Issues¶

Accessed via jira.issues. Create, read, edit, and transition Jira Cloud issues, plus related metadata.

`get_issue`¶

issue = jira.issues.get_issue("PROJ-123", fields=["summary", "status", "assignee"])
issue = jira.issues.get_issue("PROJ-123", fields=["*navigable", "-description"])
issue = jira.issues.get_issue("PROJ-123", expand="renderedFields,changelog")

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
`issue_id`	`str`	required	Issue ID or key
`fields`	`Sequence[str] \\| None`	`None`	Exact Jira field selectors, one selector per item
`expand`	`str \\| None`	`None`	Comma-separated properties to expand
`extra_params`	`Mapping[str, Any] \\| None`	`None`	Additional raw query parameters that take priority over named parameters

A supplied fields sequence must be non-empty. Each item must be a non-blank, unpadded string with no comma; scalar strings and bytes are rejected. jira2py serializes the sequence for this endpoint immediately before the request, preserving selector order and duplicates without adding fields or an expand value.

fields=None omits the query parameter so Jira chooses its default. As with every low-level API method, extra_params has precedence: extra_params["fields"] is a raw override and is not interpreted or validated as the named sequence.

Selectors can be broad

"*all", "*navigable", and negative selectors such as "-description" are forwarded exactly as supplied. They can still produce broad responses, including when a negative selector is used alone. Choose selectors deliberately and let Jira validate which ones it supports.

Returns: dict[str, Any]

`create_issue`¶

new_issue = jira.issues.create_issue(fields={
    "project": {"key": "PROJ"},
    "issuetype": {"name": "Task"},
    "summary": "New task",
})

Use get_create_issue_types and get_create_fields to discover valid create metadata.

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
`fields`	`Mapping[str, Any]`	required	Issue fields
`update_history`	`bool`	`False`	Whether to add the project to browse history
`extra_params`	`Mapping[str, Any] \\| None`	`None`	Additional query parameters
`extra_data`	`Mapping[str, Any] \\| None`	`None`	Additional request body data

Returns: dict[str, Any]

`edit_issue`¶

jira.issues.edit_issue("PROJ-123", fields={"summary": "Updated summary"})
updated = jira.issues.edit_issue(
    "PROJ-123",
    fields={"priority": {"name": "High"}},
    return_issue=True,
)

Use this generic field-edit pathway if you need to set assignee fields supported by your Jira screens. jira2py does not add a dedicated assign API.

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
`issue_id`	`str`	required	Issue ID or key
`fields`	`Mapping[str, Any]`	required	Fields to update
`notify_users`	`bool`	`True`	Whether to send email notifications
`return_issue`	`bool`	`False`	Whether to return the updated issue
`expand`	`str \\| None`	`None`	Properties to expand
`extra_params`	`Mapping[str, Any] \\| None`	`None`	Additional query parameters
`extra_data`	`Mapping[str, Any] \\| None`	`None`	Additional request body data

Returns: dict[str, Any] \| None

`get_transitions`¶

transitions = jira.issues.get_transitions("PROJ-123")
transitions = jira.issues.get_transitions("PROJ-123", expand="transitions.fields")

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
`issue_id`	`str`	required	Issue ID or key
`expand`	`str \\| None`	`None`	Optional expand value such as `transitions.fields`
`transition_id`	`str \\| None`	`None`	Optional transition ID filter
`extra_params`	`Mapping[str, Any] \\| None`	`None`	Additional query parameters

Returns: dict[str, Any] with a transitions list.

`transition_issue`¶

jira.issues.transition_issue("PROJ-123", transition_id="31")

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
`issue_id`	`str`	required	Issue ID or key
`transition_id`	`str`	required	Explicit Jira transition ID
`fields`	`Mapping[str, Any] \\| None`	`None`	Optional fields to set while transitioning
`update`	`Mapping[str, Any] \\| None`	`None`	Optional Jira update operations
`history_metadata`	`Mapping[str, Any] \\| None`	`None`	Optional transition history metadata
`properties`	`Sequence[Mapping[str, Any]] \\| None`	`None`	Optional issue properties
`extra_params`	`Mapping[str, Any] \\| None`	`None`	Additional query parameters
`extra_data`	`Mapping[str, Any] \\| None`	`None`	Additional request body data

Returns: dict[str, Any] \| None

`get_changelogs`¶

changelogs = jira.issues.get_changelogs("PROJ-123")

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
`issue_id`	`str`	required	Issue ID or key
`start_at`	`int`	`0`	First item index
`max_results`	`int`	`50`	Maximum results
`extra_params`	`Mapping[str, Any] \\| None`	`None`	Additional query parameters

This low-level method returns exactly one raw Jira page. Use start_at to request another page, or use JiraHelpers.changelogs.list() when you need the complete history.

Returns: dict[str, Any]

`get_changelogs_by_ids`¶

page = jira.issues.get_changelogs_by_ids("PROJ-123", [10001, 10002])
histories = page["histories"]

Sends one POST /rest/api/3/issue/{issueIdOrKey}/changelog/list request for known changelog IDs. It returns Jira's raw PageOfChangelogs envelope unchanged: histories is in Jira's response order and the envelope also contains page metadata.

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
`issue_id`	`str`	required	Issue ID or key
`changelog_ids`	`Sequence[int]`	required	Jira changelog IDs to request
`extra_params`	`Mapping[str, Any] \\| None`	`None`	Additional query parameters
`extra_data`	`Mapping[str, Any] \\| None`	`None`	Additional request-body data; its keys override named body data

Returns: dict[str, Any] (PageOfChangelogs, including histories, startAt, maxResults, and total)

`get_edit_metadata`¶

meta = jira.issues.get_edit_metadata("PROJ-123")

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
`issue_id`	`str`	required	Issue ID or key
`override_screen_security`	`bool`	`False`	Override screen security
`override_editable_flag`	`bool`	`False`	Override editable flag
`extra_params`	`Mapping[str, Any] \\| None`	`None`	Additional query parameters

Returns: dict[str, Any]

`get_create_issue_types`¶

types = jira.issues.get_create_issue_types("PROJ")

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
`project_id_or_key`	`str`	required	Project ID or key
`start_at`	`int`	`0`	First item index
`max_results`	`int`	`50`	Maximum items
`extra_params`	`Mapping[str, Any] \\| None`	`None`	Additional query parameters

Returns: dict[str, Any]

`get_create_fields`¶

fields = jira.issues.get_create_fields("PROJ", "10001")

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
`project_id_or_key`	`str`	required	Project ID or key
`issue_type_id`	`str`	required	Issue type ID
`start_at`	`int`	`0`	First item index
`max_results`	`int`	`50`	Maximum items
`extra_params`	`Mapping[str, Any] \\| None`	`None`	Additional query parameters

Returns: dict[str, Any]

Jira REST API — Issues group

Issues¶

get_issue¶

create_issue¶

edit_issue¶

get_transitions¶

transition_issue¶

get_changelogs¶

get_changelogs_by_ids¶

get_edit_metadata¶

get_create_issue_types¶

get_create_fields¶

`get_issue`¶

`create_issue`¶

`edit_issue`¶

`get_transitions`¶

`transition_issue`¶

`get_changelogs`¶

`get_changelogs_by_ids`¶

`get_edit_metadata`¶

`get_create_issue_types`¶

`get_create_fields`¶