Jira

Jira Permission schemes API

This resource represents permission schemes. Use it to get, create, update, and delete permission schemes as well as get, create, update, and delete details of the permissions granted in those schemes.

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Operations 9

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/permissionscheme List all permission schemes · Get all permission schemes #
Ask an LLM
“What permission schemes exist on my Jira site?”
“Can I list permission schemes with their grants expanded?”
Tell an agent
List every permission scheme.
Show all permission schemes with {expand} expanded.
POST /rest/api/3/permissionscheme Create a permission scheme · Create permission scheme #
Ask an LLM
“How do I create a new permission scheme for a set of projects?”
“Can I create a permission scheme without any grants and add them later?”
Tell an agent
Create a permission scheme named {name}.
Create permission scheme {name} with grants {permissions}.
DELETE /rest/api/3/permissionscheme/{schemeId} Delete a permission scheme · Delete permission scheme #
Ask an LLM
“How do I delete a permission scheme that's no longer needed?”
“Is deleting a permission scheme limited to Jira administrators?”
Tell an agent destructive · confirm first
Delete permission scheme {schemeId}.
Remove the permission scheme with ID {schemeId}.
GET /rest/api/3/permissionscheme/{schemeId} Get a permission scheme · Get permission scheme #
Ask an LLM
“What does a particular permission scheme contain?”
“Can I view one permission scheme's name and description by ID?”
Tell an agent
Get permission scheme {schemeId}.
Show permission scheme {schemeId} with {expand} expanded.
PUT /rest/api/3/permissionscheme/{schemeId} Update a permission scheme · Update permission scheme #
Ask an LLM
“Will sending a permissions list when updating a scheme overwrite all existing grants?”
“Can I rename a permission scheme without touching its grants?”
Tell an agent
Rename permission scheme {schemeId} to {name}.
Replace all grants in permission scheme {schemeId} ({name}) with {permissions}.
GET /rest/api/3/permissionscheme/{schemeId}/permission List grants in a permission scheme · Get permission scheme grants #
Ask an LLM
“Who is granted which permissions in a given scheme?”
“Can I see every holder and permission pair in a permission scheme?”
Tell an agent
List all grants in permission scheme {schemeId}.
Show the permission holders for scheme {schemeId} with {expand} expanded.
POST /rest/api/3/permissionscheme/{schemeId}/permission Add a permission grant to a scheme · Create permission grant #
Ask an LLM
“How do I give a group Browse Projects permission in a scheme?”
“Can I add a single grant to a permission scheme without replacing the others?”
Tell an agent
Grant {permission} to {holder} in permission scheme {schemeId}.
Add a new grant of {permission} for holder {holder} to scheme {schemeId}.
DELETE /rest/api/3/permissionscheme/{schemeId}/permission/{permissionId} Remove a grant from a permission scheme · Delete permission scheme grant #
Ask an LLM
“How do I revoke one permission grant from a scheme?”
“Can I delete a single grant while leaving the rest of the scheme intact?”
Tell an agent destructive · confirm first
Delete grant {permissionId} from permission scheme {schemeId}.
Revoke permission grant {permissionId} in scheme {schemeId}.
GET /rest/api/3/permissionscheme/{schemeId}/permission/{permissionId} Get one permission grant · Get permission scheme grant #
Ask an LLM
“What holder and permission does a specific grant define?”
“Can I look up a single grant within a permission scheme by its ID?”
Tell an agent
Get grant {permissionId} in permission scheme {schemeId}.
Show the details of permission grant {permissionId} from scheme {schemeId}.

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-permission-schemes-api-openapi.yml

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OpenAPI Specification

jira-permission-schemes-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 Permission schemes API
  version: 1001.0.0-SNAPSHOT-82b018affa468e58f284fbe4df33536469d757df
servers:
- url: https://your-domain.atlassian.net
tags:


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