Do you find it odd that you can't copy link to an attachment in Jira cloud?

[Maciej Dudziak _Deviniti_]

The standard way to copy an attachment in Jira is to make a physical copy. I mean, download it and upload again. 

I analyzed the REST API and tried to make a copy of an attachment without creating a duplicate file, but it seems it is not possible, is it?

[Darshan Mandhane]

You can.

You need to export the current issues in CSV format. Update the attachment links to point to your JIRA tenant and then import it. It works seamlessly.

[Maciej Dudziak _Deviniti_]

Interesting, I gave it a try. One thing I noticed is that the "import issues from CSV" option visible in Issue Navigator seems to be broken ( I could not map Attachment field), therefore I used System -> External System Import -> CSV option.

After import I can see a new issue with Attachments, however it is broken

There is the same file visible, but I can't open it, even after downloading. How did you do it? There are also 2 additional boxes displayed, don't know why ;)

I didn't understand the part about changing the link to point to my tenant. I want to make a copy on the same instance, hmm

[Mike Aaron]

To accomplish this, I had to closely follow the resolution in this article:

https://confluence.atlassian.com/cloudkb/importing-attachments-into-jira-cloud-using-csv-external-system-importer-966669960.html

Essentially, generate an API token and update the CSV with it as documented.  I guess it has something to do with the importer process having access to the attachments.

Hope that helps.