Jira · OpenAPI Overlay 1.0.0
API Evangelist conversational phrasing for Jira Issue Types API
10 actions
10 updates
phrasing
extends
openapi/jira-issue-types-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['/issuetype'].get
$.paths['/rest/api/3/issuetype'].get
$.paths['/rest/api/3/issuetype'].post
$.paths['/rest/api/3/issuetype/project'].get
$.paths['/rest/api/3/issuetype/{id}'].get
$.paths['/rest/api/3/issuetype/{id}'].put
$.paths['/rest/api/3/issuetype/{id}'].delete
$.paths['/rest/api/3/issuetype/{id}/alternatives'].get
$.paths['/rest/api/3/issuetype/{id}/avatar2'].post
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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 Issue Types API
version: 1.0.0
extends: openapi/jira-issue-types-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['/issuetype'].get
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: List issue types via the legacy unversioned path
effect: read
questions:
- Is there an older unversioned endpoint that lists the issue types visible to me?
- What does the legacy /issuetype path return for my user?
instructions:
- text: Use the legacy unversioned issuetype path to list issue types I can see.
- text: Call the older /issuetype endpoint for my visible issue types.
method: generated
generated: '2026-09-26'
- target: $.paths['/rest/api/3/issuetype'].get
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: List all issue types via REST API v3
effect: read
questions:
- Which issue types exist across the Jira site in the v3 API?
- Why do I see fewer issue types than a Jira admin does?
instructions:
- text: List all issue types using the v3 REST API.
- text: Get every issue type available to me from /rest/api/3/issuetype.
method: generated
generated: '2026-09-26'
- target: $.paths['/rest/api/3/issuetype'].post
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Create an issue type
effect: write
questions:
- How do I add a new issue type to Jira?
- Can I create a subtask-level issue type?
instructions:
- text: Create an issue type called {name}.
slots:
name: requestBody.name
- text: Create issue type {name} at hierarchy level {hierarchyLevel} described as {description}.
slots:
name: requestBody.name
hierarchyLevel: requestBody.hierarchyLevel
description: requestBody.description
method: generated
generated: '2026-09-26'
- target: $.paths['/rest/api/3/issuetype/project'].get
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: List issue types for a project
effect: read
questions:
- Which issue types can be used in a particular project?
- Can I list only the epic-level issue types in a project?
instructions:
- text: List the issue types for project {projectId}.
slots:
projectId: query.projectId
- text: Show issue types at level {level} in project {projectId}.
slots:
level: query.level
projectId: query.projectId
method: generated
generated: '2026-09-26'
- target: $.paths['/rest/api/3/issuetype/{id}'].get
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Get one issue type
effect: read
questions:
- What are the details of a specific issue type by ID?
- Is a given issue type a subtask or a standard type?
instructions:
- text: Get issue type {id}.
slots:
id: path.id
- text: Show the name, description and hierarchy level of issue type {id}.
slots:
id: path.id
method: generated
generated: '2026-09-26'
- target: $.paths['/rest/api/3/issuetype/{id}'].put
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Update an issue type
effect: write
questions:
- How do I rename an issue type or change its avatar?
- Is there a length limit on an issue type's name?
instructions:
- text: Rename issue type {id} to {name}.
slots:
id: path.id
name: requestBody.name
- text: Set the avatar of issue type {id} to avatar {avatarId}.
slots:
id: path.id
avatarId: requestBody.avatarId
method: generated
generated: '2026-09-26'
- target: $.paths['/rest/api/3/issuetype/{id}'].delete
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Delete an issue type
effect: destructive
questions:
- How do I delete an issue type that's still used by issues?
- What happens to existing issues when their issue type is deleted?
instructions:
- text: Delete issue type {id}.
slots:
id: path.id
- text: Delete issue type {id} and move its issues to issue type {alternativeIssueTypeId}.
slots:
id: path.id
alternativeIssueTypeId: query.alternativeIssueTypeId
method: generated
generated: '2026-09-26'
- target: $.paths['/rest/api/3/issuetype/{id}/alternatives'].get
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: List replacement issue types for an issue type
effect: read
questions:
- Which issue types could replace one I plan to delete?
- What issue types share the same workflow, field and screen schemes as this one?
instructions:
- text: List alternative issue types for issue type {id}.
slots:
id: path.id
- text: Show which issue types can take over for issue type {id}.
slots:
id: path.id
method: generated
generated: '2026-09-26'
- target: $.paths['/rest/api/3/issuetype/{id}/avatar2'].post
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Upload an avatar image for an issue type
effect: write
questions:
- How do I upload a custom icon for an issue type?
- Which image formats can an issue type avatar use, and can I crop it?
instructions:
- text: Upload this image as the avatar for issue type {id}, cropped to {size} pixels.
slots:
id: path.id
size: query.size
- text: Load an issue type avatar for {id} cropping a {size} square from x {x} and y {y}.
slots:
id: path.id
size: query.size
x: query.x
y: query.y
method: generated
generated: '2026-09-26'
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