Is it possible, using the jira python library, to transition an issue without notifications sent?

[Dean Kayton]

Automation is working as expected. However we have not found a way to suppress notifications when transitioning an issue. When updating an issue we are able to:

issue.update(
    fields={
        'labels': issue.fields.labels,
        'fixVersions': versions
    },
    notify=False
)

 
but there does not seem to be an equivalent for:

def get_transition_id(issue, action):
    transitions = jira.transitions(issue)
    for transition in transitions:
        if transition['name'] == action:
            return transition['id']

transition_id_close = get_transition_id(issue, 'Close Issue')
jira.transition_issue(issue, transition_id_close)  # How does one suppress notifications here?

 
Is there an equivalent?

[Shaun S · Accepted solution]

Hi Dean,

The parameter for suppressing notifications notifyUsers is available for REST calls that update issues via rest/api/2/issue/{issueIdOrKey}.  The parameter isn't recognized when making a call to transition an issue via rest/api/2/issue/{issueIdOrKey}/transitions.  Once this has been implemented on the backend, libraries like pythonjira can be updated to accommodate the feature. 

I think there's a valid reason for suppressing issue transition notifications, and as such I've created a feature request here https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/JRASERVER-67061 . Give it a vote and keep an eye on that page for any updates!