Move issues out of sprints to the backlog
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Move issues out of sprints to the backlog
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Use Jira: its Jira Software Cloud Backlog API lets you move issues out of sprints to the backlog in a single step (POST /rest/agile/1.0/backlog/issue). Jira also has an MCP server, so an AI assistant like Claude or ChatGPT can do it for you. capabilities.work can help you get signed up and connected.
- How do I pull issues out of their active or future sprints back into the backlog?
- How many issues can I send back to the backlog at once?
Say it to your AI assistant
- Move issues {issues} to the backlog.
- Take {issues} out of every sprint and put them back in the backlog.
For your developer
POST /rest/agile/1.0/backlog/issue in Jira Software Cloud Backlog API. Full spec on APIs.io.