POST /rest/api/2/issue/{issueIdOrKey}/watchers
Adds a user as a watcher of an issue by passing the account ID of the user. For example, "5b10ac8d82e05b22cc7d4ef5". If no user is specified the calling user is added.
This operation requires the Allow users to watch issues option to be ON. This option is set in General configuration for Jira. See Configuring Jira application options for details.
Permissions required:
- Browse projects project permission for the project that the issue is in.
- If issue-level security is configured, issue-level security permission to view the issue.
- To add users other than themselves to the watchlist, Manage watcher list project permission for the project that the issue is in.
Servers
- https://your-domain.atlassian.net
Path parameters
| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
issueIdOrKey |
String | Yes |
The ID or key of the issue. |
Request headers
| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
Content-Type |
String | Yes |
The media type of the request body.
Default value: "application/json" |
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.