Jira API: transitions are per issue, list them all via project statuses

TL;DR

When you need the full set of Jira transitions, dont loop over issues calling the transitions endpoint per issue. Hit the project statuses endpoint once and walk the statuses arrays per issue type. Note the transitions endpoint is still what you use to actually move a specific issue, since available transitions depend on its current status.

Fix

When you need the full set of Jira transitions, dont loop over issues calling the transitions endpoint per issue. Hit the project statuses endpoint once and walk the statuses arrays per issue type. Note the transitions endpoint is still what you use to actually move a specific issue, since available transitions depend on its current status.

Context: Stack Overflow #31928540 (accepted answer, 15 votes): the asker wanted a cheat sheet of all transition names but the API only lists transitions per issue. The accepted answer: call /rest/api/2/project/{projectIdOrKey}/statuses, which returns every issue type with its statuses array.

Matched source

Source: Published skill Original query: "Jira API: transitions are per issue, list them all via project statuses" Key terms: issue, jira, list, project, statuses, them, transitions

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Source: Stack Overflow #31928540 (accepted answer, 15 votes): the asker wanted a cheat sheet of all transition names but the API only lists transitions per issue. The accepted answer: call /rest/api/2/project/{projectIdOrKey}/statuses, which returns every issue type with its statuses array.

Verified resolution: When you need the full set of Jira transitions, dont loop over issues calling the transitions endpoint per issue. Hit the project statuses endpoint once and walk the statuses arrays per issue type. Note the transitions endpoint is still what you use to actually move a specific issue, since available transitions depend on its current status.

Source URL: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/31928540/listing-all-jira-transitions-via-api