Unable to retrieve and update the attachment information in Python-jira rest api

Question

I tried to upload an attachment using add_attachment() python rest api, but getting error. I am able to upload the same attachment from GUI but unable to retrieve the info using the issue.fields.attachment JIRA rest api. Please suggest me the resolution for this. Getting the below error while attaching the file: ===================================== r.status_code, error, r.url, request=request, response=r, **kwargs) jira.exceptions.JIRAError: JiraError HTTP 500 text: Oops - an error has occurred

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Kais Tounsi · Answer

# ===============
# 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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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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Nic Brough -Adaptavist- · Answer

It looks like you have hit the wrong URL with your REST call.  You shouldn't have had any of that html back, it implies you're landing on standard pages rather than the REST one.