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Why do I get 405 when trying to update a description?

Oskar Wanderer
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March 11, 2025

https://dcmp-toolbox.atlassian.net/rest/api/3/issue/<issue>

 

Trying this 

{
    "fields" : {
        "description": "Description"
    }
}
or that
{
   "update": {
   "description": [
         {
            "set": "JIRA should also come with a free pony"
         }
      ]
   }
}

getting 405

What is wrong? 

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Dirk Ronsmans
Community Champion
March 11, 2025

HTTP 405 means "Method not allowed"

Performing an update should be done using a "PUT" method, which one are you using? Perhaps POST?

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