Unique Project Id in Jira

[Raj Mehra]

We are using JIRA API to import projects from JIRA to our application.

As per our requirement each JIRA project should have a unique id so that we can map it in our database.

Which will be use in future to update that project data from JIRA via JIRA API.

We just want to confirm two things

1) Does each JIRA project have unique id ?

2) How we can get that unique id ?

[Alex Medved _ConfiForms_]

You define the key for your JIRA project yourself and this key (project key) is unique across your JIRA installation

[Raj Mehra]

It can be possible that two different JIRA accounts project have same project key? If it is possible then how we can make uniqueness of project in JIRA

[Nic Brough -Adaptavist-]

No. As Sash already said, the key is unique.

[Raj Mehra]

I have two demo account in which i create one project each one account and project key are same for both account. I am mention dummy account details below,you can check project details there. https://vikasjoshi.atlassian.net User name- vikas password-vikas#123 https://sharmaajay.atlassian.net User name-vijay password-vikas#123 I am getting data from JIRA API for both account then i got same Id,Key,ProjectName. Now how can i make uniqueness in when get project via JIRA API.

[Nic Brough -Adaptavist-]

Ah, hang on, that's a different question. You have two separate Jira installations. The project keys are always unique inside a single installation, but there's nothing to stop two separate installs having the same key. I'm afraid I'm not sure what you are looking for now. What is the actual problem? I suspect it might be that you want to have two separate installations not allow duplication? That won't happen unless you write code in both that can talk to the other to check and disallow it.

[Alex Medved _ConfiForms_]

In last comment I read that you have 2 separate JIRA installations. Project key is unique across one JIRA installation.

[MattS]

Use the base URL plus the project key for a unique id that works across multiple JIRA instances

[Vikas Singh]

Thanks,I will be use this to handle uniqueness of project across multiple JIRA instances/installations.