Import Issues

PUT /import/{project}/issues

Bulk issues import

PUT /rest/import/{project}/issues?{assigneeGroup}&{test}

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description
project	string	Imported project short name
assigneeGroup	string	Optional group to add assignees to. If this parameter is not provided default project assignee group is used
test	boolean	If true, issues are not saved, but request is verified.

Request body:
Predefined and custom fields are provided using the same notation:

<field name="Field name">
  <value>First value</value>
  <value>Second value</value>
  <value>...</value>
</field>

If field is single valued only first value element is taken. 'Field' element for optional fields could be omitted.
Following predefined fields are available:

Name	Type	Cardinality	Required	Description
numberInProject	long	single	required	Issue number in project. Should be unique
summary	string	single	required	Issue summary
description	string	single	optional	Full issue description
created	UNIX Epoch timestamp	single	required	Issue creation time
updated	UNIX Epoch timestamp	single	optional	Last issue update time
updaterName	string	single	optional	Login name of last issue updater
resolved	UNIX Epoch timestamp	single	optional	Issue resolve time
reporterName	string	single	required	Login name of issue reporter
voterName	string	multi	optional	Login names of users who voted for the issue.
watcherName	string	multi	optional	Login names of users who enabled watching issue changes.
permittedGroup	string	single	optional	Name of group that has an access to the issue. See GET Groups

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<xs:schema attributeFormDefault="unqualified" elementFormDefault="qualified" xmlns:xs="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema">
  <xs:element name="issues">
    <xs:complexType>
      <xs:sequence>
        <xs:element name="issue" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded">
          <xs:complexType>
            <xs:sequence>
              <xs:element name="field" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded">
                <xs:complexType>
                  <xs:sequence>
                    <xs:element name="value" type="xs:string" maxOccurs="unbounded"/>
                  </xs:sequence>
                  <xs:attribute type="xs:string" name="name" use="required"/>
                </xs:complexType>
              </xs:element>
              <xs:element name="comment" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded">
                <xs:complexType>
                  <xs:attribute type="xs:string" name="author" use="optional"/>
                  <xs:attribute type="xs:string" name="text" use="optional"/>
                  <xs:attribute type="xs:string" name="created" use="optional"/>
                  <xs:attribute type="xs:string" name="updated" use="optional"/>
                </xs:complexType>
              </xs:element>
            </xs:sequence>
          </xs:complexType>
        </xs:element>
      </xs:sequence>
    </xs:complexType>
  </xs:element>
</xs:schema>

Response body:
Response contains an 'item' element for every issue from the request. If issue can be imported then attribute 'imported' of the respective 'item' element is 'true'. Otherwise the 'imported' attribute is 'false' and there are 'error' subelements with additional information about nature of the import problem.
If request query parameter 'test' is true, then no issues are actually saved to database. With such requests one can check if import data is correct.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<xs:schema attributeFormDefault="unqualified" elementFormDefault="qualified" xmlns:xs="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema">
  <xs:element name="importReport">
    <xs:complexType>
      <xs:sequence>
        <xs:element name="item" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded">
          <xs:complexType>
            <xs:sequence>
              <xs:element name="error" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded">
                <xs:complexType>
                  <xs:simpleContent>
                    <xs:extension base="xs:string">
                      <xs:attribute type="xs:string" name="fieldName" use="optional"/>
                      <xs:attribute type="xs:string" name="value" use="optional"/>
                    </xs:extension>
                  </xs:simpleContent>
                </xs:complexType>
              </xs:element>
            </xs:sequence>
            <xs:attribute type="xs:string" name="id"/>
            <xs:attribute type="xs:boolean" name="imported"/>
          </xs:complexType>
        </xs:element>
      </xs:sequence>
    </xs:complexType>
  </xs:element>
</xs:schema>

Sample

Correct

Request:

PUT /rest/import/CMN/issues
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?>
<issues>
<issue>
    <field name="numberInProject">
        <value>1917</value>
    </field>
    <field name="summary">
        <value>Build a bigger office</value>
    </field>
    <field name="description">
        <value>Company grows, new people are constantly hired, so we need a bigger office to accomodate them.</value>
    </field>
    <field name="created">
        <value>1149678852000</value>
    </field>
    <field name="updated">
        <value>1159374446000</value>
    </field>
    <field name="updaterName">
        <value>elliott</value>
    </field>
    <field name="resolved">
        <value>1260367510059</value>
    </field>
    <field name="reporterName">
        <value>gregory</value>
    </field>
    <field name="participants">
      <value>11</value>
    </field>
    <field name="company">
      <value>Wrench Pliers Ltd.</value>
    </field>

    <comment author="elliott" text="Good idea, let's do it" created="1267030230127"/>
    <comment author="pena" text="I think we need to call a meeting first" created="1267030238721" updated="1267030230127"/>
</issue>
<issue>
    <field name="numberInProject">
        <value>1928</value>
    </field>
    <field name="summary">
        <value>Implement what was planned</value>
    </field>
    <field name="created">
        <value>1149678852000</value>
    </field>
    <field name="reporterName">
        <value>elliott</value>
    </field>
    <field name="participants">
        <value>1300000</value>
    </field>
    <field name="company">
        <value>Paper and Office Supplies</value>
    </field>
</issue>
</issues>

Response:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?>
<importReport>
  <item imported="true" id="1917"/>
  <item imported="true" id="1928"/>
</importReport>

Error

Request:

PUT /rest/import/CMN/issues?test=true
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?>
<issues>
  <issue>
    <field name="numberInProject">
      <value>1917</value>
    </field>
    <field name="summary">
      <value>Build a bigger office</value>
    </field>
    <field name="description">
      <value>Company grows, new people are constantly hired, so we need a bigger office to accomodate them.
      </value>
    </field>
    <field name="created">
      <value>1149678852000</value>
    </field>
    <field name="updated">
      <value>1159374446000</value>
    </field>
    <field name="updaterName">
      <value>elliott</value>
    </field>
    <field name="resolved">
      <value>1260367510059</value>
    </field>
    <field name="reporterName">
      <value>gregory</value>
    </field>
    <field name="Build">
      <value>Some Read Only</value>
      <value>Value</value>
    </field>
    <field name="scf">
      <value>1260317512059</value>
    </field>
    <field name="cf">
      <value>1</value>
    </field>
    <comment author="who!" text="Good idea, let's do it" created="1267030230127"/>
    <comment author="root" text="I think we need to call a meeting first" created="1267030238721" updated="1267030230127"/>
  </issue>
  <issue>
    <field name="numberInProject">
      <value>1987</value>
    </field>
    <field name="summary">
      <value>Office renovations</value>
    </field>
    <field name="description">
      <value># Order new floor mats
        # Replace lighting fixtures
        # Install sound-proof doors
      </value>
    </field>
    <field name="created">
      <value>1149678852000</value>
    </field>
    <field name="reporterName">
      <value>webster</value>
    </field>
    <field name="company">
        <value>Flips and Flops Law Consulting LLC</value>
    </field>
  </issue>
</issues>

Response:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?>
<importReport>
  <item imported="false" id="1917">
    <error fieldName="numberInProject" value="1917">Value is not unique</error>
    <error fieldName="comment.author" value="who!">Value is unknown</error>
    <error fieldName="Build">Field is unknown</error>
    <error fieldName="scf">Field is unknown</error>
    <error fieldName="cf">Field is unknown</error>
  </item>
  <item imported="true" id="1987"/>
</importReport>

Last modified: 30 March 2021