jira
Python library for interacting with JIRA via REST APIs.
Decision gist · record as of 2026-08-14
Yes. The library is production-stable, actively maintained, permissively licensed, and has low install friction. It is the standard Python client for Jira REST API access and is widely used. Install it if you need to automate or integrate Jira from Python; the only caveat is that as a community-maintained project, feature coverage may lag behind the latest Jira API changes.AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page — verify before relying
Before you install
- Requires Python 3.10 or later; Jira instance URL and valid credentials (basic auth, OAuth, or API token depending on your Jira setup).
- Low install friction with a pure-wheel distribution and six common runtime dependencies.
- The project is actively maintained with a recent commit history and has been in production use for years, though as a community-maintained project it may not always move quickly on feature requests.
License · maintenance · safety
permissive license (permissive) — Licensed under a permissive BSD license, allowing use in both open-source and proprietary projects without significant restrictions.
last release 2025-07-28 (382 days) · last repo commit 2026-08-10 · 2,128 stars
0 known vulnerabilities (OSV.dev, 2026-08-14) · 24,805,684 downloads/mo, #911 on PyPI
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Verify before relying
pip install jira
from jira import JIRA
jira = JIRA('https://jira.atlassian.com')
issue = jira.issue('JRA-9')
print(issue.fields.summary)- Whether the library supports all current Jira Cloud and Server/Data Center API endpoints or only a subset
- Performance characteristics when working with large numbers of issues or complex queries
- Whether optional dependencies (cli, opt, test extras) are necessary for typical use cases
What it is and what it does
Jira is a Python client library that abstracts away the details of Jira's REST API, letting you interact with Jira instances—cloud or self-hosted—from Python without manually constructing HTTP requests. It handles authentication, request formatting, and response parsing, so you can fetch issues, create new ones, update fields, and manage projects using simple Python objects and method calls.
The library depends on requests, requests-oauthlib, and requests_toolbelt for HTTP communication, plus defusedxml for safe XML parsing and packaging for version handling. It targets modern Python versions and is classified as production-stable. The quickstart shows the typical pattern: instantiate a JIRA client pointing to your instance, then call methods like issue() to retrieve data and access nested fields.
Use it for
- Automate bulk issue creation or updates across multiple Jira projects without manual UI interaction
- Build monitoring or alerting systems that query Jira for open issues and trigger notifications
- Integrate Jira with CI/CD pipelines to automatically link builds, tests, or deployments to issues
- Generate reports by programmatically fetching issue data, custom fields, and project metrics
- Sync data between Jira and external systems (databases, ticketing tools, dashboards)
Worth the install?
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Yes.
The library is production-stable, actively maintained, permissively licensed, and has low install friction. It is the standard Python client for Jira REST API access and is widely used. Install it if you need to automate or integrate Jira from Python; the only caveat is that as a community-maintained project, feature coverage may lag behind the latest Jira API changes.
Install
jira on PyPI
Before you install
Low install friction with a pure-wheel distribution and six common runtime dependencies. The project is actively maintained with a recent commit history and has been in production use for years, though as a community-maintained project it may not always move quickly on feature requests.
Requires Python 3.10 or later; Jira instance URL and valid credentials (basic auth, OAuth, or API token depending on your Jira setup).
License in practice
Licensed under a permissive BSD license, allowing use in both open-source and proprietary projects without significant restrictions.
Quickstart
pip install jira
from jira import JIRA
jira = JIRA('https://jira.atlassian.com')
issue = jira.issue('JRA-9')
print(issue.fields.summary)Verify before relying
- Whether the library supports all current Jira Cloud and Server/Data Center API endpoints or only a subset
- Performance characteristics when working with large numbers of issues or complex queries
- Whether optional dependencies (cli, opt, test extras) are necessary for typical use cases
Package facts
| License | permissive license permissive |
| Python support | Supports the current Python release >=3.10 |
| Install friction | Low. Pure-Python wheel |
| Runtime dependencies | 6 packagesdefusedxmlpackagingrequests-oauthlibrequestsrequests_toolbelttyping_extensions |
| Maintenance | Actively maintained 382 days since the last release |
| Last repo commit | |
| First released | |
| Downloads | 24,805,684 / month, #911 on PyPI 30-day window, as of 2026-08-14 |
| Known vulnerabilities | None known OSV.dev, checked 2026-08-14 |
| Classifiers | Development Status :: 5 - Production/StableEnvironment :: Other EnvironmentIntended Audience :: DevelopersIntended Audience :: Information TechnologyLicense :: OSI Approved :: BSD LicenseOperating System :: OS IndependentProgramming Language :: PythonProgramming Language :: Python :: 3Programming Language :: Python :: 3 :: OnlyProgramming Language :: Python :: 3.10Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11Programming Language :: Python :: 3.12Topic :: Internet :: WWW/HTTPTopic :: Software Development :: Libraries :: Python Modules |
Evidence: jira-3.10.5-py3-none-any.whl
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