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>Exterminate tsar</value>
    </field>
    <field name="description">
        <value>The Russian Revolution is the collective term for the series of revolutions in Russia in 1917, which destroyed the Tsarist autocracy and led to the creation of the Soviet Union. In the first revolution of February 1917 (March in the Gregorian calendar), the Tsar was deposed and replaced by a Provisional government. In the second revolution, during October, the Provisional Government was removed and replaced with a Bolshevik (Communist) government.</value>
    </field>
    <field name="created">
        <value>1149678852000</value>
    </field>
    <field name="updated">
        <value>1159374446000</value>
    </field>
    <field name="updaterName">
        <value>stalin</value>
    </field>
    <field name="resolved">
        <value>1260367510059</value>
    </field>
    <field name="reporterName">
        <value>lenin</value>
    </field>
    <field name="victims">
      <value>11</value>
    </field>
    <field name="party">
      <value>РСДРП (б) 1912 - 1917</value>
    </field>

    <comment author="stalin" text="It is enough that the people know there was an election. The people who cast the votes decide nothing. The people who count the votes decide everything." created="1267030230127"/>
    <comment author="khrushchev" text="Support by United States rulers is rather in the nature of the support that the rope gives to a hanged man." created="1267030238721" updated="1267030230127"/>
</issue>
<issue>
    <field name="numberInProject">
        <value>1928</value>
    </field>
    <field name="summary">
        <value>Implement collectivization</value>
    </field>
    <field name="created">
        <value>1149678852000</value>
    </field>
    <field name="reporterName">
        <value>stalin</value>
    </field>
    <field name="victims">
        <value>1300000</value>
    </field>
    <field name="party">
        <value>ВКП (б) 1925 - 1952</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>Exterminate tsar</value>
    </field>
    <field name="description">
      <value>The Russian Revolution is the collective term for the series of revolutions in Russia in 1917, which
        destroyed the Tsarist autocracy and led to the creation of the Soviet Union. In the first revolution of February
        1917 (March in the Gregorian calendar), the Tsar was deposed and replaced by a Provisional government. In the
        second revolution, during October, the Provisional Government was removed and replaced with a Bolshevik
        (Communist) government.
      </value>
    </field>
    <field name="created">
      <value>1149678852000</value>
    </field>
    <field name="updated">
      <value>1159374446000</value>
    </field>
    <field name="updaterName">
      <value>stalin</value>
    </field>
    <field name="resolved">
      <value>1260367510059</value>
    </field>
    <field name="reporterName">
      <value>lenin</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="It is enough that the people know there was an election. The people who cast the votes decide nothing. The people who count the votes decide everything." created="1267030230127"/>
    <comment author="root" text="Support by United States rulers is rather in the nature of the support that the rope gives to a hanged man." created="1267030238721" updated="1267030230127"/>
  </issue>
  <issue>
    <field name="numberInProject">
      <value>1987</value>
    </field>
    <field name="summary">
      <value>Perestroyka</value>
    </field>
    <field name="description">
      <value># Reduce GDP
        # Split USSR into separate states
        # Reduce population
      </value>
    </field>
    <field name="created">
      <value>1149678852000</value>
    </field>
    <field name="reporterName">
      <value>gorbachev</value>
    </field>
    <field name="party">
        <value>КПСС 1952 - 1993</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: 14 January 2021