Atlassian Issue Links API

The Issue Links API from Atlassian — 2 operation(s) for issue links.

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POST /rest/api/3/issueLink Link two Jira issues · Atlassian Create Issue Link #

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“How do I mark one Jira issue as blocking another?”

“Can I add a comment while linking two issues?”

Tell an agent

Link {outwardIssue} to {inwardIssue} with link type {type}.

Mark {inwardIssue} and {outwardIssue} as related by {type} and comment {comment}.

DELETE /rest/api/3/issueLink/{linkId} Delete an issue link · Atlassian Delete Issue Link #

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“How do I unlink two Jira issues?”

“What permissions do I need to remove a link between issues?”

Tell an agent destructive · confirm first

Delete issue link {linkId}.

Remove the link {linkId} between those two issues.

GET /rest/api/3/issueLink/{linkId} Get an issue link · Atlassian Get Issue Link #

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“Which two issues does a specific issue link connect, and how?”

“Can I look up a single link between issues by its ID?”

Tell an agent

Get issue link {linkId}.

Show the issues and link type behind link {linkId}.

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OpenAPI Specification

openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  contact:
    email: ecosystem@atlassian.com
  description: Jira Cloud platform REST API documentation
  license:
    name: Apache 2.0
    url: http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.html
  termsOfService: http://atlassian.com/terms/
  title: Atlassian The Jira Cloud platform REST Issue Links API
  version: 1001.0.0-SNAPSHOT-67b5c6e5f3598d7ec1649016d026468ab2838a77
servers:
- url: https://your-domain.atlassian.net
tags:


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# Full source: https://artifacts.apis.io/atlassian/openapi/atlassian-issue-links-api-openapi.yml

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