403 forbidden error when using POST method to access rest api for Editing existing issue

Hari Prasath P

I want to edit a field of an existing issue using rest api within request. I can acces GET method easily and get the data using rest api, but cannot access PUT/POST method(got 403()). So have added the following code,

AP.request({
 type: 'POST',
 contentType: 'application/json',
 dataType: 'json',
 data: {"fields": {"description": "testing"}},
 url: 'https://mysite.atlassian.net/rest/api/2/issue/XYZ-5',
 beforeSend: function (xhr){ 
 xhr.setRequestHeader('Authorization', 'basic: '+ base_auth(user, password));
 },
 success: function (response) {
 alert("success");
 },
 error: function (data, status, error) {
 alert("failed");
 console.log('error', data, status, error);
 }
});

function base_auth(user, password)
 {
 var loginDetail = user + ':' + password;
 var tag = btoa(loginDetail);
 return "Basic " + tag;
 }

 

But, while using this i get the same error 403() not permitted and also beforeSend code does not get hit.

Already, have posted question regarding Edit and Update issue here.

If using CURL code can fix this issue, can you please suggest how to use the CURL code within request with a sample code.

Matthias Gaiser _K15t_

Hi Hari,

usually, you don't have to provide authentication headers when you use the AP.request method, see also the docs for this.

It might be the problem that you didn't specify the corresponding scope, you'd need the WRITE scope for this one, see also the docs here.

Cheers,
Matthias