Add attachment to issue with jira api without using curl

Question

I'm trying to add an attachment to some Issue that I created through the Jira API.

On the documentation there is only a curl example but I can't install this for some reason. I just want to know what the request would look like wo curl. I'm using for my website in php.

Kais Tounsi · Answer

hi here you find the python script

how to upload attachment to an Issue using the REST API in Python

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# ===============
# greeting.txt
# ===============
hello, world
 
# ===============
# upload.attachment.py
# ===============
import requests
import json

# [JIRA-BASE-URL], i.e.: http://localhost:8080
# [ISSUE-ID], i.e.: ATT-1
url = '[JIRA-BASE-URL]/rest/api/2/issue/[ISSUE-ID]/attachments'
headers = {"X-Atlassian-Token": "nocheck"}
# please uncomment to attach external file
files = {'file': open('greeting.txt', 'rb')}

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Dario B · Answer

Hi @Bastet DT ,

The curl example is just intended to show what needs to be provided when sending an HTTP POST request to the Jira REST API endpoint in order to add an attachment to an issue. You can just provide the same data in any other way without using curl.

In the below threads you can find examples showing how to add an attachment using PHP or Java or python. Just keep in mind that there are differences depending if you are using Jira Cloud or Server (e.g. In Cloud you must use email address and api-token instead of username and password to authenticate):

* https://community.atlassian.com/t5/Answers-Developer-Questions/REST-API-Attachments/qaq-p/571809
* https://community.atlassian.com/t5/Answers-Developer-Questions/How-do-I-upload-attachment-to-JIRA-Issue-via-REST-API/qaq-p/531239

Please review above threads and let us know if they help. In case they don't please try to provide more details  on what you are trying to achieve.

Cheers,
Dario