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Jira

by @byungkyu

Jira API integration with managed OAuth. Search issues with JQL, create and update issues, manage projects and transitions. Use this skill when users want to...

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TERMINAL
clawhub install jira-api

πŸ“– About This Skill

name: jira description: | Jira API integration with managed OAuth. Search issues with JQL, create and update issues, manage projects and transitions. Use this skill when users want to interact with Jira issues, projects, or workflows. For other third party apps, use the api-gateway skill (https://clawhub.ai/byungkyu/api-gateway). compatibility: Requires network access and valid Maton API key metadata: author: maton version: "1.0" clawdbot: emoji: 🧠 requires: env: - MATON_API_KEY

Jira

Access the Jira Cloud API with managed OAuth authentication. Search issues with JQL, create and manage issues, and automate workflows.

Quick Start

# First, get your cloud ID
python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://api.maton.ai/jira/oauth/token/accessible-resources')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF
Then search issues

python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://api.maton.ai/jira/ex/jira/{cloudId}/rest/api/3/search/jql?jql=project%3DKEY&maxResults=10')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

Base URL

https://api.maton.ai/jira/{native-api-path}

Maton proxies requests to api.atlassian.com and automatically injects your OAuth token.

Getting Cloud ID

Jira Cloud requires a cloud ID. Get it first:

GET /jira/oauth/token/accessible-resources

Response:

[{
  "id": "62909843-b784-4c35-b770-e4e2a26f024b",
  "url": "https://yoursite.atlassian.net",
  "name": "yoursite"
}]

Authentication

All requests require the Maton API key in the Authorization header:

Authorization: Bearer $MATON_API_KEY

Environment Variable: Set your API key as MATON_API_KEY:

export MATON_API_KEY="YOUR_API_KEY"

Getting Your API Key

1. Sign in or create an account at maton.ai 2. Go to maton.ai/settings 3. Copy your API key

Connection Management

Manage your Jira OAuth connections at https://api.maton.ai.

List Connections

python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://api.maton.ai/connections?app=jira&status=ACTIVE')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

Create Connection

python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
data = json.dumps({'app': 'jira'}).encode()
req = urllib.request.Request('https://api.maton.ai/connections', data=data, method='POST')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
req.add_header('Content-Type', 'application/json')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

Get Connection

python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://api.maton.ai/connections/{connection_id}')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

Response: 

{
  "connection": {
    "connection_id": "{connection_id}",
    "status": "ACTIVE",
    "creation_time": "2025-12-08T07:20:53.488460Z",
    "last_updated_time": "2026-01-31T20:03:32.593153Z",
    "url": "https://connect.maton.ai/?session_token=...",
    "app": "jira",
    "metadata": {}
  }
}

Open the returned url in a browser to complete OAuth authorization.

Delete Connection

python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://api.maton.ai/connections/{connection_id}', method='DELETE')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

Specifying Connection

If you have multiple Jira connections, specify which one to use with the Maton-Connection header:

python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://api.maton.ai/jira/ex/jira/{cloudId}/rest/api/3/project')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
req.add_header('Maton-Connection', '{connection_id}')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

If you have multiple connections, always include this header to ensure requests go to the intended account.

Security & Permissions

  • Access is scoped to issues, projects, boards, sprints, and users within the connected Jira account.
  • All write operations require explicit user approval. Before executing any create, update, or delete call, confirm the target resource and intended effect with the user.

    • API Reference

    Projects

    #### List Projects

    GET /jira/ex/jira/{cloudId}/rest/api/3/project

    #### Get Project

    GET /jira/ex/jira/{cloudId}/rest/api/3/project/{projectKeyOrId}

    Issues

    #### Search Issues (JQL)

    GET /jira/ex/jira/{cloudId}/rest/api/3/search/jql?jql=project%3DKEY%20order%20by%20created%20DESC&maxResults=20&fields=summary,status,assignee

    #### Get Issue

    GET /jira/ex/jira/{cloudId}/rest/api/3/issue/{issueIdOrKey}

    #### Create Issue

    POST /jira/ex/jira/{cloudId}/rest/api/3/issue
Content-Type: application/json
    {
  "fields": {
    "project": {"key": "PROJ"},
    "summary": "Issue summary",
    "issuetype": {"name": "Task"}
  }
}

    #### Update Issue

    PUT /jira/ex/jira/{cloudId}/rest/api/3/issue/{issueIdOrKey}
Content-Type: application/json
    {
  "fields": {
    "summary": "Updated summary"
  }
}

    #### Delete Issue

    DELETE /jira/ex/jira/{cloudId}/rest/api/3/issue/{issueIdOrKey}

    #### Assign Issue

    PUT /jira/ex/jira/{cloudId}/rest/api/3/issue/{issueIdOrKey}/assignee
Content-Type: application/json
    {
  "accountId": "712020:5aff718e-6fe0-4548-82f4-f44ec481e5e7"
}

    Transitions

    #### Get Transitions

    GET /jira/ex/jira/{cloudId}/rest/api/3/issue/{issueIdOrKey}/transitions

    #### Transition Issue (change status)

    POST /jira/ex/jira/{cloudId}/rest/api/3/issue/{issueIdOrKey}/transitions
Content-Type: application/json
    {
  "transition": {"id": "31"}
}

    Comments

    #### Get Comments

    GET /jira/ex/jira/{cloudId}/rest/api/3/issue/{issueIdOrKey}/comment

    #### Add Comment

    POST /jira/ex/jira/{cloudId}/rest/api/3/issue/{issueIdOrKey}/comment
Content-Type: application/json
    {
  "body": {
    "type": "doc",
    "version": 1,
    "content": [{"type": "paragraph", "content": [{"type": "text", "text": "Comment text"}]}]
  }
}

    Users

    #### Get Current User

    GET /jira/ex/jira/{cloudId}/rest/api/3/myself

    #### Search Users

    GET /jira/ex/jira/{cloudId}/rest/api/3/user/search?query=john

    Metadata

    #### List Issue Types

    GET /jira/ex/jira/{cloudId}/rest/api/3/issuetype

    #### List Priorities

    GET /jira/ex/jira/{cloudId}/rest/api/3/priority

    #### List Statuses

    GET /jira/ex/jira/{cloudId}/rest/api/3/status

    Code Examples

    JavaScript

    // Get cloud ID first
const resources = await fetch(
  'https://api.maton.ai/jira/oauth/token/accessible-resources',
  { headers: { 'Authorization': Bearer ${process.env.MATON_API_KEY} } }
).then(r => r.json());
    const cloudId = resources[0].id;
    // Search issues
const issues = await fetch(
  https://api.maton.ai/jira/ex/jira/${cloudId}/rest/api/3/search/jql?jql=project=KEY,
  { headers: { 'Authorization': Bearer ${process.env.MATON_API_KEY} } }
).then(r => r.json());

    Python

    import os
import requests
    headers = {'Authorization': f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}'}
    Get cloud ID
    
resources = requests.get(
    'https://api.maton.ai/jira/oauth/token/accessible-resources',
    headers=headers
).json()
    cloud_id = resources[0]['id']
    Search issues
    
issues = requests.get(
    f'https://api.maton.ai/jira/ex/jira/{cloud_id}/rest/api/3/search/jql',
    headers=headers,
    params={'jql': 'project=KEY', 'maxResults': 10}
).json()

    Notes

  • Always fetch cloud ID first using /oauth/token/accessible-resources
  • JQL queries must be bounded (e.g., project=KEY)
  • Use URL encoding for JQL query parameters
  • Update, Delete, Transition return HTTP 204 on success
  • Agile API requires additional OAuth scopes. If you receive a scope error, contact Maton support at support@maton.ai with the specific operations/APIs you need and your use-case
  • IMPORTANT: When using curl commands, use curl -g when URLs contain brackets (fields[], sort[], records[]) to disable glob parsing
  • IMPORTANT: When piping curl output to jq or other commands, environment variables like $MATON_API_KEY may not expand correctly in some shell environments. You may get "Invalid API key" errors when piping.

    • Error Handling

    | Status | Meaning | |--------|---------| | 400 | Missing Jira connection or invalid JQL | | 401 | Invalid or missing Maton API key | | 429 | Rate limited (10 req/sec per account) | | 4xx/5xx | Passthrough error from Jira API |

    Troubleshooting: API Key Issues

    1. Check that the MATON_API_KEY environment variable is set:

    echo $MATON_API_KEY

    2. Verify the API key is valid by listing connections:

    python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://api.maton.ai/connections')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

    Troubleshooting: Invalid App Name

    1. Ensure your URL path starts with jira. For example:

  • Correct: https://api.maton.ai/jira/ex/jira/{cloudId}/rest/api/3/project
  • Incorrect: https://api.maton.ai/ex/jira/{cloudId}/rest/api/3/project

    • Resources

  • Jira API Introduction
  • Search Issues (JQL)
  • Get Issue
  • Create Issue
  • Transition Issue
  • JQL Reference
  • Maton Community
  • Maton Support

    • πŸ’‘ Examples

    # First, get your cloud ID
python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://api.maton.ai/jira/oauth/token/accessible-resources')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF
    Then search issues
    
python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://api.maton.ai/jira/ex/jira/{cloudId}/rest/api/3/search/jql?jql=project%3DKEY&maxResults=10')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

    πŸ“‹ Tips & Best Practices

  • Always fetch cloud ID first using /oauth/token/accessible-resources
  • JQL queries must be bounded (e.g., project=KEY)
  • Use URL encoding for JQL query parameters
  • Update, Delete, Transition return HTTP 204 on success
  • Agile API requires additional OAuth scopes. If you receive a scope error, contact Maton support at support@maton.ai with the specific operations/APIs you need and your use-case
  • IMPORTANT: When using curl commands, use curl -g when URLs contain brackets (fields[], sort[], records[]) to disable glob parsing
  • IMPORTANT: When piping curl output to jq or other commands, environment variables like $MATON_API_KEY may not expand correctly in some shell environments. You may get "Invalid API key" errors when piping.