Jira · OpenAPI Overlay 1.0.0
API Evangelist conversational phrasing for Jira Cloud platform REST Issue bulk operations API
10 actions
10 updates
phrasing
extends
openapi/jira-issue-bulk-operations-api-openapi.yml
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Written by API Evangelist tooling for Jira's API. It is a proposal applied on top of the contract, not a document Jira publishes.
What the actions change
x-apievangelist-phrasing
Targets 10
$.info
$.paths['/rest/api/3/bulk/issues/delete'].post
$.paths['/rest/api/3/bulk/issues/fields'].get
$.paths['/rest/api/3/bulk/issues/fields'].post
$.paths['/rest/api/3/bulk/issues/move'].post
$.paths['/rest/api/3/bulk/issues/transition'].get
$.paths['/rest/api/3/bulk/issues/transition'].post
$.paths['/rest/api/3/bulk/issues/unwatch'].post
$.paths['/rest/api/3/bulk/issues/watch'].post
$.paths['/rest/api/3/bulk/queue/{taskId}'].get
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# Generated by API Evangelist (build-phrasing.py). Our phrasing, not observed demand.
overlay: 1.0.0
info:
title: API Evangelist conversational phrasing for Jira Cloud platform REST Issue bulk operations API
version: 1.0.0
extends: openapi/jira-issue-bulk-operations-api-openapi.yml
actions:
- target: $.info
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
method: generated
generated: '2026-09-26'
generator: build-phrasing.py
label: Generated by API Evangelist
operations: 9
- target: $.paths['/rest/api/3/bulk/issues/delete'].post
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Delete many issues in one request
effect: destructive
questions:
- How do I delete hundreds of issues at once?
- What's the maximum number of issues a single bulk delete can remove?
instructions:
- text: Bulk delete issues {selectedIssueIdsOrKeys}.
slots:
selectedIssueIdsOrKeys: requestBody.selectedIssueIdsOrKeys
- text: Delete issues {selectedIssueIdsOrKeys} with bulk notification set to {sendBulkNotification}.
slots:
selectedIssueIdsOrKeys: requestBody.selectedIssueIdsOrKeys
sendBulkNotification: requestBody.sendBulkNotification
method: generated
generated: '2026-09-26'
- target: $.paths['/rest/api/3/bulk/issues/fields'].get
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: List fields that can be bulk edited on issues
effect: read
questions:
- Which fields can I bulk edit across a set of issues?
- Can I search the bulk-editable fields by name?
instructions:
- text: List the fields I can bulk edit on issues {issueIdsOrKeys}.
slots:
issueIdsOrKeys: query.issueIdsOrKeys
- text: Find bulk-editable fields matching {searchText} for issues {issueIdsOrKeys}.
slots:
searchText: query.searchText
issueIdsOrKeys: query.issueIdsOrKeys
method: generated
generated: '2026-09-26'
- target: $.paths['/rest/api/3/bulk/issues/fields'].post
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Edit fields on many issues at once
effect: write
questions:
- Can I change the same field on a batch of issues in one go?
- What limits apply to the number of issues and fields in a bulk edit?
instructions:
- text: Bulk edit issues {selectedIssueIdsOrKeys}, applying actions {selectedActions} with values {editedFieldsInput}.
slots:
selectedIssueIdsOrKeys: requestBody.selectedIssueIdsOrKeys
selectedActions: requestBody.selectedActions
editedFieldsInput: requestBody.editedFieldsInput
- text: Update fields {selectedActions} to {editedFieldsInput} on issues {selectedIssueIdsOrKeys}, sending bulk notification {sendBulkNotification}.
slots:
selectedActions: requestBody.selectedActions
editedFieldsInput: requestBody.editedFieldsInput
selectedIssueIdsOrKeys: requestBody.selectedIssueIdsOrKeys
sendBulkNotification: requestBody.sendBulkNotification
method: generated
generated: '2026-09-26'
- target: $.paths['/rest/api/3/bulk/issues/move'].post
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Move many issues to another project or type
effect: write
questions:
- How do I move issues from several projects into one target project?
- Can a bulk move change the issue type and parent at the same time?
instructions:
- text: Bulk move issues using the target-to-source mapping {targetToSourcesMapping}.
slots:
targetToSourcesMapping: requestBody.targetToSourcesMapping
- text: Move issues per {targetToSourcesMapping} and set bulk notification to {sendBulkNotification}.
slots:
targetToSourcesMapping: requestBody.targetToSourcesMapping
sendBulkNotification: requestBody.sendBulkNotification
method: generated
generated: '2026-09-26'
- target: $.paths['/rest/api/3/bulk/issues/transition'].get
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: List transitions available for bulk transitioning
effect: read
questions:
- What status transitions can I apply to a group of issues together?
- Which transition IDs are valid for a bulk transition of these issues?
instructions:
- text: List the bulk transitions available for issues {issueIdsOrKeys}.
slots:
issueIdsOrKeys: query.issueIdsOrKeys
- text: Show the next page of available transitions for {issueIdsOrKeys} after {startingAfter}.
slots:
issueIdsOrKeys: query.issueIdsOrKeys
startingAfter: query.startingAfter
method: generated
generated: '2026-09-26'
- target: $.paths['/rest/api/3/bulk/issues/transition'].post
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Transition the status of many issues
effect: write
questions:
- Can I move up to 1,000 issues to a new status in one request?
- How do I close out a batch of issues with their transition IDs?
instructions:
- text: Bulk transition issues using {bulkTransitionInputs}.
slots:
bulkTransitionInputs: requestBody.bulkTransitionInputs
- text: Apply transitions {bulkTransitionInputs} and send bulk notification {sendBulkNotification}.
slots:
bulkTransitionInputs: requestBody.bulkTransitionInputs
sendBulkNotification: requestBody.sendBulkNotification
method: generated
generated: '2026-09-26'
- target: $.paths['/rest/api/3/bulk/issues/unwatch'].post
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Stop watching many issues at once
effect: write
questions:
- How do I unwatch a large batch of issues?
- Is there a limit on how many issues I can unwatch in one request?
instructions:
- text: Unwatch issues {selectedIssueIdsOrKeys}.
slots:
selectedIssueIdsOrKeys: requestBody.selectedIssueIdsOrKeys
- text: Stop me watching all of {selectedIssueIdsOrKeys} in bulk.
slots:
selectedIssueIdsOrKeys: requestBody.selectedIssueIdsOrKeys
method: generated
generated: '2026-09-26'
- target: $.paths['/rest/api/3/bulk/issues/watch'].post
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Start watching many issues at once
effect: write
questions:
- Can I watch up to 1,000 issues with one request?
- What permission do I need to bulk watch issues?
instructions:
- text: Watch issues {selectedIssueIdsOrKeys}.
slots:
selectedIssueIdsOrKeys: requestBody.selectedIssueIdsOrKeys
- text: Add me as a watcher on all of {selectedIssueIdsOrKeys} in bulk.
slots:
selectedIssueIdsOrKeys: requestBody.selectedIssueIdsOrKeys
method: generated
generated: '2026-09-26'
- target: $.paths['/rest/api/3/bulk/queue/{taskId}'].get
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Check progress of a bulk issue operation
effect: read
questions:
- How far along is my bulk edit or bulk delete?
- Did my bulk issue task finish, and which issues failed?
instructions:
- text: Check the progress of bulk task {taskId}.
slots:
taskId: path.taskId
- text: Tell me whether bulk operation {taskId} has completed.
slots:
taskId: path.taskId
method: generated
generated: '2026-09-26'
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