How to properly re-index self hosted Jira

Question

I'm trying to perform re-index Jira, using this topic
https://confluence.atlassian.com/jirakb/reindex-jira-server-using-rest-api-via-curl-command-663617587.html

but i get next output.

A task could not be found for the given task id

Any variants how to solve this problem ?

I could perform this action by hands, but i can't. I have to implement Jenkins job which will make a curl request, or resort to any other options for automating this process.
Thanks

Tom Lister_fo1j4e · Answer

Hi @Vitalii Malii

I set off a test POST via PostMan tool as https://new-staging-log.blah.com/rest/api/2/reindex?type=FOREGROUND

and got a json response

{ 
"progressUrl": "/secure/admin/jira/IndexProgress.jspa?taskId=44500", 
"currentProgress": 1, 
"currentSubTask": 
"Currently working on: Issue index", 
"type": "FOREGROUND", 
"submittedTime": "2021-08-09T15:05:15.097+0000", 
"startTime": "2021-08-09T15:05:15.119+0000", 
"success": false}

If I check the server an indexing process is running.

So the article is correct.

Via curl I get the same

AST0004352:~ tom.lister$ curl -u tom.lister:password -X POST https://new-staging-log.blah.com/rest/api/2/reindex?type=FOREGROUND

{"progressUrl":"/secure/admin/jira/IndexProgress.jspa?taskId=44500","currentProgress":4,"currentSubTask":"Currently working on: Issue index","type":"FOREGROUND","submittedTime":"2021-08-09T15:05:15.097+0000","startTime":"2021-08-09T15:05:15.119+0000","success":false}AST0004352:~ tom.lister$

AST0004352:~ tom.lister$

I'm think something subtly different about your curl call.
have you got screenshots to share?

Vitalii Malii · Answer

Hi @Tom Lister no, i'm sending POST request, like described in this knowledge base article https://confluence.atlassian.com/jirakb/reindex-jira-server-using-rest-api-via-curl-command-663617587.html

Tom Lister_fo1j4e · Answer

Hi @Vitalii Malii

Are you sending a GET request? That will try to return details of current indexing job.

You need to POST to start an reindex.