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API Evangelist conversational phrasing for Jira Cloud platform REST Issue worklogs API
11 actions
11 updates
phrasing
extends
openapi/jira-issue-worklogs-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 11
$.info
$.paths['/rest/api/3/issue/{issueIdOrKey}/worklog'].get
$.paths['/rest/api/3/issue/{issueIdOrKey}/worklog'].post
$.paths['/rest/api/3/issue/{issueIdOrKey}/worklog'].delete
$.paths['/rest/api/3/issue/{issueIdOrKey}/worklog/move'].post
$.paths['/rest/api/3/issue/{issueIdOrKey}/worklog/{id}'].get
$.paths['/rest/api/3/issue/{issueIdOrKey}/worklog/{id}'].put
$.paths['/rest/api/3/issue/{issueIdOrKey}/worklog/{id}'].delete
$.paths['/rest/api/3/worklog/deleted'].get
$.paths['/rest/api/3/worklog/list'].post
$.paths['/rest/api/3/worklog/updated'].get
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 Cloud platform REST Issue worklogs API
version: 1.0.0
extends: openapi/jira-issue-worklogs-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: 10
- target: $.paths['/rest/api/3/issue/{issueIdOrKey}/worklog'].get
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: List worklogs on an issue
effect: read
questions:
- How much time has been logged on an issue and by whom?
- Can I list only worklogs started within a date range on one issue?
instructions:
- text: List the worklogs on issue {issueIdOrKey}.
slots:
issueIdOrKey: path.issueIdOrKey
- text: Show worklogs on {issueIdOrKey} started after {startedAfter} and before {startedBefore}.
slots:
issueIdOrKey: path.issueIdOrKey
startedAfter: query.startedAfter
startedBefore: query.startedBefore
method: generated
generated: '2026-09-26'
- target: $.paths['/rest/api/3/issue/{issueIdOrKey}/worklog'].post
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Log time on an issue
effect: write
questions:
- How do I log hours worked against an issue?
- Can logging time also reduce the remaining estimate automatically?
instructions:
- text: Log {timeSpent} on issue {issueIdOrKey}.
slots:
timeSpent: requestBody.timeSpent
issueIdOrKey: path.issueIdOrKey
- text: Add a worklog of {timeSpent} to {issueIdOrKey} starting {started} with comment {comment}.
slots:
timeSpent: requestBody.timeSpent
issueIdOrKey: path.issueIdOrKey
started: requestBody.started
comment: requestBody.comment
method: generated
generated: '2026-09-26'
- target: $.paths['/rest/api/3/issue/{issueIdOrKey}/worklog'].delete
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Bulk delete worklogs from an issue
effect: destructive
questions:
- Can I delete many worklogs from one issue at once?
- Are notifications sent when worklogs are removed in bulk?
instructions:
- text: Delete worklogs {ids} from issue {issueIdOrKey}.
slots:
ids: requestBody.ids
issueIdOrKey: path.issueIdOrKey
- text: Bulk remove worklogs {ids} on {issueIdOrKey} and adjust the estimate with {adjustEstimate}.
slots:
ids: requestBody.ids
issueIdOrKey: path.issueIdOrKey
adjustEstimate: query.adjustEstimate
method: generated
generated: '2026-09-26'
- target: $.paths['/rest/api/3/issue/{issueIdOrKey}/worklog/move'].post
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Move worklogs from one issue to another
effect: write
questions:
- Time got logged on the wrong issue; can I move those worklogs elsewhere?
- What limits apply when moving up to 5000 worklogs between issues?
instructions:
- text: Move worklogs {ids} from issue {issueIdOrKey} to {destination}.
slots:
ids: requestBody.ids
issueIdOrKey: path.issueIdOrKey
destination: requestBody.issueIdOrKey
- text: Transfer the logged time in worklogs {ids} off {issueIdOrKey} onto issue {destination}.
slots:
ids: requestBody.ids
issueIdOrKey: path.issueIdOrKey
destination: requestBody.issueIdOrKey
method: generated
generated: '2026-09-26'
- target: $.paths['/rest/api/3/issue/{issueIdOrKey}/worklog/{id}'].get
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Get a single worklog
effect: read
questions:
- Can I look up one specific worklog entry on an issue?
- What details does a single worklog record hold?
instructions:
- text: Get worklog {id} on issue {issueIdOrKey}.
slots:
id: path.id
issueIdOrKey: path.issueIdOrKey
- text: Show the time spent and author of worklog {id} for {issueIdOrKey}.
slots:
id: path.id
issueIdOrKey: path.issueIdOrKey
method: generated
generated: '2026-09-26'
- target: $.paths['/rest/api/3/issue/{issueIdOrKey}/worklog/{id}'].put
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Update a worklog
effect: write
questions:
- How do I correct the time spent on a worklog I already logged?
- Can I change a worklog's comment without notifying watchers?
instructions:
- text: Change worklog {id} on {issueIdOrKey} to {timeSpent}.
slots:
id: path.id
issueIdOrKey: path.issueIdOrKey
timeSpent: requestBody.timeSpent
- text: Update the comment on worklog {id} of issue {issueIdOrKey} to {comment}.
slots:
id: path.id
issueIdOrKey: path.issueIdOrKey
comment: requestBody.comment
method: generated
generated: '2026-09-26'
- target: $.paths['/rest/api/3/issue/{issueIdOrKey}/worklog/{id}'].delete
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Delete a worklog
effect: destructive
questions:
- How do I remove a single time entry from an issue?
- When I delete a worklog, can the remaining estimate be increased back?
instructions:
- text: Delete worklog {id} from issue {issueIdOrKey}.
slots:
id: path.id
issueIdOrKey: path.issueIdOrKey
- text: Remove worklog {id} on {issueIdOrKey} and increase the estimate by {increaseBy}.
slots:
id: path.id
issueIdOrKey: path.issueIdOrKey
increaseBy: query.increaseBy
method: generated
generated: '2026-09-26'
- target: $.paths['/rest/api/3/worklog/deleted'].get
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: List worklogs deleted since a time
effect: read
questions:
- Which worklogs have been deleted since my last sync?
- Can I get IDs of removed time entries after a given timestamp?
instructions:
- text: List IDs of worklogs deleted since {since}.
slots:
since: query.since
- text: Get worklog deletions after timestamp {since}.
slots:
since: query.since
method: generated
generated: '2026-09-26'
- target: $.paths['/rest/api/3/worklog/list'].post
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Get worklogs by a list of IDs
effect: read
questions:
- Can I fetch full details for a batch of worklog IDs?
- What is the cap on worklogs returned by ID in one request?
instructions:
- text: Get the worklogs with IDs {ids}.
slots:
ids: requestBody.ids
- text: Fetch full worklog details for the ID list {ids}.
slots:
ids: requestBody.ids
method: generated
generated: '2026-09-26'
- target: $.paths['/rest/api/3/worklog/updated'].get
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: List worklogs updated since a time
effect: read
questions:
- Which worklogs were created or changed since a certain time?
- Is there a way to sync only the worklogs that were updated recently?
instructions:
- text: List IDs of worklogs updated since {since}.
slots:
since: query.since
- text: Get worklogs modified after {since} with {expand} expanded.
slots:
since: query.since
expand: query.expand
method: generated
generated: '2026-09-26'
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