AJAX call to create issue gets 403 error, but Postman POST request works

Question

Hey,

I'm trying to create an issue using the REST API. I am able to create issues using basic authentication with Postman.

However  using a button that runs an AJAX call gets me a 403.

$(document).ready(function() {
   $("button").click(function() {
      $.ajax({
          type: "POST",
          url: "https://mysite.atlassian.net/rest/api/2/issue",
          dataType: "JSON",
          username: "username",
          password: "password",
          contentType: "application/json",
          data:
              JSON.stringify({
                  "fields": {
                  "project": {
                       "key": "TEST"
                   },
                  "summary": "LOL work.",
                  "issuetype": {
                  "name": "Bug"
              },
           "description": "One more thing to decide if it really worked"
         }
       })
     });
  });
});

The code above uses the same username and password as my Postman call, which produces a ticket. Any thoughts?

Some other details:

* I am also using the CORS Chrome Extension plugin to avoid CORS issues.
* I am the administrator on the account so accessibility shouldn't be an issue
* I also tried using 'headers' within the AJAX body

S Mahapatra · Answer

any updates?

S Mahapatra · Answer

Hi Jack,

I have tried above code but I am getting

"from origin 'null' has been blocked by CORS policy: Response to preflight request doesn't pass access control check: No 'Access-Control-Allow-Origin' header is present on the requested resource."

Jack Nolddor [Sweet Bananas] · Answer

Hi Tim,

Could you try this way?

$(document).ready(function() {
  $("button").click(function() {
    $.ajax({
      type: "POST",
      url: "https://mysite.atlassian.net/rest/api/2/issue",
      dataType: "JSON", 
      contentType: "application/json",
      beforeSend: function (xhr) { 
        xhr.setRequestHeader ("Authorization", "Basic " + btoa(username + ":" + password));
        xhr.setRequestHeader ("X-Atlassian-Token", "no-check");
      },
     data:
        JSON.stringify({
          "fields": {
            "project": {
              "key": "TEST"
            },
            "summary": "LOL work.",
            "issuetype": {
              "name": "Bug"
            },
            "description": "One more thing to decide if it really worked"
          }
        })
      });
   });
});

Regards