JIRA REST API "The username query parameter was not provided" even though the parameter is provided.

Eric Adlard

When using the "rest/api/2/user/search" endpoint and passing the "username" parameter, I get the following message returned from the API.

{    "errorMessages": [        "The username query parameter was not provided"    ],    "errors": {}}

I'm currently using Postman, and attached is my GET request with my body content (as you can see, "username" is provided). I'm using basic authentication via an admin account, and I can manually search for users within the JIRA GUI, so I don't think there is a permissions issue.

I've also tried using the "rest/api/2/user" endpoint with both the "username" and "accountId" query parameters, but get a similar message.

{    "errorMessages": [        "Either the 'username' or the 'key' query parameters need to be provided"    ],    "errors": {}}

Any help you can provided would be appreciated.

Thank you. 

Sebastian Krzewiński

Hi @Eric Adlard 

 

When you are using GET method to search issues via jql you don't need use body.

Take a look at this example: https://developer.atlassian.com/server/jira/platform/jira-rest-api-examples/#searching-for-issues-examples

 

Regards,

Seba