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.

Documentation GitHub OpenAPI

Operations 8

GET /rest/api/3/attachment/content/{id} Get attachment content #

GET /rest/api/3/attachment/meta Get Jira attachment settings #

GET /rest/api/3/attachment/thumbnail/{id} Get attachment thumbnail #

DELETE /rest/api/3/attachment/{id} Delete attachment #

GET /rest/api/3/attachment/{id} Get attachment metadata #

GET /rest/api/3/attachment/{id}/expand/human Get all metadata for an expanded attachment #

GET /rest/api/3/attachment/{id}/expand/raw Get contents metadata for an expanded attachment #

POST /rest/api/3/issue/{issueIdOrKey}/attachments Add attachment #

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

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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