Atlassian Issue Priorities API

The Issue Priorities API from Atlassian — 5 operation(s) for issue priorities.

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Operations 8

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GET /rest/api/3/priority List all Jira issue priorities · Atlassian Get Priorities #

Ask an LLM

“What issue priorities are available in our Jira site?”

“Can I get the full unpaginated list of priorities?”

Tell an agent

List every issue priority in Jira.

Show me all priority levels configured on the site.

POST /rest/api/3/priority Create an issue priority · Atlassian Create Priority #

Ask an LLM

“How do I add a new priority level like Urgent to Jira?”

“Which fields are required to create a priority — name and color?”

Tell an agent

Create a priority named {name} with status color {statusColor}.

Add priority {name}, color {statusColor}, described as {description}.

PUT /rest/api/3/priority/default Set the default issue priority · Atlassian Set Default Priority #

Ask an LLM

“Which priority do new issues get by default, and can I change it?”

“How do I make Medium the default priority?”

Tell an agent

Make priority {id} the default for new issues.

Set the site default priority to {id}.

PUT /rest/api/3/priority/move Reorder issue priorities · Atlassian Move Priorities #

Ask an LLM

“Can I change the order priorities appear in?”

“Is it possible to move a priority to the top or after another one?”

Tell an agent

Move priorities {ids} to position {position}.

Reorder priorities {ids} to sit after priority {after}.

GET /rest/api/3/priority/search Search priorities by name, ID or project · Atlassian Search Priorities #

Ask an LLM

“Which priorities are used by a specific project?”

“Can I search priorities by name or return only the default one?”

Tell an agent

Search priorities named {priorityName}.

Find the priorities available in project {projectId}.

DELETE /rest/api/3/priority/{id} Delete a priority and reassign its issues · Atlassian Delete Priority #

Ask an LLM

“What happens to issues using a priority when I delete it?”

“Is deleting a priority synchronous or does it run as a task?”

Tell an agent destructive · confirm first

Delete priority {id} and move its issues to priority {replaceWith}.

Remove issue priority {id}, replacing it with {replaceWith}.

GET /rest/api/3/priority/{id} Get an issue priority · Atlassian Get Priority #

Ask an LLM

“What color and icon does a specific priority use?”

“Can I look up one priority by its ID?”

Tell an agent

Get priority {id}.

Show the details of issue priority {id}.

PUT /rest/api/3/priority/{id} Update an issue priority · Atlassian Update Priority #

Ask an LLM

“How do I rename an existing priority or change its color?”

“Can a priority's icon be swapped after it's created?”

Tell an agent

Rename priority {id} to {name}.

Change the status color of priority {id} to {statusColor}.

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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 Priorities API
  version: 1001.0.0-SNAPSHOT-67b5c6e5f3598d7ec1649016d026468ab2838a77
servers:
- url: https://your-domain.atlassian.net
tags:


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