Step by Step how to access the hosted Jira API via python

Here are the step-by-step instructions for accessing the hosted Jira API via Python:

1. Install the required Python libraries:

   • requests
   • jira

   You can install them using pip:

   pip install requests jira
   

2. Log in to your Jira account and navigate to the API tokens page (Settings > Security > API tokens). Generate a new API token and copy it.

3. Create a new Python script and import the required libraries:

   python
   import requests
   from jira import JIRA
   

4. Create an instance of the JIRA class and pass the Jira URL and API token to it:

   python
   options = {
       'server': 'https://your-jira-instance.atlassian.net'
   }
   
   api_token = 'your-api-token'
   
   jira = JIRA(options, basic_auth=('email@example.com', api_token))
   

   Replace your-jira-instance with the name of your Jira instance and email@example.com with your Jira login email.

5. Test the connection by retrieving a list of issues from Jira:

   python
   issues = jira.search_issues('assignee=currentuser()')
   
   for issue in issues:
       print(issue.key)
   

   This will print the keys of all issues assigned to the current user.

6. You can now use the Jira API to perform various operations, such as creating, updating, and deleting issues. Refer to the JIRA library documentation for more details on how to use the API.

That's it! You can now access the hosted Jira API via Python.