Where Can I Find Documentation for Jira Backup API and a Full List of Atlassian API Docs

Question

Hey everyone,

I've been trying to find official documentation for an API endpoint we're using in our setup. My main goal is:

* To have a better understanding of the endpoints we're using.
* To check what options I can modify in the backup API.

However, I haven’t been able to find any documentation for this specific endpoint:

rest/backup/1/export/runbackup

Does anyone know if there’s any official documentation for this, or if this endpoint is even supported?

Additionally, I’ve noticed that Atlassian API documentation is spread across multiple sites. Every time I contact Atlassian Support, they send me links to different API docs that I hadn’t seen before. Is there a complete list of all API documentation sites?

So far, I’ve found these:

* https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/jira/platform/rest/v3
* https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/assets/rest
* https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/admin/user-management/rest

Would really appreciate any insights! Thanks in advance, and have a great day!

Michael Kolb · Answer

I am having the same issue with finding an API reference for the rest/backup/1/export/runbackup that provides a detailed description of the API options.

The Atlassian documentation in general is subpar, incomplete, and lacking in the details.

For the price that we pay for Atlassian products why can't you have documentation with the same level of quality as AWS and API reference documentation with the same level of detail as Kubernetes.

I constantly struggle to find detailed information that would be used by Systems Engineers and Platform Engineers.

David · Answer

Dear @Nikola Perisic  ,

Thank you for providing more details!

As you mentioned, I checked https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/ , but after a deeper review, I noticed that some APIs, like the Forms API (https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/forms/rest/api-group-forms-on-issue/#api-group-forms-on-issue ), are not linked there. Do you happen to know if it's hidden somewhere on that site, or if there’s any structured way to find all available APIs without manually searching for them?

As a developer integrating Jira and working around its limitations, having a centralized and comprehensive list of API documentation would be extremely helpful. Right now, it feels like I would need to create a support ticket just to get access to documentation, which isn't ideal.

Would love to hear your thoughts on this—thank you again for your time!

Best regards,
David

Nikola Perisic · Answer

Dear @David

There isn't a centralized list, rather links, which could be found here: https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/

Regarding the backup API's, there isn't the API endpoint within the official documentation, but this page from the KB could be found here: https://confluence.atlassian.com/cloudkb/automate-jira-confluence-cloud-backups-1488597169.html

https://api.atlassian.com/public/backup-management/v1/orgs/<org_id>/backups

Is the endpoint you are actually looking for.

And, you are right, all of the information about the API is all over the place and should be centralized.