NAME¶

jira-issue-create - Create an issue in a project

SYNOPSIS¶

jira issue create [flags]

DESCRIPTION¶

Create an issue in a given project with minimal information.

OPTIONS¶

--raw[=false] Print output in JSON format

-t, --type="" Issue type

-P, --parent="" Parent issue key can be used to attach epic to an issue. And, this field is mandatory when creating a sub-task.

-s, --summary="" Issue summary or title

-b, --body="" Issue description

-y, --priority="" Issue priority

-r, --reporter="" Issue reporter (username, email or display name)

-a, --assignee="" Issue assignee (username, email or display name)

-l, --label=[] Issue labels

-C, --component=[] Issue components

--fix-version=[] Release info (fixVersions)

--affects-version=[] Release info (affectsVersions)

-e, --original-estimate="" Issue Original estimate

--custom=[] Set custom fields

-T, --template="" Path to a file to read body/description from

--web[=false] Open in web browser after successful creation

--no-input[=false] Disable prompt for non-required fields

-h, --help[=false] help for create

OPTIONS INHERITED FROM PARENT COMMANDS¶

-c, --config="" Config file (default is /home/abuild/.config/.jira/.config.yml)

--debug[=false] Turn on debug output

-p, --project="" Jira project to look into (defaults to /home/abuild/.config/.jira/.config.yml)

EXAMPLE¶

$ jira issue create
# Create issue in the configured project
$ jira issue create -tBug -s"New Bug" -yHigh -lbug -lurgent -b"Bug description"
# Create issue in another project
$ jira issue create -pPRJ -tBug -yHigh -s"New Bug" -b$'Bug description\n\nSome more text'
# Create issue and set custom fields
# See https://github.com/ankitpokhrel/jira-cli/discussions/346
$ jira issue create -tStory -s"Issue with custom fields" --custom story-points=3
# Load description from template file
$ jira issue create --template /path/to/template.tmpl
# Get description from standard input
$ jira issue create --template -
# Create issue in the configured project with JSON output
$ jira issue create --raw
# Or, use pipe to read input directly from standard input
$ echo "Description from stdin" | jira issue create -s"Summary" -tTask
# For issue description, the flag --body/-b takes precedence over the --template flag
# The example below will add "Body from flag" as an issue description
$ jira issue create -tTask -sSummary -b"Body from flag" --template /path/to/template.tpl

SEE ALSO¶

jira-issue(7)

HISTORY¶

25-Apr-2025 Auto generated by spf13/cobra