jira_update_issue

Modify existing JIRA issues by updating fields, transitioning statuses, adding worklogs, or adjusting components and labels directly from your workflow.

Instructions

Updates an existing JIRA issue with field changes, status transitions, and worklog entries

Input Schema

Name	Required	Description	Default
`assignee`	No
`components`	No
`description`	No
`issueKey`	Yes
`labels`	No
`notifyUsers`	No
`priority`	No
`summary`	No
`transition`	No

Input Schema (JSON Schema)

{
  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
  "additionalProperties": false,
  "properties": {
    "assignee": {
      "maxLength": 255,
      "minLength": 1,
      "type": "string"
    },
    "components": {
      "additionalProperties": false,
      "properties": {
        "operation": {
          "enum": [
            "set",
            "add",
            "remove"
          ],
          "type": "string"
        },
        "values": {
          "items": {
            "maxLength": 255,
            "minLength": 1,
            "type": "string"
          },
          "type": "array"
        }
      },
      "required": [
        "operation",
        "values"
      ],
      "type": "object"
    },
    "description": {
      "maxLength": 32767,
      "type": "string"
    },
    "issueKey": {
      "pattern": "^[A-Z]+-\\d+$",
      "type": "string"
    },
    "labels": {
      "additionalProperties": false,
      "properties": {
        "operation": {
          "enum": [
            "set",
            "add",
            "remove"
          ],
          "type": "string"
        },
        "values": {
          "items": {
            "maxLength": 255,
            "minLength": 1,
            "type": "string"
          },
          "type": "array"
        }
      },
      "required": [
        "operation",
        "values"
      ],
      "type": "object"
    },
    "notifyUsers": {
      "default": true,
      "type": "boolean"
    },
    "priority": {
      "enum": [
        "Highest",
        "High",
        "Medium",
        "Low",
        "Lowest"
      ],
      "type": "string"
    },
    "summary": {
      "maxLength": 255,
      "minLength": 1,
      "type": "string"
    },
    "transition": {
      "additionalProperties": false,
      "properties": {
        "fields": {
          "additionalProperties": {},
          "type": "object"
        },
        "id": {
          "minLength": 1,
          "type": "string"
        }
      },
      "required": [
        "id"
      ],
      "type": "object"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "issueKey"
  ],
  "type": "object"
}

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jira_update_issue

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Input Schema

Input Schema (JSON Schema)

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