Can we interact with Atlas API ?

[Marc-André Lanciault]

Hi,

Is there an Atlas API we can interact with?

We are already using the APIs of Jira, Confluence and Tempo to automate our workflow so that, when we start a new project:

• A new Jira Project is created (this Project will be used to track what needs to be done in this project as well as any other projects related to this client)
• A new Customer is created in Tempo
• A few predefined Accounts are created in Tempo, linked to this Customer and the Jira Project
• A new Epic is created within the Jira Project (the Epic represents the new project we need to work on)
• A new Confluence Space is created (this Space will hold this new project's documentation as well as any future projects related to this client)
• Also, and not related to Atlassian products:
  • A Slack channel is created for all discussions related to this client
  • A Google Drive folder is created for this client and the project

So, now that we are giving Atlas a test run, it would be awesome if the Atlas Project could also be created automatically :)

Toughts?

[Nir Nikolaevsky · Accepted solution]

Hi @Marc-André Lanciault

We don't have an API available yet but we want to support it in the future. 

In the meantime when you create a new Epic you can also create and sync an Atlas Project right from the Epic screen. 

In the right-side menu you should see a "Status updates" section. Expand it and click on "Create Atlas project". You can sync the Epic's title, date, and labels to this Atlas project. The integration is relatively new and still being rolled out so if you're not seeing it you can get it from our marketplace here. You can learn more about the integration here.

I know it's not automation but hopefully it makes the process a little easier for you and the team.

[Marc-André Lanciault]

Thanks for the answer Nir 

[Nate Whitehead]

Is this still the case?

[Sean Blezard]

I was thinking the same question.

[Kurt Anderson]

+1 from me. We can't sync all properties and would like to automate an org chart without some way to access user data I can't.

[Nir Nikolaevsky]

Hi all, no new update I can share about an Atlas API at this stage. 

Could you list your use cases for an Atlas API as a reply? Perhaps I can offer a workaround or at the very least capture your use cases and share them with the team.

[Sean Blezard]

I think plugin vendors, such as Tempo, who own Structure, would benefit from being able to integrate Goals into the Jira hierarchies and relationships they already handle. 

[Artem Samarsky]

Hi @Nir Nikolaevsky! I'm using Atlas to provide updates on projects and set estimated completion date, I would like this date to be synced to linked epics in Jira Software and linked issues in Jira Product Discovery. Do you think there is a way to do this now?

[Majken Longlade]

@Artem Samarsky yes, if you sync Epics to Projects, Start and End date are synced as well.

[Fitzgerald, Jeffrey]

@Nir Nikolaevsky - We are using Atlas to track our various Quarterly Initiatives/Projects.  We often use Confluence to provide more details around Project Burnups and such and would like to have an easy integration into Atlas for our weekly updates.

Additionally, we just finished our Q2 planning and want to create the New Atlas projects.  I know that we can do from the Epic, but several of our initiatives have multiple epics attributed to them, so an API would be helpful to quickly upload new Q2 projects into Atlas. Or allow a parent Initiative Issue-Type to create an Atlas Project from, similar to Epics.

[Victor Babenko]

We currently log information similar to what Atlas does in a Google spreadsheet (with weekly updates, etc.). I wanted to write a script to import data from the spreadsheet into Atlas, but it is impossible without an API.

Also one of the key requirements for a new solution for project tracking is being able to do custom reporting, and that'll be impossible or very hard to do without an API.

[genival.junior.glo]

Hi @Nir Nikolaevsky ,

Is there a scheduled release date for the API for extracting data from Atlas?

[Orlando Kelly]

+1 API to create an Atlas Project or automation rule when we create an initiative in Jira

[Joe Johnson]

+1 for API access and automation triggers/actions. A couple of use cases:

• Write project updates back to the Epic as a comment
• Create new Atlas projects automatically when an Epic is created in specific projects

[Adam Setch]

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[Christian Schneider]

I would like to have an API to be able to query projects and goals from ATLAS and download the data in a structured (-> json) or unstructured (-> pdf) way.

Scenario: ATLAS is offline, due to IT security breach, global network issues, local network issues, bad maintenance/update jobs at Atlassian, .... whatever reason. 

I need the basic information locally to be able to keep working and not loosing everything, before the Cloud Site goes offline.

Before you answer "Cloud never goes offline": just one of the cases, where Jira was offline for more then 24h Jira Status - Elevated Internal Server Errors 500 for some tenants (atlassian.com)

[Nir Nikolaevsky]

Hi all, just wanted to let you know that the team and I have been capturing all the use cases from this thread and post. I can't announce a specific release date yet but we have someone looking into APIs now and we're aiming to have something available next year

We'll keep you in the loop, hope we can share more soon. Thanks for all the feedback and suggestions!

[Maximiliano Suarez]

API use case: integrate in Confluence (or export) a report of Atlas projects, filtered by tags, with the last update of the project and the following information :

• Update content
• Date of the update

[Dan W]

Use Case - Being able to send an update when a linked Story/Epic/Bug transitions to a new status

[Nate Whitehead]

Is there any update on timing for Atlas API access? I have a number of use cases (e.g. some automation related, some to support scripts)

[Marc-André Lanciault]

Hi @Nir Nikolaevsky 

Any update on this by any chance ? :)

Thanks! 

[Kimmiko James]

Hi @Marc-André Lanciault I'll be picking up this project so progress can be made! I'll be reaching out soon with a scheduling link so I can better understand your use case needs for Atlas APIs (especially for Goals and Projects)!

[andy.johnston]

Hi @Kimmiko James - I'd love to get involved with this use-case, as we're looking to drop the Atlas product in favour of a customised solution for RAG (because I can't get access to the RAG for reporting for Plans/Roadmaps/SteerCo reports etc.

[Kimmiko James]

Here's the Calendly link for those interested! Let me know if you have any questions :-) 

https://calendly.com/kjames2-atlassian/product-research

[Alejandro Álvarez]

If we had a field at KR level we could update that field with external data to understand our KR achievements. Example, the KR is 1'2 M revenue, but the revenue data is located outside Atlas. Would be super important to show the current revenue in Atlas compared to the KR revenue, to understand the achievement of it.