Where Can I Find Documentation for Jira Backup API and a Full List of Atlassian API Docs

[David]

Hey everyone,

I've been trying to find official documentation for an API endpoint we're using in our setup. My main goal is:

1. To have a better understanding of the endpoints we're using.
2. To check what options I can modify in the backup API.

However, I haven’t been able to find any documentation for this specific endpoint:

rest/backup/1/export/runbackup

Does anyone know if there’s any official documentation for this, or if this endpoint is even supported?

Additionally, I’ve noticed that Atlassian API documentation is spread across multiple sites. Every time I contact Atlassian Support, they send me links to different API docs that I hadn’t seen before. Is there a complete list of all API documentation sites?

So far, I’ve found these:

• https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/jira/platform/rest/v3
• https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/assets/rest
• https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/admin/user-management/rest

Would really appreciate any insights! Thanks in advance, and have a great day!

[Nikola Perisic]

Hello @David Porteš 

Full list of Jira APIs could be found here: https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/jira/platform/rest/v3/intro/

For more information about the backup API, you should refer to the Andy's comment here:

https://community.atlassian.com/t5/Jira-Service-Management/How-to-take-backup-using-rest-api-for-Jira-service-management/qaq-p/2495952

[David]

Hey @Nikola Perisic  

Thanks for your quick response!

Regarding the API list, I was actually looking for a complete list of all Atlassian Cloud REST APIs, not just the Jira APIs. If I understand correctly, the link you provided covers only Jira, but it doesn’t include other APIs like Confluence, User Management, or Assets. Do you know if there's an official centralized list of all REST APIs across Atlassian Cloud products?

For the backup API, I really appreciate you sharing that community thread! If I understand correctly, the API we're currently using is private and undocumented, meaning it's not officially supported. I’ve already successfully set up a full backup, but since full backups with attachments can only be triggered once every 48 hours, I’m now looking for a way to run a second backup without attachments every 24 hours.

Do you happen to know if there’s a way to modify the backup request payload to exclude attachments in an additional backup?

Thanks again for your help!

[Nikola Perisic]

Dear @David Porteš 

There isn't a centralized list, rather links, which could be found here: https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/

Regarding the backup API's, there isn't the API endpoint within the official documentation, but this page from the KB could be found here: https://confluence.atlassian.com/cloudkb/automate-jira-confluence-cloud-backups-1488597169.html

https://api.atlassian.com/public/backup-management/v1/orgs/<org_id>/backups

Is the endpoint you are actually looking for.

And, you are right, all of the information about the API is all over the place and should be centralized.

[David]

Dear @Nikola Perisic  ,

Thank you for providing more details!

As you mentioned, I checked https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/ , but after a deeper review, I noticed that some APIs, like the Forms API (https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/forms/rest/api-group-forms-on-issue/#api-group-forms-on-issue ), are not linked there. Do you happen to know if it's hidden somewhere on that site, or if there’s any structured way to find all available APIs without manually searching for them?

As a developer integrating Jira and working around its limitations, having a centralized and comprehensive list of API documentation would be extremely helpful. Right now, it feels like I would need to create a support ticket just to get access to documentation, which isn't ideal.

Would love to hear your thoughts on this—thank you again for your time!

Best regards,
David

[Michael Kolb]

I am having the same issue with finding an API reference for the rest/backup/1/export/runbackup that provides a detailed description of the API options. 

The Atlassian documentation in general is subpar, incomplete, and lacking in the details.

For the price that we pay for Atlassian products why can't you have documentation with the same level of quality as AWS and API reference documentation with the same level of detail as Kubernetes.

I constantly struggle to find detailed information that would be used by Systems Engineers and Platform Engineers.