# Jira

> Jira API integration with managed OAuth. Search issues with JQL, create and update issues, manage projects and transitions. Use this skill when users want to interact with Jira issues, projects, or workflows. For other third party apps, use the api-gateway skill (https://clawhub.ai/byungkyu/api-gateway).

- Skill: `kernel8901/jira` (Agent Skill, multi-file: 3 files)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add kernel8901/jira`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/kernel8901/jira/raw
- Safety review: pending
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Integrations & APIs
- Author: kernel8901 (https://skillmd.com/u/kernel8901)
- Updated: 2026-09-17
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/kernel8901/jira

---


# Jira

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

## Quick Start

```bash
# 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:

```bash
GET /jira/oauth/token/accessible-resources
```

Response:

```json
[{
  "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`:

```bash
export MATON_API_KEY="YOUR_API_KEY"
```

### Getting Your API Key

1. Sign in or create an account at [maton.ai](https://maton.ai)
2. Go to [maton.ai/settings](https://maton.ai/settings)
3. Copy your API key

## Connection Management

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

### List Connections

```bash
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

```bash
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

```bash
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:**
```json
{
  "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

```bash
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:

```bash
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

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

#### Get Project

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

### Issues

#### Search Issues (JQL)

```bash
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

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

#### Create Issue

```bash
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

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

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

#### Delete Issue

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

#### Assign Issue

```bash
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

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

#### Transition Issue (change status)

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

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

### Comments

#### Get Comments

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

#### Add Comment

```bash
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

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

#### Search Users

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

### Metadata

#### List Issue Types

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

#### List Priorities

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

#### List Statuses

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

## Code Examples

### JavaScript

```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

```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. If you receive a scope error, contact Maton support at support@maton.ai with the specific operations/APIs you need and your use-case
- 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

| Status | Meaning |
|--------|---------|
| 400 | Missing Jira connection or invalid JQL |
| 401 | Invalid or missing Maton API key |
| 429 | Rate limited (10 req/sec per account) |
| 4xx/5xx | Passthrough error from Jira API |

### 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:

```bash
echo $MATON_API_KEY
```

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

```bash
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](https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/jira/platform/rest/v3/intro/)
- [Search Issues (JQL)](https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/jira/platform/rest/v3/api-group-issue-search/#api-rest-api-3-search-jql-get)
- [Get Issue](https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/jira/platform/rest/v3/api-group-issues/#api-rest-api-3-issue-issueidorkey-get)
- [Create Issue](https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/jira/platform/rest/v3/api-group-issues/#api-rest-api-3-issue-post)
- [Transition Issue](https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/jira/platform/rest/v3/api-group-issues/#api-rest-api-3-issue-issueidorkey-transitions-post)
- [JQL Reference](https://support.atlassian.com/jira-service-management-cloud/docs/use-advanced-search-with-jira-query-language-jql/)