Jira

Jira Issue attachments API

This resource represents issue attachments and the attachment settings for Jira. Use it to get the metadata for an attachment, delete an attachment, and view the metadata for the contents of an attachment. Also, use it to get the attachment settings for Jira.

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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/attachment/content/{id} Download an attachment's content · Get attachment content #
Ask an LLM
“How do I download the file attached to an issue?”
“Can I fetch just a byte range of a large attachment?”
Tell an agent
Download the contents of attachment {id}.
Get attachment {id} directly without a redirect ({redirect}).
GET /rest/api/3/attachment/meta Get attachment settings · Get Jira attachment settings #
Ask an LLM
“Are attachments enabled on my Jira site?”
“What is the maximum file size I can attach to an issue?”
Tell an agent
Check whether attachments are enabled and the size limit.
Show the instance's attachment settings.
GET /rest/api/3/attachment/thumbnail/{id} Get an attachment thumbnail · Get attachment thumbnail #
Ask an LLM
“Can I get a small preview image of an attachment?”
“Is it possible to request an attachment thumbnail at a specific width and height?”
Tell an agent
Get the thumbnail for attachment {id}.
Fetch a {width} by {height} thumbnail of attachment {id}.
DELETE /rest/api/3/attachment/{id} Delete an attachment · Delete attachment #
Ask an LLM
“How do I remove a file attached to an issue?”
“Which project permissions let me delete someone else's attachment?”
Tell an agent destructive · confirm first
Delete attachment {id}.
Remove the attachment with ID {id} from its issue.
GET /rest/api/3/attachment/{id} Get attachment metadata · Get attachment metadata #
Ask an LLM
“What's the filename, size and author of an attachment?”
“Can I read an attachment's metadata without downloading the file?”
Tell an agent
Get the metadata for attachment {id}.
Show who uploaded attachment {id} and its size.
GET /rest/api/3/attachment/{id}/expand/human List files inside an archive attachment · Get all metadata for an expanded attachment #
Ask an LLM
“What files are inside a ZIP attached to an issue?”
“Can I see a human-readable listing of an archive attachment's contents?”
Tell an agent
Show the files inside attachment {id} with readable sizes.
List the contents and metadata of the ZIP attachment {id} for display.
GET /rest/api/3/attachment/{id}/expand/raw Get raw contents metadata for an archive attachment · Get contents metadata for an expanded attachment #
Ask an LLM
“Can I get machine-friendly metadata for the entries in a ZIP attachment?”
“Is there a raw version of the archive listing suited to processing in code?”
Tell an agent
Get the raw entry metadata for archive attachment {id}.
Return the unformatted file list of ZIP attachment {id} for parsing.
POST /rest/api/3/issue/{issueIdOrKey}/attachments Attach files to an issue · Add attachment #
Ask an LLM
“How do I upload a file to an issue?”
“Can I attach several files to one issue in a single request?”
Tell an agent
Attach the file to issue {issueIdOrKey}.
Upload these screenshots as attachments on {issueIdOrKey}.

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

Specifications

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

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OpenAPI Specification

jira-issue-attachments-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 attachments API
  version: 1001.0.0-SNAPSHOT-82b018affa468e58f284fbe4df33536469d757df
servers:
- url: https://your-domain.atlassian.net
tags:


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