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Issue → Update

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Overview

The Jira Data Center node allows interaction with the Jira Data Center API to manage various Jira resources such as issues, projects, comments, users, and workflows. Specifically, for the Issue - Update operation, this node updates an existing Jira issue's summary and/or description fields.

This operation is useful when you need to programmatically modify key details of a Jira issue without manually editing it in the Jira interface. For example, you might update the summary or description of an issue based on external triggers, automated workflows, or integration with other systems.

Practical examples:

  • Automatically updating the issue summary to reflect changes from an external bug tracking system.
  • Adding additional descriptive information to an issue after receiving new data from customer support tools.

Properties

Name Meaning
Authentication Method used to authenticate with Jira Data Center API. Options: Personal Access Token, Basic Auth
Issue Key The unique key identifier of the issue to update (e.g., PROJ-123). Required.
Summary The new summary/title text for the issue. Required.
Description The new description text for the issue. Optional.

Output

The output JSON object for the Update operation contains a simple success confirmation:

{
  "success": true
}

This indicates that the issue was successfully updated. No detailed issue data is returned by this operation.

If an error occurs, the node will throw an error message describing the failure.

Dependencies

  • Requires access to a Jira Data Center instance with appropriate API permissions.
  • Requires either a Personal Access Token or Basic Authentication credentials configured in n8n.
  • The node uses Jira REST API endpoints under /rest/api/2/issue/{issueKey} with HTTP PUT method for updating issues.

Troubleshooting

  • Common issues:

    • Invalid or missing Issue Key: Ensure the issue key exists and is correctly formatted.
    • Insufficient permissions: The API user must have permission to edit the issue.
    • Authentication failures: Verify that the provided API token or basic auth credentials are valid.
    • Network or connectivity problems to the Jira server.

  • Error messages:

    • "Jira Data Center API request failed: <error message>" indicates an API call failure. Check credentials, network, and issue key validity.
    • "The operation "update" is not supported for resource "issue" would indicate a misconfiguration or unsupported operation, but should not occur if parameters are correct.

To resolve errors, verify all input parameters, authentication credentials, and Jira server accessibility.

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