Jira

Jira

Access the Jira Cloud API with managed OAuth authentication. Search issues with JQL, create and manage issues, and automate workflows.

Quick Start

# First, get your cloud ID
python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://gateway.maton.ai/jira/oauth/token/accessible-resources')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

# Then search issues
python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://gateway.maton.ai/jira/ex/jira/{cloudId}/rest/api/3/search/jql?jql=project%3DKEY&maxResults=10')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

Base URL

https://gateway.maton.ai/jira/{native-api-path}

Replace {native-api-path} with the actual Jira API endpoint path. The gateway proxies requests to api.atlassian.com and automatically injects your OAuth token.

Getting Cloud ID

Jira Cloud requires a cloud ID. Get it first:

GET /jira/oauth/token/accessible-resources

Response:

[{
  "id": "62909843-b784-4c35-b770-e4e2a26f024b",
  "url": "https://yoursite.atlassian.net",
  "name": "yoursite"
}]

Authentication

All requests require the Maton API key in the Authorization header:

Authorization: Bearer $MATON_API_KEY

Environment Variable: Set your API key as MATON_API_KEY:

export MATON_API_KEY="YOUR_API_KEY"

Getting Your API Key

1. Sign in or create an account at maton.ai
2. Go to maton.ai/settings
3. Copy your API key

Connection Management

Manage your Jira OAuth connections at https://ctrl.maton.ai.

List Connections

python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://ctrl.maton.ai/connections?app=jira&status=ACTIVE')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

Create Connection

python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
data = json.dumps({'app': 'jira'}).encode()
req = urllib.request.Request('https://ctrl.maton.ai/connections', data=data, method='POST')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
req.add_header('Content-Type', 'application/json')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

Get Connection

python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://ctrl.maton.ai/connections/{connection_id}')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

Response:

{
  "connection": {
    "connection_id": "21fd90f9-5935-43cd-b6c8-bde9d915ca80",
    "status": "ACTIVE",
    "creation_time": "2025-12-08T07:20:53.488460Z",
    "last_updated_time": "2026-01-31T20:03:32.593153Z",
    "url": "https://connect.maton.ai/?session_token=...",
    "app": "jira",
    "metadata": {}
  }
}

Open the returned url in a browser to complete OAuth authorization.

Delete Connection

python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://ctrl.maton.ai/connections/{connection_id}', method='DELETE')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

Specifying Connection

If you have multiple Jira connections, specify which one to use with the Maton-Connection header:

python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://gateway.maton.ai/jira/ex/jira/{cloudId}/rest/api/3/project')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
req.add_header('Maton-Connection', '21fd90f9-5935-43cd-b6c8-bde9d915ca80')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

If omitted, the gateway uses the default (oldest) active connection.

API Reference

Projects

List Projects

GET /jira/ex/jira/{cloudId}/rest/api/3/project

Get Project

GET /jira/ex/jira/{cloudId}/rest/api/3/project/{projectKeyOrId}

Issues

Search Issues (JQL)

GET /jira/ex/jira/{cloudId}/rest/api/3/search/jql?jql=project%3DKEY%20order%20by%20created%20DESC&maxResults=20&fields=summary,status,assignee

Get Issue

GET /jira/ex/jira/{cloudId}/rest/api/3/issue/{issueIdOrKey}

Create Issue

POST /jira/ex/jira/{cloudId}/rest/api/3/issue
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "fields": {
    "project": {"key": "PROJ"},
    "summary": "Issue summary",
    "issuetype": {"name": "Task"}
  }
}

Update Issue

PUT /jira/ex/jira/{cloudId}/rest/api/3/issue/{issueIdOrKey}
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "fields": {
    "summary": "Updated summary"
  }
}

Delete Issue

DELETE /jira/ex/jira/{cloudId}/rest/api/3/issue/{issueIdOrKey}

Assign Issue

PUT /jira/ex/jira/{cloudId}/rest/api/3/issue/{issueIdOrKey}/assignee
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "accountId": "712020:5aff718e-6fe0-4548-82f4-f44ec481e5e7"
}

Transitions

Get Transitions

GET /jira/ex/jira/{cloudId}/rest/api/3/issue/{issueIdOrKey}/transitions

Transition Issue (change status)

POST /jira/ex/jira/{cloudId}/rest/api/3/issue/{issueIdOrKey}/transitions
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "transition": {"id": "31"}
}

Comments

Get Comments

GET /jira/ex/jira/{cloudId}/rest/api/3/issue/{issueIdOrKey}/comment

Add Comment

POST /jira/ex/jira/{cloudId}/rest/api/3/issue/{issueIdOrKey}/comment
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "body": {
    "type": "doc",
    "version": 1,
    "content": [{"type": "paragraph", "content": [{"type": "text", "text": "Comment text"}]}]
  }
}

Users

Get Current User

GET /jira/ex/jira/{cloudId}/rest/api/3/myself

Search Users

GET /jira/ex/jira/{cloudId}/rest/api/3/user/search?query=john

Metadata

List Issue Types

GET /jira/ex/jira/{cloudId}/rest/api/3/issuetype

List Priorities

GET /jira/ex/jira/{cloudId}/rest/api/3/priority

List Statuses

GET /jira/ex/jira/{cloudId}/rest/api/3/status

Code Examples

JavaScript

// Get cloud ID first
const resources = await fetch(
  'https://gateway.maton.ai/jira/oauth/token/accessible-resources',
  { headers: { 'Authorization': `Bearer ${process.env.MATON_API_KEY}` } }
).then(r => r.json());

const cloudId = resources[0].id;

// Search issues
const issues = await fetch(
  `https://gateway.maton.ai/jira/ex/jira/${cloudId}/rest/api/3/search/jql?jql=project=KEY`,
  { headers: { 'Authorization': `Bearer ${process.env.MATON_API_KEY}` } }
).then(r => r.json());

Python

import os
import requests

headers = {'Authorization': f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}'}

# Get cloud ID
resources = requests.get(
    'https://gateway.maton.ai/jira/oauth/token/accessible-resources',
    headers=headers
).json()

cloud_id = resources[0]['id']

# Search issues
issues = requests.get(
    f'https://gateway.maton.ai/jira/ex/jira/{cloud_id}/rest/api/3/search/jql',
    headers=headers,
    params={'jql': 'project=KEY', 'maxResults': 10}
).json()

Notes

• Always fetch cloud ID first using /oauth/token/accessible-resources
• JQL queries must be bounded (e.g., project=KEY)
• Use URL encoding for JQL query parameters
• Update, Delete, Transition return HTTP 204 on success
• Agile API requires additional OAuth scopes
• IMPORTANT: When using curl commands, use curl -g when URLs contain brackets (fields[], sort[], records[]) to disable glob parsing
• IMPORTANT: When piping curl output to jq or other commands, environment variables like $MATON_API_KEY may not expand correctly in some shell environments. You may get "Invalid API key" errors when piping.

Error Handling

Troubleshooting: Invalid API Key

When you receive a "Invalid API key" error, ALWAYS follow these steps before concluding there is an issue:

1. Check that the MATON_API_KEY environment variable is set:

echo $MATON_API_KEY

2. Verify the API key is valid by listing connections:

python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://ctrl.maton.ai/connections')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

Resources

• Jira API Introduction
• Search Issues (JQL)
• Get Issue
• Create Issue
• Transition Issue
• JQL Reference