Jira

Jira Myself API

This resource represents information about the current user, such as basic details, group membership, application roles, preferences, and locale. Use it to get, create, update, and delete (restore default) values of the user's preferences and locale.

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Operations 6

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/mypreferences Delete one of my user preferences · Delete preference #
Ask an LLM
“How do I restore a system preference to its default value?”
“Can I delete a custom preference I set earlier?”
Tell an agent destructive · confirm first
Delete my preference {key}.
Reset user preference {key} to its default.
GET /rest/api/3/mypreferences Get one of my user preferences · Get preference #
Ask an LLM
“What value is set for one of my Jira user preferences?”
“Can I read a custom preference key I stored for my user?”
Tell an agent
Get my preference {key}.
Show the current value of user preference {key}.
PUT /rest/api/3/mypreferences Set one of my user preferences · Set preference #
Ask an LLM
“How do I change a user preference like email notification format?”
“Can I store an arbitrary preference value up to 255 characters?”
Tell an agent
Set my preference {key}.
Create or update user preference {key} with the given value.
GET /rest/api/3/mypreferences/locale Get my locale · Get locale #
Ask an LLM
“What locale is my account using?”
“If I have no language preference, which locale is returned?”
Tell an agent
Show my current locale.
Get the language locale for my user.
PUT /rest/api/3/mypreferences/locale Set my locale (deprecated) · Set locale #
Ask an LLM
“Can I still change my language locale through the deprecated my-preferences endpoint?”
“Which locales can I switch my account to?”
Tell an agent
Set my locale to {locale}.
Change my language to {locale} using the deprecated locale call.
GET /rest/api/3/myself Get the current user · Get current user #
Ask an LLM
“Who am I logged in as, and what is my account ID?”
“Can I see my own groups and application roles?”
Tell an agent
Show details of the current user.
Get my user profile 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/
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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-myself-api-openapi.yml

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OpenAPI Specification

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


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