How do you change the Project Key in Jira

Question

I want to change the Project Key, how do I do this?

Dave Mathijs · Accepted Answer

Hi @Clare McNeish , welcome to the Atlassian Community!

Please read this documentation page for more info:

Edit a project's details

Ollie Guan · Accepted Answer

Hi @Clare McNeish ,

* Only Jira admins can edit the key in a company-managed project

* Project admins can edit the key in a team-managed project

https://support.atlassian.com/jira-cloud-administration/docs/edit-a-projects-details/

Sushant Verma · Accepted Answer

Hi @Clare McNeish

You should be a jira-admininstrator to do that.

If you are the JIRA admin, you can follow the below document  and what are the effects on issues in the project on changing the project Key:

https://confluence.atlassian.com/adminjiraserver/editing-a-project-key-938847080.html

Regards,
Sushant Verma

Ste Wright · Accepted Answer

Hi @Clare McNeish

If this is a Company-managed Project, you'll need to be a Jira/Product Admin. If this is a Team-managed Project, you need to a Project Admin in that Project.

Then...

* Go to the Project's "Project Settings"
* Select "Details" from the left-hand menu (if not already there)
* Modify the Key
* Press Save

Note: There are some things to consider when changing a Project Key - see the details on this help page: https://support.atlassian.com/jira-cloud-administration/docs/edit-a-projects-details/

Ste