Use REST API with Jira instance on Free Plan?

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Hi community, I have a Jira instance under
https://<instance>.atlassian.net/jira/

Everything is fine, and I would like to use REST API to, let say, creating an issue/bug automatically. Something like this: https://developer.atlassian.com/server/jira/platform/jira-rest-api-examples/#creating-an-issue-examples 

Looking at this example I see that it connects to localhost:8080 and use `-u charlie:charlie` (name and password - basic authentication).

Well, basic authentication is fine, but how should authentication work with my <instance>.atlassian.net ?
Can not find documentation/example about this, pls help...

Thanks in advance!

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Hi @Manoj Gangwar  is it correct that on Free Plan there are no restrictions on using REST API ?   (I mean, it is the same as with another versions of JIRA)

[Manoj Gangwar]

Yes, you can use the REST API in Jira's free plan. the free plan provides access to the full functionality of the Jira REST API.

[Manoj Gangwar]

Hi @D Welcome to the community!

Please refer to the below doc for Jira cloud.

https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/jira/platform/rest/v3/api-group-issues/#api-rest-api-3-issue-post
You can create the API token and use it as an authorization.

https://support.atlassian.com/atlassian-account/docs/manage-api-tokens-for-your-atlassian-account/

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Hi @Manoj Gangwar , one more question:

Is it really necessary to specify ALL fields listed here:

https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/jira/platform/rest/v3/api-group-issues/#api-rest-api-3-issue-post  ?

Can I just specify summary, description and issuetype?

[Manoj Gangwar]

No, you can specify only required fields which is required on your project at the time of issue creation. 

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Great, thanks!