Atlassian

Atlassian User Search API

The User Search API from Atlassian — 8 operation(s) for user search.

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Operations 8

Each operation below carries the questions people ask an LLM about it and the instructions they give an agent to run it. Generated by API Evangelist overlay

GET /rest/api/3/user/assignable/multiProjectSearch Find users assignable across several projects · Atlassian Find Users Assignable To Projects #

Ask an LLM

“Who can be assigned issues in all of these Jira projects?”

“Can I search assignable users across multiple projects at once?”

Tell an agent

Find users assignable to issues in projects {projectKeys}.

Search for {query} among users assignable in projects {projectKeys}.

GET /rest/api/3/user/assignable/search Find users assignable to an issue · Atlassian Find Users Assignable To Issues #

Ask an LLM

“Who can I assign this particular issue to?”

“Which users can take a new issue in a given project?”

Tell an agent

List users who can be assigned issue {issueKey}.

Find assignable users matching {query} for new issues in project {project}.

GET /rest/api/3/user/permission/search Find users holding specific permissions · Atlassian Find Users With Permissions #

Ask an LLM

“Which users have both edit and transition permission on a project?”

“Can I find who holds a set of permissions on a specific issue?”

Tell an agent

Find users with permissions {permissions} in project {projectKey}.

List users holding {permissions} on issue {issueKey}.

GET /rest/api/3/user/picker Search users for a picker with highlights · Atlassian Find Users For Picker #

Ask an LLM

“How do I build a user autocomplete that highlights the matched text?”

“Can I exclude certain accounts from user picker suggestions?”

Tell an agent

Suggest users for a picker matching {query}.

Return up to {maxResults} picker suggestions for {query}, excluding {excludeAccountIds}.

GET /rest/api/3/user/search Find active users by name, email or property · Atlassian Find Users #

Ask an LLM

“Is there a Jira user with this email address?”

“Can I find active users by a user property value?”

Tell an agent

Find active users matching {query}.

Search users whose property matches {property}.

GET /rest/api/3/user/search/query Find user details with a structured query · Atlassian Find Users By Query #

Ask an LLM

“Can I search users with a structured query such as is assignee of a project?”

“Which users match a structured query over their properties?”

Tell an agent

Return user details for users matching structured query {query}.

Run structured user query {query}, {maxResults} per page.

GET /rest/api/3/user/search/query/key Find user keys with a structured query · Atlassian Find User Keys By Query #

Ask an LLM

“Can a structured user query return only account keys instead of full profiles?”

“What's the lightweight way to get user keys matching a query?”

Tell an agent

Return only the user keys matching structured query {query}.

List keys for users matching {query}, {maxResult} per page.

GET /rest/api/3/user/viewissue/search Find users who can browse issues · Atlassian Find Users With Browse Permission #

Ask an LLM

“Who is able to view this issue?”

“Which users can browse issues in a given project?”

Tell an agent

Find users who can view issue {issueKey}.

List users matching {query} with browse permission in project {projectKey}.

Documentation

https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/bitbucket/rest/api-group-addon/

https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/bitbucket/rest/api-group-webhooks/

https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/bitbucket/rest/api-group-pullrequests/

https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/bitbucket/rest/api-group-repositories/

https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/bitbucket/rest/api-group-snippets/

https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/bitbucket/rest/api-group-workspaces/

https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/bitbucket/rest/api-group-users/

https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/confluence/rest/v1/api-group-analytics/

https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/confluence/rest/v1/api-group-audit/

https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/confluence/connect-modules/

https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/confluence/rest/v2/intro/

https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/confluence/rest/v1/api-group-content-body/

https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/confluence/rest/v1/api-group-content-states/

https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/confluence/rest/v1/api-group-group/

https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/confluence/rest/v1/api-group-inline-tasks

https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/confluence/rest/v1/api-group-content-labels/

https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/confluence/rest/v1/api-group-long-running-task/

https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/confluence/rest/v1/api-group-relation/

https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/confluence/rest/v1/api-group-search/

https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/confluence/rest/v1/api-group-settings/

https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/confluence/rest/v1/api-group-space/

https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/confluence/rest/v1/api-group-template/

https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/confluence/rest/v2/api-group-user/

https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/jira/platform/rest/v3/api-group-announcement-banner/

https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/jira/platform/rest/v3/api-group-issue-custom-field-values--apps-/

https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/jira/platform/rest/v3/api-group-app-openapi

https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/jira/platform/rest/v3/api-group-application-roles/

https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/jira/platform/rest/v3/api-group-issue-attachments/

https://developer.atlassian.com/server/framework/atlassian-sdk/audit/

https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/jira/platform/rest/v3/api-group-avatars/

https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/jira/platform/rest/v3/api-group-classification-levels/

https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/jira/platform/rest/v3/api-group-issue-comments/

https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/jira/platform/rest/v3/api-group-project-components/

https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/jira/platform/rest/v3/api-group-jira-settings/

https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/jira/platform/getting-started-with-connect/

https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/jira/platform/connect-api-migration/

https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/jira/platform/rest/v3/api-group-service-registry/

https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/jira/platform/rest/v3/api-group-issue-custom-field-options/

https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/jira/platform/rest/v3/api-group-dashboards/

https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/jira/platform/data-security-policy-developer-guide/

https://developer.atlassian.com/platform/forge/events-reference/jira/

https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/jira/platform/rest/v3/api-group-jira-expressions/

https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/jira/platform/rest/v3/api-group-issue-fields/

https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/jira/platform/rest/v3/api-group-issue-field-configurations/

https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/jira/platform/rest/v3/api-group-filters/

https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/jira/platform/forge/

https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/jira/platform/rest/v2/api-group-groups/

https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/jira/platform/rest/v3/api-group-group-and-user-picker/

https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/jira/platform/rest/v3/api-group-groups/

https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/jira/platform/rest/v2/api-group-issues/

https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/jira/platform/rest/v3/api-group-issue-links/

https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/jira/platform/rest/v3/api-group-issue-security-schemes/

https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/jira/platform/rest/v2/api-group-issue-types/

https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/jira/platform/rest/v3/api-group-issue-type-schemes/

https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/jira/platform/rest/v3/api-group-issue-type-screen-schemes/

https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/jira/platform/rest/v3/api-group-issue-search/

https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/jira/platform/rest/v3/api-group-labels/

https://developer.atlassian.com/platform/marketplace/license-api-for-cloud-apps/

https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/jira/platform/rest/v3/api-group-license-metrics/

https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/jira/platform/rest/v3/api-group-permissions/

https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/jira/platform/rest/v3/api-group-myself/

https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/jira/platform/rest/v3/api-group-issue-notification-schemes/

https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/jira/platform/rest/v3/api-group-project-permission-schemes/

https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/jira/platform/rest/v2/api-group-issue-priorities/

https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/jira/platform/rest/v3/api-group-projects/

https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/jira/platform/rest/v3/api-group-project-categories/

https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/jira/platform/rest/v3/api-group-project-key-and-name-validation/

https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/jira/platform/rest/v3/api-group-issue-resolutions/

https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/jira/platform/rest/v2/api-group-project-roles/

https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/jira/platform/rest/v2/api-group-screens/

https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/jira/platform/rest/v2/api-group-screen-schemes/

https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/jira/platform/rest/v3/api-group-issue-security-level/

https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/jira/platform/rest/v3/api-group-server-info/

https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/jira/platform/rest/v3/api-group-workflow-statuses/

https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/jira/platform/rest/v3/api-group-workflow-status-categories/

https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/jira/platform/rest/v3/api-group-tasks/

https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/jira/platform/rest/v3/api-group-ui-modifications--apps-/

https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/jira/platform/rest/v2/api-group-avatars/

https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/jira/platform/rest/v3/api-group-users/

https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/jira/platform/rest/v3/api-group-project-versions/

https://developer.atlassian.com/server/jira/platform/webhooks/

https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/jira/platform/rest/v3/api-group-workflows/

https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/jira/platform/rest/v2/api-group-workflow-schemes/

https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/jira/platform/rest/v3/api-group-issue-worklogs/

https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/admin/organization/rest/

https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/admin/user-management/rest/

https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/admin/user-provisioning/rest/

Specifications

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Schemas & Data

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