---
id: jira
version: "3.10.5"
license: unclear
license_treatment: permissive
maintenance: active
---

# jira — Python library for interacting with JIRA via REST APIs.

License: permissive · Maintenance: active · Popularity: top 1,000 on PyPI

## Install

pip install jira
uv add jira
poetry add jira

## Description

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Jira Python Library
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    :target: https://pypi.python.org/pypi/jira/

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    :target: https://pypi.python.org/pypi/jira/

.. image:: https://img.shields.io/github/issues/pycontribs/jira.svg
    :target: https://github.com/pycontribs/jira/issues

.. image:: https://readthedocs.org/projects/jira/badge/?version=main
    :target: https://jira.readthedocs.io/

.. image:: https://codecov.io/gh/pycontribs/jira/branch/main/graph/badge.svg
    :target: https://codecov.io/gh/pycontribs/jira


This library eases the use of the Jira REST API from Python and it has been used in production for years.

As this is an open-source project that is community maintained, do not be surprised if some bugs or features are not implemented quickly enough.


Quickstart
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Feeling impatient? I like your style.

.. code-block:: python

    from jira import JIRA

    jira = JIRA('https://jira.atlassian.com')

    issue = jira.issue('JRA-9')
    print(issue.fields.project.key)            # 'JRA'
    print(issue.fields.issuetype.name)         # 'New Feature'...

## AI interpretation — verify before relying

A Python library for interacting with Jira via its REST API, enabling programmatic access to issues, projects, and other Jira resources from Python applications.

Verdict: Production-ready library with active maintenance, low install friction, and permissive licensing. No known vulnerabilities, supports Python 3.10, 3.11, and 3.12, and has been in use for years. Community-maintained, so feature velocity may vary.

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