Edit an issue via the legacy /issue endpoint

Edit an issue via the legacy /issue endpoint

Works with AI assistants

Use Jira: its Jira Issues API lets you edit an issue via the legacy /issue endpoint in a single step (PUT /issue/{issueIdOrKey}). 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.

• Can the older unversioned edit-issue call apply a transition during the edit?
• Is it possible to edit an issue on the legacy path without notifying watchers?

Say it to your AI assistant

• Through the legacy /issue endpoint, edit issue {issueIdOrKey} setting fields {fields}.
• Edit issue {issueIdOrKey} on the older path and apply transition {transition} as part of the edit.

For your developer

PUT /issue/{issueIdOrKey} in Jira Issues API. Full spec on APIs.io.