Jira

Atlassian Jira Issue Worklogs API

Manage worklogs on issues.

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Operations 10

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

DELETE /rest/api/3/issue/{issueIdOrKey}/worklog Bulk delete worklogs from an issue · Bulk delete worklogs #
Ask an LLM
“Can I delete many worklogs from one issue at once?”
“Are notifications sent when worklogs are removed in bulk?”
Tell an agent destructive · confirm first
Delete worklogs {ids} from issue {issueIdOrKey}.
Bulk remove worklogs {ids} on {issueIdOrKey} and adjust the estimate with {adjustEstimate}.
GET /rest/api/3/issue/{issueIdOrKey}/worklog List worklogs on an issue · Get issue worklogs #
Ask an LLM
“How much time has been logged on an issue and by whom?”
“Can I list only worklogs started within a date range on one issue?”
Tell an agent
List the worklogs on issue {issueIdOrKey}.
Show worklogs on {issueIdOrKey} started after {startedAfter} and before {startedBefore}.
POST /rest/api/3/issue/{issueIdOrKey}/worklog Log time on an issue · Add worklog #
Ask an LLM
“How do I log hours worked against an issue?”
“Can logging time also reduce the remaining estimate automatically?”
Tell an agent
Log {timeSpent} on issue {issueIdOrKey}.
Add a worklog of {timeSpent} to {issueIdOrKey} starting {started} with comment {comment}.
POST /rest/api/3/issue/{issueIdOrKey}/worklog/move Move worklogs from one issue to another · Bulk move worklogs #
Ask an LLM
“Time got logged on the wrong issue; can I move those worklogs elsewhere?”
“What limits apply when moving up to 5000 worklogs between issues?”
Tell an agent
Move worklogs {ids} from issue {issueIdOrKey} to {destination}.
Transfer the logged time in worklogs {ids} off {issueIdOrKey} onto issue {destination}.
DELETE /rest/api/3/issue/{issueIdOrKey}/worklog/{id} Delete a worklog · Delete worklog #
Ask an LLM
“How do I remove a single time entry from an issue?”
“When I delete a worklog, can the remaining estimate be increased back?”
Tell an agent destructive · confirm first
Delete worklog {id} from issue {issueIdOrKey}.
Remove worklog {id} on {issueIdOrKey} and increase the estimate by {increaseBy}.
GET /rest/api/3/issue/{issueIdOrKey}/worklog/{id} Get a single worklog · Get worklog #
Ask an LLM
“Can I look up one specific worklog entry on an issue?”
“What details does a single worklog record hold?”
Tell an agent
Get worklog {id} on issue {issueIdOrKey}.
Show the time spent and author of worklog {id} for {issueIdOrKey}.
PUT /rest/api/3/issue/{issueIdOrKey}/worklog/{id} Update a worklog · Update worklog #
Ask an LLM
“How do I correct the time spent on a worklog I already logged?”
“Can I change a worklog's comment without notifying watchers?”
Tell an agent
Change worklog {id} on {issueIdOrKey} to {timeSpent}.
Update the comment on worklog {id} of issue {issueIdOrKey} to {comment}.
GET /rest/api/3/worklog/deleted List worklogs deleted since a time · Get IDs of deleted worklogs #
Ask an LLM
“Which worklogs have been deleted since my last sync?”
“Can I get IDs of removed time entries after a given timestamp?”
Tell an agent
List IDs of worklogs deleted since {since}.
Get worklog deletions after timestamp {since}.
POST /rest/api/3/worklog/list Get worklogs by a list of IDs · Get worklogs #
Ask an LLM
“Can I fetch full details for a batch of worklog IDs?”
“What is the cap on worklogs returned by ID in one request?”
Tell an agent
Get the worklogs with IDs {ids}.
Fetch full worklog details for the ID list {ids}.
GET /rest/api/3/worklog/updated List worklogs updated since a time · Get IDs of updated worklogs #
Ask an LLM
“Which worklogs were created or changed since a certain time?”
“Is there a way to sync only the worklogs that were updated recently?”
Tell an agent
List IDs of worklogs updated since {since}.
Get worklogs modified after {since} with {expand} expanded.

Documentation

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Documentation
https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/jira/platform/rest/v3/intro/
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Authentication
https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/jira/platform/rest/v3/intro/#authentication
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Documentation
https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/jira/software/rest/intro/
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Documentation
https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/jira/service-desk/rest/intro/

Specifications

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OpenAPI
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/jira/refs/heads/main/openapi/jira-issue-worklogs-api-openapi.yml

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OpenAPI Specification

jira-issue-worklogs-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑ 
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: https://developer.atlassian.com/platform/marketplace/atlassian-developer-terms/
  title: Jira Cloud platform REST Issue worklogs API
  version: 1001.0.0-SNAPSHOT-82b018affa468e58f284fbe4df33536469d757df
servers:
- url: https://your-domain.atlassian.net
tags:


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