Jira · OpenAPI Overlay 1.0.0
API Evangelist conversational phrasing for Jira Issue Comments API
9 actions
9 updates
phrasing
extends
openapi/jira-issue-comments-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 9
$.info
$.paths['/issue/{issueIdOrKey}/comment'].get
$.paths['/issue/{issueIdOrKey}/comment'].post
$.paths['/rest/api/3/comment/list'].post
$.paths['/rest/api/3/issue/{issueIdOrKey}/comment'].get
$.paths['/rest/api/3/issue/{issueIdOrKey}/comment'].post
$.paths['/rest/api/3/issue/{issueIdOrKey}/comment/{id}'].get
$.paths['/rest/api/3/issue/{issueIdOrKey}/comment/{id}'].put
$.paths['/rest/api/3/issue/{issueIdOrKey}/comment/{id}'].delete
OpenAPI Overlay
# Generated by API Evangelist (build-phrasing.py). Our phrasing, not observed demand.
overlay: 1.0.0
info:
title: API Evangelist conversational phrasing for Jira Issue Comments API
version: 1.0.0
extends: openapi/jira-issue-comments-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: 8
- target: $.paths['/issue/{issueIdOrKey}/comment'].get
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: List an issue's comments via the unversioned path
effect: read
questions:
- Is there a legacy unversioned path for reading an issue's comments?
- Can the older comment listing outside /rest/api/3 sort comments by created date?
instructions:
- text: Using the unversioned /issue path, list comments on issue {issueIdOrKey}.
slots:
issueIdOrKey: path.issueIdOrKey
- text: Via the legacy unversioned comment path, get comments on {issueIdOrKey} ordered by {orderBy}.
slots:
issueIdOrKey: path.issueIdOrKey
orderBy: query.orderBy
method: generated
generated: '2026-09-26'
- target: $.paths['/issue/{issueIdOrKey}/comment'].post
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Comment on an issue via the unversioned path
effect: write
questions:
- Can I post an ADF comment through the older unversioned issue comment path?
- Does the legacy unversioned add-comment endpoint support visibility restrictions?
instructions:
- text: Using the unversioned /issue path, add comment {body} to issue {issueIdOrKey}.
slots:
body: requestBody.body
issueIdOrKey: path.issueIdOrKey
- text: Via the legacy unversioned path, comment {body} on {issueIdOrKey} visible only to {visibility}.
slots:
body: requestBody.body
issueIdOrKey: path.issueIdOrKey
visibility: requestBody.visibility
method: generated
generated: '2026-09-26'
- target: $.paths['/rest/api/3/comment/list'].post
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Fetch several comments by their IDs
effect: read
questions:
- Can I fetch a batch of comments across issues when I already know their IDs?
- Which comments from a list of IDs am I allowed to see?
instructions:
- text: Get comments with IDs {ids}.
slots:
ids: requestBody.ids
- text: Fetch comments {ids} expanded with {expand}.
slots:
ids: requestBody.ids
expand: query.expand
method: generated
generated: '2026-09-26'
- target: $.paths['/rest/api/3/issue/{issueIdOrKey}/comment'].get
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: List the comments on an issue
effect: read
questions:
- How do I read all the comments on an issue?
- Can I page through an issue's comments newest first?
instructions:
- text: List comments on issue {issueIdOrKey}.
slots:
issueIdOrKey: path.issueIdOrKey
- text: Show {maxResults} comments from issue {issueIdOrKey} ordered by {orderBy}.
slots:
maxResults: query.maxResults
issueIdOrKey: path.issueIdOrKey
orderBy: query.orderBy
method: generated
generated: '2026-09-26'
- target: $.paths['/rest/api/3/issue/{issueIdOrKey}/comment'].post
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Add a comment to an issue
effect: write
questions:
- How do I post a comment on an issue?
- Can I restrict a new comment so only a certain group or role sees it?
- Is it possible to add an internal-only comment on a service desk request?
instructions:
- text: Comment {body} on issue {issueIdOrKey}.
slots:
body: requestBody.body
issueIdOrKey: path.issueIdOrKey
- text: Add comment {body} to {issueIdOrKey} visible only to {visibility}.
slots:
body: requestBody.body
issueIdOrKey: path.issueIdOrKey
visibility: requestBody.visibility
method: generated
generated: '2026-09-26'
- target: $.paths['/rest/api/3/issue/{issueIdOrKey}/comment/{id}'].get
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Get a single comment on an issue
effect: read
questions:
- How do I retrieve one specific comment on an issue?
- Can I get the rendered HTML of a single comment?
instructions:
- text: Get comment {id} on issue {issueIdOrKey}.
slots:
id: path.id
issueIdOrKey: path.issueIdOrKey
- text: Show comment {id} from {issueIdOrKey} expanded with {expand}.
slots:
id: path.id
issueIdOrKey: path.issueIdOrKey
expand: query.expand
method: generated
generated: '2026-09-26'
- target: $.paths['/rest/api/3/issue/{issueIdOrKey}/comment/{id}'].put
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Edit an existing comment
effect: write
questions:
- Can I edit a comment I already posted on an issue?
- Is there a way to update a comment without notifying watchers?
instructions:
- text: Change comment {id} on issue {issueIdOrKey} to say {body}.
slots:
id: path.id
issueIdOrKey: path.issueIdOrKey
body: requestBody.body
- text: Edit comment {id} on {issueIdOrKey} to {body} with notify users set to {notifyUsers}.
slots:
id: path.id
issueIdOrKey: path.issueIdOrKey
body: requestBody.body
notifyUsers: query.notifyUsers
method: generated
generated: '2026-09-26'
- target: $.paths['/rest/api/3/issue/{issueIdOrKey}/comment/{id}'].delete
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Delete a comment from an issue
effect: destructive
questions:
- How do I delete a comment on an issue?
- What permissions are needed to remove someone else's comment?
instructions:
- text: Delete comment {id} on issue {issueIdOrKey}.
slots:
id: path.id
issueIdOrKey: path.issueIdOrKey
- text: Remove comment {id} from {issueIdOrKey}.
slots:
id: path.id
issueIdOrKey: path.issueIdOrKey
method: generated
generated: '2026-09-26'
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