# Jira Issue bulk operations API

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/apis/jira/jira-issue-bulk-operations-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 bulk operations 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 bulk operations. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, authentication docs, and an API reference.

This resource represents the issue bulk operations. Use it to move multiple issues from one project to another project or edit fields of multiple issues in one go. For additional clarity, we have created a page with further examples and answers to frequently asked questions related to these APIs. You can access it here: [Bulk operation APIs: additional examples and FAQ](https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/jira/platform/bulk-operation-additional-examples-and-faqs/). ### Authentication ### Access to the issue bulk operations requires authentication. For information on how to authenticate API requests, refer to the [Basic auth for REST APIs documentation](https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/jira/platform/basic-auth-for-rest-apis/). ### Rate limiting ### The bulk edit and move APIs are subject to the usual rate limiting infrastructure in Jira. For more information, refer to [Rate limiting](https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/jira/platform/rate-limiting/). Additionally, at any given time, only 5 concurrent requests can be sent across all users.

## Operations (9)

| Method | Path | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| POST | `/rest/api/3/bulk/issues/delete` | Bulk delete issues |
| GET | `/rest/api/3/bulk/issues/fields` | Get bulk editable fields |
| POST | `/rest/api/3/bulk/issues/fields` | Bulk edit issues |
| POST | `/rest/api/3/bulk/issues/move` | Bulk move issues |
| GET | `/rest/api/3/bulk/issues/transition` | Get available transitions |
| POST | `/rest/api/3/bulk/issues/transition` | Bulk transition issue statuses |
| POST | `/rest/api/3/bulk/issues/unwatch` | Bulk unwatch issues |
| POST | `/rest/api/3/bulk/issues/watch` | Bulk watch issues |
| GET | `/rest/api/3/bulk/queue/{taskId}` | Get bulk issue operation progress |

## Machine-readable artifacts (6)

- **OpenAPI** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/jira/refs/heads/main/openapi/jira-issue-bulk-operations-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 bulk operations

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