Jira

Jira Plans API

This resource represents plans. Use it to get, create, duplicate, update, trash and archive plans.

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Operations 7

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/plans/plan List plans · Get plans paginated #
Ask an LLM
“What plans exist in Jira?”
“Can I include archived or trashed plans when listing plans?”
Tell an agent
List all plans.
List plans including archived ({includeArchived}) and trashed ({includeTrashed}) ones.
POST /rest/api/3/plans/plan Create a plan · Create plan #
Ask an LLM
“How do I create a new plan from boards, projects or filters?”
“What scheduling settings must I provide when creating a plan?”
Tell an agent
Create a plan named {name} with issue sources {issueSources} and scheduling {scheduling}.
Create plan {name} led by {leadAccountId} from sources {issueSources} using scheduling {scheduling}.
GET /rest/api/3/plans/plan/{planId} Get a plan · Get plan #
Ask an LLM
“What are the issue sources and scheduling settings of a plan?”
“Can I look up one plan by its ID?”
Tell an agent
Get plan {planId}.
Show the configuration of plan {planId}.
PUT /rest/api/3/plans/plan/{planId} Update a plan's details · Update plan #
Ask an LLM
“Can I change a plan's name, lead or estimation unit?”
“Does updating a plan use JSON Patch operations?”
Tell an agent
Update plan {planId} with the provided JSON Patch changes.
Change the scheduling settings of plan {planId}.
PUT /rest/api/3/plans/plan/{planId}/archive Archive a plan · Archive plan #
Ask an LLM
“How do I archive a plan that's finished?”
“Can a plan be archived instead of deleted?”
Tell an agent
Archive plan {planId}.
Move plan {planId} into the archive.
POST /rest/api/3/plans/plan/{planId}/duplicate Duplicate a plan · Duplicate plan #
Ask an LLM
“Can I make a copy of an existing plan?”
“How would I clone a plan under a different name?”
Tell an agent
Duplicate plan {planId} as {name}.
Copy plan {planId} into a new plan called {name}.
PUT /rest/api/3/plans/plan/{planId}/trash Move a plan to trash · Trash plan #
Ask an LLM
“How do I send a plan to the trash?”
“What happens to a plan I trash rather than archive?”
Tell an agent destructive · confirm first
Trash plan {planId}.
Move plan {planId} to the trash.

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-plans-api-openapi.yml

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OpenAPI Specification

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


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