# Jira Issue attachments API

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/apis/jira/jira-issue-attachments-api/  
**Provider:** Jira — https://apis.io/providers/jira/  
**Base URL:** https://your-domain.atlassian.net/rest/api/2  
**Documentation:** https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/jira/platform/rest/v2/intro/

Jira Issue attachments API is one of 132 APIs that [Jira](https://apis.io/providers/jira/) publishes on the [APIs.io](https://apis.io/) network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification. Tagged areas include Issue Attachments. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, authentication docs, and an API reference.

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.

## Operations (8)

| Method | Path | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |

## Machine-readable artifacts (6)

- **OpenAPI** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/jira/refs/heads/main/openapi/jira-issue-attachments-api-openapi.yml
- **Documentation** — https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/jira/platform/rest/v3/intro/
- **Authentication** — https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/jira/platform/rest/v3/intro/#authentication
- **Documentation** — https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/jira/software/rest/intro/
- **Documentation** — https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/jira/service-desk/rest/intro/
- **APIReference** — https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/jira/platform/rest/v3/api-group-issues/

## Other Jira APIs (12)

- [Jira Cloud Platform REST API v2](https://apis.io/apis/jira/jira-cloud-platform-rest-api-v2/)
- [Jira Service Management Operations REST API](https://apis.io/apis/jira/jira-service-management-operations-rest-api/)
- [Jira Align REST API](https://apis.io/apis/jira/jira-align-rest-api/)
- [Jira Customer Service Management REST API](https://apis.io/apis/jira/jira-customer-service-management-rest-api/)
- [Jira Issue Comments API](https://apis.io/apis/jira/jira-issue-comments-api/)
- [Jira Issue Priorities API](https://apis.io/apis/jira/jira-issue-priorities-api/)
- [Jira Issue Search API](https://apis.io/apis/jira/jira-issue-search-api/)
- [Jira Issue Statuses API](https://apis.io/apis/jira/jira-issue-statuses-api/)
- [Jira Issue Transitions API](https://apis.io/apis/jira/jira-issue-transitions-api/)
- [Jira Issue Types API](https://apis.io/apis/jira/jira-issue-types-api/)
- [Jira Issues API](https://apis.io/apis/jira/jira-issues-api/)
- [Jira Projects API](https://apis.io/apis/jira/jira-projects-api/)

## Tags

Issue Attachments

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Profiled by [API Evangelist](https://apievangelist.com) and published on [APIs.io](https://apis.io/apis/jira/jira-issue-attachments-api/). The API's provider profile, Kin Score and agent-readiness rating are at https://apis.io/providers/jira/.