For developping and testing, the JIRA REST API Browser is a great help, because you can run the service calls directly form the GUI and - using a tool like Firebug - can also see the URL that you need to generate. Unfortunately, this product has a bug that prevents it from working correctly with non-JIRA add-ons, so a patch is required.
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JIRA REST API Browser
You can find this free add-on here: https://marketplace.atlassian.com/plugins/com.atlassian.labs.rest-api-browser.
The JIRA REST API Browser provides a GUI that shows the parameters and allows to run and test REST services:
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Some more information can be found here: https://developer.atlassian.com/docs/atlassian-platform-common-components/rest-api-development/developing-a-rest-service-plugin
Patch the JIRA REST API Browser
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Atlassian has added hard-coded information on the REST services that can be displayed via the JIRA REST Browser, so that, contary to the documentation, services of other add-ons are not displayed. THis bug basically applies when installing the JIRA REST Browser in a non-development environment, if you are using the JIRA REST API Browser as part of a JIRA SDK, it might work correctly (or not). |
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