How to create a task / an issue via Jira Rest API and Postman

1. Getting Jira API Token

We need to have a Jira API Token first.

You can create your own Jira API Token from this page below. “https://id.atlassian.com/manage-profile/security/api-tokens”,

To create a Jira API Token:

• Click the “Create API Token” button.

• Give a name for the token (whatever you want) and click the “Create” button.

• Once the API Token is created, click the “View” button and note that token.

2. Sending Post Request (Postman)

• Select the “Post” method.
• Paste the following endpoint with “ Your Jira Cloud Site Name”.

https://YourJiraCloudSiteName.atlassian.net/rest/api/3/issue/

• Click “Autorization” tab and select “Basic Auth” option.

• Enter your “Jira User Account Username/User Email”.

• However for the “password” instead of your “Current Jira User Account Password”, we need to use the “Jira API Token” that we’ve created above.

• Select “Body” tab then “Raw” radio button and aslo “JSON” option.

• Now add the following code snippet below into json text area. Update the “key” value of your jira project key (where the task will be created) and the “issuetype” etc.

• And finally click the “Send” button.

* Now you shoud have the following response below. If you’ve retrieved this, congratulations you’ve just created a task via Jira Rest API and Postman.