PUT /rest/api/2/issue/{issueIdOrKey}/assignee
Assigns an issue to a user. Use this operation when the calling user does not have the Edit Issues permission but has the Assign issue permission for the project that the issue is in.
If name or accountId is set to:
"-1", the issue is assigned to the default assignee for the project.null, the issue is set to unassigned.
This operation can be accessed anonymously.
Permissions required:
- Browse Projects and Assign Issues project permission for the project that the issue is in.
- If issue-level security is configured, issue-level security permission to view the issue.
Servers
- https://your-domain.atlassian.net
Path parameters
| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
issueIdOrKey |
String | Yes |
The ID or key of the issue to be assigned. |
Request headers
| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
Content-Type |
String | Yes |
The media type of the request body.
Default value: "application/json" |
Request body fields
| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
name |
String | No |
This property is no longer available and will be removed from the documentation soon. See the deprecation notice for details. |
accountId |
String | No |
The account ID of the user, which uniquely identifies the user across all Atlassian products. For example, 5b10ac8d82e05b22cc7d4ef5. Required in requests. |
active |
Boolean | No |
Whether the user is active. |
self |
String | No |
The URL of the user. |
key |
String | No |
This property is no longer available and will be removed from the documentation soon. See the deprecation notice for details. |
emailAddress |
String | No |
The email address of the user. Depending on the user’s privacy setting, this may be returned as null. |
expand |
String | No |
Expand options that include additional user details in the response. |
displayName |
String | No |
The display name of the user. Depending on the user’s privacy setting, this may return an alternative value. |
locale |
String | No |
The locale of the user. Depending on the user’s privacy setting, this may be returned as null. |
accountType |
String | No |
The user account type. Can take the following values:
Possible values:
|
timeZone |
String | No |
The time zone specified in the user's profile. If the user's time zone is not visible to the current user (due to user's profile setting), or if a time zone has not been set, the instance's default time zone will be returned. |
How to start integrating
- Add HTTP Task to your workflow definition.
- Search for the API you want to integrate with and click on the name.
- This loads the API reference documentation and prepares the Http request settings.
- Click Test request to test run your request to the API and see the API's response.