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/jira/software/
  baseURL: https://your-domain.atlassian.net/rest/agile/1.0
  tags:
  - Agile
  - Boards
  - Kanban
  - Scrum
  - Sprints
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/jira/software/rest/intro/
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: https://dac-static.atlassian.com/cloud/jira/software/swagger.v3.json
  - type: CodeExamples
    url: https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/jira/software/rest/intro/#examples
  - type: ChangeLog
    url: https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/jira/software/changelog/
  - type: Security
    url: https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/jira/software/security-overview/
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/jira/software/getting-started-with-forge/
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/jira/software/security-overview/
- name: Jira Service Management REST API
  description: REST API for Jira Service Management features including queues, customers, requests, and SLAs.
  image: https://www.atlassian.com/dam/jcr:e33efd9e-e0b8-4d61-a24d-68a48ef9bbe4/jira-icon-blue.svg
  humanURL: https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/jira/service-desk/
  baseURL: https://your-domain.atlassian.net/rest/servicedeskapi
  tags:
  - Customers
  - ITSM
  - Requests
  - Service Desk
  - SLA
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/jira/service-desk/rest/intro/
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: https://dac-static.atlassian.com/cloud/jira/service-desk/swagger.v3.json
  - type: ChangeLog
    url: https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/jira/service-desk/changelog/
  - type: Security
    url: https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/jira/service-desk/security-overview/
- name: Jira Service Management Operations REST API
  description: Operations APIs for Jira Service Management covering schedules, on-call rotations, alerts, escalations, and
    incident management.
  image: https://www.atlassian.com/dam/jcr:e33efd9e-e0b8-4d61-a24d-68a48ef9bbe4/jira-icon-blue.svg
  humanURL: https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/jira/service-desk-ops/introduction/introduction/
  baseURL: https://api.atlassian.com/jsm/ops/api/{cloudId}
  tags:
  - Alerts
  - Escalations
  - Incidents
  - On-Call
  - Operations
  - Schedules
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/jira/service-desk-ops/rest/v2/intro/
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/jira/service-desk-ops/security/basic-auth-for-rest-apis/
- name: Jira Align REST API
  description: REST API for Jira Align enterprise agile planning platform, providing access to portfolios, epics, features,
    and program management data.
  image: https://www.atlassian.com/dam/jcr:e33efd9e-e0b8-4d61-a24d-68a48ef9bbe4/jira-icon-blue.svg
  humanURL: https://help.jiraalign.com/hc/en-us/articles/360045371954-Getting-started-with-the-REST-API-2-0
  baseURL: https://your-domain.jiraalign.com/rest/align/api/2
  tags:
  - Enterprise Agile
  - Planning
  - Portfolios
  - Program Management
  - SAFe
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://help.jiraalign.com/hc/en-us/sections/360008049974-API-2-0
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://help.jiraalign.com/hc/en-us/articles/360045371954-Getting-started-with-the-REST-API-2-0
  - type: RateLimits
    url: https://help.jiraalign.com/hc/en-us/articles/360045371954-Getting-started-with-the-REST-API-2-0
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://help.jiraalign.com/hc/en-us/articles/360045371954-Getting-started-with-the-REST-API-2-0
- name: Jira Customer Service Management REST API
  description: REST API for Atlassian Customer Service Management providing access to customers, organizations, products,
    and entitlements data.
  image: https://www.atlassian.com/dam/jcr:e33efd9e-e0b8-4d61-a24d-68a48ef9bbe4/jira-icon-blue.svg
  humanURL: https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/customer-service-management/
  baseURL: https://your-domain.atlassian.net
  tags:
  - Customer Service
  - Customers
  - Entitlements
  - Organizations
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/customer-service-management/rest/v1/api-group-customer/
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/customer-service-management/apis/narratives/authentication/
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/customer-service-management/
maintainers:
- name: Atlassian
  email: ecosystem@atlassian.com
  url: https://www.atlassian.com
- name: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com
common:
- type: Portal
  url: https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/jira/platform/
- type: GettingStarted
  url: https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/jira/platform/getting-started/
- type: SDK
  url: https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/jira/platform/libraries/
- type: Authentication
  url: https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/jira/platform/oauth-2-3lo-apps/
  title: OAuth 2.0
- type: Support
  url: https://support.atlassian.com/
- type: StatusPage
  url: https://status.atlassian.com/
- type: TermsOfService
  url: https://www.atlassian.com/legal/cloud-terms-of-service
- type: PrivacyPolicy
  url: https://www.atlassian.com/legal/privacy-policy
- type: ChangeLog
  url: https://developer.atlassian.com/changelog/
- type: Blog
  url: https://www.atlassian.com/blog/developer
- type: Marketplace
  url: https://developer.atlassian.com/platform/marketplace/getting-started/
- type: RateLimits
  url: https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/jira/platform/rate-limiting/
- type: Security
  url: https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/jira/platform/security-overview/
- type: JSONSchema
  url: json-schema/jira-issue-schema.json
  name: Jira Issue Schema
- type: JSONSchema
  url: json-schema/jira-project-schema.json
  name: Jira Project Schema
- type: JSONLD
  url: json-ld/jira-context.jsonld
  name: Jira JSON-LD Context
- type: Features
  data:
  - 'Free: up to 10 users'
  - 'Standard: $7.91-$9.05/user/mo (volume tiered)'
  - 'Premium: $14.54-$18.30/user/mo with Advanced Roadmaps'
  - 'Enterprise custom: Atlassian Intelligence, 99.95% uptime, data residency'
  - 'Volume discount: rates drop above 100 users (max 50K)'
  - REST API v3 at api.atlassian.com
  - GraphQL API for some products
  - Token-bucket rate limit ~10 req/sec/app/user
  - Bulk operations max 100 items/request
  - Webhooks v3 for issue/project events
  - OAuth 2.0 (3LO) and API tokens
  - Atlassian Connect framework for marketplace apps
  - Forge for serverless app development
  - JQL (Jira Query Language) for advanced search
  - Atlassian Intelligence AI assistant (Enterprise)
  - Cross-product Analytics + Atlas integrations
  sources:
  - https://www.atlassian.com/software/jira/pricing
  updated: '2026-05-04'
- type: UseCases
  data:
  - name: Issue Tracking Automation
    description: Automate issue creation, assignment, and transitions based on external events from CI/CD pipelines, monitoring
      tools, or customer feedback systems.
  - name: Sprint Management
    description: Programmatically manage sprints, backlogs, and board configurations for automated agile workflow orchestration.
  - name: Service Desk Integration
    description: Integrate customer support channels with Jira Service Management for automated ticket creation and SLA tracking.
  - name: Incident Management
    description: Automate incident response workflows with on-call scheduling, alert routing, and escalation management.
  - name: Enterprise Agile Planning
    description: Connect portfolio planning tools with Jira Align for cross-team dependency tracking and program-level reporting.
- type: Integrations
  data:
  - name: Confluence
    description: Link Jira issues to Confluence pages for seamless knowledge management and documentation alongside project
      tracking.
  - name: Bitbucket
    description: Connect code repositories to Jira issues for automated status updates, smart commits, and development tracking.
  - name: GitHub
    description: Link GitHub pull requests, branches, and commits to Jira issues for end-to-end development visibility.
  - name: Slack
    description: Create and manage Jira issues from Slack channels with bi-directional notifications and status updates.
  - name: Microsoft Teams
    description: Receive Jira notifications and manage issues directly from Microsoft Teams conversations.