---
title: Update Jira issue template
description: Update a Jira issue template by ID.
breadcrumbs: ドキュメント > API > Update Jira issue template
---

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# Update Jira issue template

## v2 (latest)

{% alert level="warning" %}
**Note**: This endpoint is in public beta and it's subject to change.
If you have any feedback, contact [Datadog support](https://docs.datadoghq.com/help.md).
{% /alert %}

| Datadog site      | API endpoint                                                                                    |
| ----------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| app.datadoghq.com | PATCH https://api.datadoghq.com/api/v2/integration/jira/issue-templates/{issue_template_id}     |
| us3.datadoghq.com | PATCH https://api.us3.datadoghq.com/api/v2/integration/jira/issue-templates/{issue_template_id} |
| us5.datadoghq.com | PATCH https://api.us5.datadoghq.com/api/v2/integration/jira/issue-templates/{issue_template_id} |
| app.datadoghq.eu  | PATCH https://api.datadoghq.eu/api/v2/integration/jira/issue-templates/{issue_template_id}      |
| ap1.datadoghq.com | PATCH https://api.ap1.datadoghq.com/api/v2/integration/jira/issue-templates/{issue_template_id} |
| ap2.datadoghq.com | PATCH https://api.ap2.datadoghq.com/api/v2/integration/jira/issue-templates/{issue_template_id} |
| uk1.datadoghq.com | PATCH https://api.uk1.datadoghq.com/api/v2/integration/jira/issue-templates/{issue_template_id} |
| app.ddog-gov.com  | PATCH https://api.ddog-gov.com/api/v2/integration/jira/issue-templates/{issue_template_id}      |
| us2.ddog-gov.com  | PATCH https://api.us2.ddog-gov.com/api/v2/integration/jira/issue-templates/{issue_template_id}  |

### Overview

Update a Jira issue template by ID.

### Arguments

#### Path Parameters

| Field                          | Type   | Description                                 |
| ------------------------------ | ------ | ------------------------------------------- |
| issue_template_id [*required*] | string | The ID of the Jira issue template to update |

### Request

#### Body Data (required)

{% tabs %}
{% tab label="Model" %}
| Parent field | Field                   | Type   | Description                                                                                   |
| ------------ | ----------------------- | ------ | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
|              | data [*required*]       | object | Data object for updating a Jira issue template                                                |
| data         | attributes [*required*] | object | Attributes for updating a Jira issue template                                                 |
| attributes   | fields                  | object | Custom fields for the Jira issue template                                                     |
| attributes   | name                    | string | The name of the issue template                                                                |
| data         | type [*required*]       | enum   | Type identifier for Jira issue template resources Allowed enum values: `jira-issue-template`. |
{% /tab %}

{% tab label="Example" %}
```json
{
  "data": {
    "attributes": {
      "fields": {
        "description": {
          "payload": "Updated Description",
          "type": "json"
        }
      },
      "name": "test_template_updated"
    },
    "type": "jira-issue-template"
  }
}
```
{% /tab %}
{% /tabs %}

### Response

{% tabs %}
{% tab label="200" %}
OK

{% tabs %}
{% tab label="Model" %}
Response containing a single Jira issue template

| Parent field  | Field                      | Type      | Description                                                                                   |
| ------------- | -------------------------- | --------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
|               | data [*required*]          | object    | Data object for a Jira issue template                                                         |
| data          | attributes [*required*]    | object    | Attributes of a Jira issue template                                                           |
| attributes    | fields [*required*]        | object    | Custom fields for the Jira issue template                                                     |
| attributes    | issue_type_id [*required*] | string    | The ID of the Jira issue type                                                                 |
| attributes    | name [*required*]          | string    | The name of the issue template                                                                |
| attributes    | project_id [*required*]    | string    | The ID of the Jira project                                                                    |
| data          | id [*required*]            | uuid      | Unique identifier for the Jira issue template                                                 |
| data          | relationships              | object    | Relationships of a Jira issue template                                                        |
| relationships | jira-account [*required*]  | object    | Relationship to a Jira account                                                                |
| jira-account  | data [*required*]          | object    | Data object for a Jira account                                                                |
| data          | attributes [*required*]    | object    | Attributes of a Jira account                                                                  |
| attributes    | consumer_key [*required*]  | string    | The consumer key for the Jira account                                                         |
| attributes    | instance_url [*required*]  | string    | The URL of the Jira instance                                                                  |
| attributes    | last_webhook_timestamp     | date-time | Timestamp of the last webhook received                                                        |
| data          | id [*required*]            | string    | Unique identifier for the Jira account                                                        |
| data          | type [*required*]          | enum      | Type identifier for Jira account resources Allowed enum values: `jira-account`.               |
| data          | type [*required*]          | enum      | Type identifier for Jira issue template resources Allowed enum values: `jira-issue-template`. |
|               | included                   | [object]  | Array of Jira account data objects                                                            |
| included      | attributes [*required*]    | object    | Attributes of a Jira account                                                                  |
| attributes    | consumer_key [*required*]  | string    | The consumer key for the Jira account                                                         |
| attributes    | instance_url [*required*]  | string    | The URL of the Jira instance                                                                  |
| attributes    | last_webhook_timestamp     | date-time | Timestamp of the last webhook received                                                        |
| included      | id [*required*]            | string    | Unique identifier for the Jira account                                                        |
| included      | type [*required*]          | enum      | Type identifier for Jira account resources Allowed enum values: `jira-account`.               |
{% /tab %}

{% tab label="Example" %}
```json
{
  "data": {
    "attributes": {
      "fields": {
        "description": {
          "payload": "Test Description",
          "type": "json"
        }
      },
      "issue_type_id": "456",
      "name": "Test Template",
      "project_id": "123"
    },
    "id": "65b3341b-0680-47f9-a6d4-134db45c603e",
    "relationships": {
      "jira-account": {
        "data": {
          "attributes": {
            "consumer_key": "consumer-key-1",
            "instance_url": "https://example.atlassian.net",
            "last_webhook_timestamp": "2024-01-15T10:30:00Z"
          },
          "id": "account-1",
          "type": "jira-account"
        }
      }
    },
    "type": "jira-issue-template"
  },
  "included": [
    {
      "attributes": {
        "consumer_key": "consumer-key-1",
        "instance_url": "https://example.atlassian.net",
        "last_webhook_timestamp": "2024-01-15T10:30:00Z"
      },
      "id": "account-1",
      "type": "jira-account"
    }
  ]
}
```
{% /tab %}
{% /tabs %}
{% /tab %}

{% tab label="400" %}
Bad Request

{% tabs %}
{% tab label="Model" %}
API error response.

| Parent field | Field               | Type     | Description                                                                     |
| ------------ | ------------------- | -------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
|              | errors [*required*] | [object] | A list of errors.                                                               |
| errors       | detail              | string   | A human-readable explanation specific to this occurrence of the error.          |
| errors       | meta                | object   | Non-standard meta-information about the error                                   |
| errors       | source              | object   | References to the source of the error.                                          |
| source       | header              | string   | A string indicating the name of a single request header which caused the error. |
| source       | parameter           | string   | A string indicating which URI query parameter caused the error.                 |
| source       | pointer             | string   | A JSON pointer to the value in the request document that caused the error.      |
| errors       | status              | string   | Status code of the response.                                                    |
| errors       | title               | string   | Short human-readable summary of the error.                                      |
{% /tab %}

{% tab label="Example" %}
```json
{
  "errors": [
    {
      "detail": "Missing required attribute in body",
      "meta": {},
      "source": {
        "header": "Authorization",
        "parameter": "limit",
        "pointer": "/data/attributes/title"
      },
      "status": "400",
      "title": "Bad Request"
    }
  ]
}
```
{% /tab %}
{% /tabs %}
{% /tab %}

{% tab label="429" %}
Too many requests

{% tabs %}
{% tab label="Model" %}
API error response.

| Field               | Type     | Description       |
| ------------------- | -------- | ----------------- |
| errors [*required*] | [string] | A list of errors. |
{% /tab %}

{% tab label="Example" %}
```json
{
  "errors": [
    "Bad Request"
  ]
}
```
{% /tab %}
{% /tabs %}
{% /tab %}
{% /tabs %}

### Code Example

{% tabs %}
{% tab label="Curl" %}
```bash
# Path parameters
export issue_template_id="65b3341b-0680-47f9-a6d4-134db45c603e"

# Set your Datadog site and credentials
export DD_SITE="datadoghq.com" # Or us3.datadoghq.com, us5.datadoghq.com, datadoghq.eu, ap1.datadoghq.com, ap2.datadoghq.com, uk1.datadoghq.com, ddog-gov.com, us2.ddog-gov.com
# Use a Personal Access Token or Service Access Token
export DD_BEARER_TOKEN="<PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN OR SERVICE_ACCESS_TOKEN>"

curl -X PATCH "https://api.${DD_SITE}/api/v2/integration/jira/issue-templates/${issue_template_id}" \
-H "Accept: application/json" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer ${DD_BEARER_TOKEN}" \
-d @- << EOF
{
  "data": {
    "attributes": {
      "fields": {
        "description": {
          "payload": "Updated Description",
          "type": "json"
        }
      },
      "name": "test_template_updated"
    },
    "type": "jira-issue-template"
  }
}
EOF
```
{% /tab %}

{% tab label="Go" %}
```go
// Update Jira issue template returns "OK" response

package main

import (
	"context"
	"encoding/json"
	"fmt"
	"os"

	"github.com/DataDog/datadog-api-client-go/v2/api/datadog"
	"github.com/DataDog/datadog-api-client-go/v2/api/datadogV2"
	"github.com/google/uuid"
)

func main() {
	body := datadogV2.JiraIssueTemplateUpdateRequest{
		Data: datadogV2.JiraIssueTemplateUpdateRequestData{
			Attributes: datadogV2.JiraIssueTemplateUpdateRequestAttributes{
				Fields: map[string]interface{}{
					"description": "{'payload': 'Updated Description', 'type': 'json'}",
				},
				Name: datadog.PtrString("test_template_updated"),
			},
			Type: datadogV2.JIRAISSUETEMPLATETYPE_JIRA_ISSUE_TEMPLATE,
		},
	}
	ctx := datadog.NewDefaultContext(context.Background())
	ctx = context.WithValue(ctx, datadog.ContextAccessToken, os.Getenv("DD_BEARER_TOKEN"))
	configuration := datadog.NewConfiguration()
	configuration.SetUnstableOperationEnabled("v2.UpdateJiraIssueTemplate", true)
	apiClient := datadog.NewAPIClient(configuration)
	api := datadogV2.NewJiraIntegrationApi(apiClient)
	resp, r, err := api.UpdateJiraIssueTemplate(ctx, uuid.MustParse("9b1deb4d-3b7d-4bad-9bdd-2b0d7b3dcb6d"), body)

	if err != nil {
		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Error when calling `JiraIntegrationApi.UpdateJiraIssueTemplate`: %v\n", err)
		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Full HTTP response: %v\n", r)
	}

	responseContent, _ := json.MarshalIndent(resp, "", "  ")
	fmt.Fprintf(os.Stdout, "Response from `JiraIntegrationApi.UpdateJiraIssueTemplate`:\n%s\n", responseContent)
}
```

#### Instructions

First [install the library and its dependencies](https://dnd37xeb23o8n.cloudfront.net/api/latest.md?code-lang=go) and then save the example to `main.go` and run following commands:

```bash
DD_SITE="datadoghq.com" DD_BEARER_TOKEN="<PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN OR SERVICE_ACCESS_TOKEN>" go run "main.go"
```
{% /tab %}

{% tab label="Java" %}
```java
// Update Jira issue template returns "OK" response

import com.datadog.api.client.ApiClient;
import com.datadog.api.client.ApiException;
import com.datadog.api.client.v2.api.JiraIntegrationApi;
import com.datadog.api.client.v2.model.JiraIssueTemplateResponse;
import com.datadog.api.client.v2.model.JiraIssueTemplateType;
import com.datadog.api.client.v2.model.JiraIssueTemplateUpdateRequest;
import com.datadog.api.client.v2.model.JiraIssueTemplateUpdateRequestAttributes;
import com.datadog.api.client.v2.model.JiraIssueTemplateUpdateRequestData;
import java.util.Map;
import java.util.UUID;

public class Example {
  public static void main(String[] args) {
    ApiClient defaultClient = ApiClient.getDefaultApiClient();
    defaultClient.setAccessToken(System.getenv("DD_BEARER_TOKEN"));
    defaultClient.setUnstableOperationEnabled("v2.updateJiraIssueTemplate", true);
    JiraIntegrationApi apiInstance = new JiraIntegrationApi(defaultClient);

    JiraIssueTemplateUpdateRequest body =
        new JiraIssueTemplateUpdateRequest()
            .data(
                new JiraIssueTemplateUpdateRequestData()
                    .attributes(
                        new JiraIssueTemplateUpdateRequestAttributes()
                            .fields(
                                Map.ofEntries(
                                    Map.entry(
                                        "description",
                                        "{'payload': 'Updated Description', 'type': 'json'}")))
                            .name("test_template_updated"))
                    .type(JiraIssueTemplateType.JIRA_ISSUE_TEMPLATE));

    try {
      JiraIssueTemplateResponse result =
          apiInstance.updateJiraIssueTemplate(
              UUID.fromString("65b3341b-0680-47f9-a6d4-134db45c603e"), body);
      System.out.println(result);
    } catch (ApiException e) {
      System.err.println("Exception when calling JiraIntegrationApi#updateJiraIssueTemplate");
      System.err.println("Status code: " + e.getCode());
      System.err.println("Reason: " + e.getResponseBody());
      System.err.println("Response headers: " + e.getResponseHeaders());
      e.printStackTrace();
    }
  }
}
```

#### Instructions

First [install the library and its dependencies](https://dnd37xeb23o8n.cloudfront.net/api/latest.md?code-lang=java) and then save the example to `Example.java` and run following commands:

```bash
DD_SITE="datadoghq.com" DD_BEARER_TOKEN="<PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN OR SERVICE_ACCESS_TOKEN>" java "Example.java"
```
{% /tab %}

{% tab label="Python" %}
```python
"""
Update Jira issue template returns "OK" response
"""

from os import environ
from datadog_api_client import ApiClient, Configuration
from datadog_api_client.v2.api.jira_integration_api import JiraIntegrationApi
from datadog_api_client.v2.model.jira_issue_template_type import JiraIssueTemplateType
from datadog_api_client.v2.model.jira_issue_template_update_request import JiraIssueTemplateUpdateRequest
from datadog_api_client.v2.model.jira_issue_template_update_request_attributes import (
    JiraIssueTemplateUpdateRequestAttributes,
)
from datadog_api_client.v2.model.jira_issue_template_update_request_data import JiraIssueTemplateUpdateRequestData
from uuid import UUID

body = JiraIssueTemplateUpdateRequest(
    data=JiraIssueTemplateUpdateRequestData(
        attributes=JiraIssueTemplateUpdateRequestAttributes(
            fields=dict([("description", "{'payload': 'Updated Description', 'type': 'json'}")]),
            name="test_template_updated",
        ),
        type=JiraIssueTemplateType.JIRA_ISSUE_TEMPLATE,
    ),
)

configuration = Configuration()
configuration.access_token = environ["DD_BEARER_TOKEN"]
configuration.unstable_operations["update_jira_issue_template"] = True
with ApiClient(configuration) as api_client:
    api_instance = JiraIntegrationApi(api_client)
    response = api_instance.update_jira_issue_template(
        issue_template_id=UUID("9b1deb4d-3b7d-4bad-9bdd-2b0d7b3dcb6d"), body=body
    )

    print(response)
```

#### Instructions

First [install the library and its dependencies](https://dnd37xeb23o8n.cloudfront.net/api/latest.md?code-lang=python) and then save the example to `example.py` and run following commands:

```bash
DD_SITE="datadoghq.com" DD_BEARER_TOKEN="<PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN OR SERVICE_ACCESS_TOKEN>" python3 "example.py"
```
{% /tab %}

{% tab label="Ruby" %}
```ruby
# Update Jira issue template returns "OK" response

require "datadog_api_client"
DatadogAPIClient.configure do |config|
  config.access_token = ENV["DD_BEARER_TOKEN"]
  config.unstable_operations["v2.update_jira_issue_template".to_sym] = true
end
api_instance = DatadogAPIClient::V2::JiraIntegrationAPI.new

body = DatadogAPIClient::V2::JiraIssueTemplateUpdateRequest.new({
  data: DatadogAPIClient::V2::JiraIssueTemplateUpdateRequestData.new({
    attributes: DatadogAPIClient::V2::JiraIssueTemplateUpdateRequestAttributes.new({
      fields: {
        "description": "{'payload': 'Updated Description', 'type': 'json'}",
      },
      name: "test_template_updated",
    }),
    type: DatadogAPIClient::V2::JiraIssueTemplateType::JIRA_ISSUE_TEMPLATE,
  }),
})
p api_instance.update_jira_issue_template("9b1deb4d-3b7d-4bad-9bdd-2b0d7b3dcb6d", body)
```

#### Instructions

First [install the library and its dependencies](https://dnd37xeb23o8n.cloudfront.net/api/latest.md?code-lang=ruby) and then save the example to `example.rb` and run following commands:

```bash
DD_SITE="datadoghq.com" DD_BEARER_TOKEN="<PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN OR SERVICE_ACCESS_TOKEN>" rb "example.rb"
```
{% /tab %}

{% tab label="Rust" %}
```rust
// Update Jira issue template returns "OK" response
use datadog_api_client::datadog;
use datadog_api_client::datadogV2::api_jira_integration::JiraIntegrationAPI;
use datadog_api_client::datadogV2::model::JiraIssueTemplateType;
use datadog_api_client::datadogV2::model::JiraIssueTemplateUpdateRequest;
use datadog_api_client::datadogV2::model::JiraIssueTemplateUpdateRequestAttributes;
use datadog_api_client::datadogV2::model::JiraIssueTemplateUpdateRequestData;
use std::collections::BTreeMap;
use uuid::Uuid;

#[tokio::main]
async fn main() {
    let body = JiraIssueTemplateUpdateRequest::new(JiraIssueTemplateUpdateRequestData::new(
        JiraIssueTemplateUpdateRequestAttributes::new()
            .fields(BTreeMap::from([]))
            .name("test_template_updated".to_string()),
        JiraIssueTemplateType::JIRA_ISSUE_TEMPLATE,
    ));
    let mut configuration = datadog::Configuration::new();
    configuration.set_unstable_operation_enabled("v2.update_jira_issue_template", true);
    let api = JiraIntegrationAPI::with_config(configuration);
    let resp = api
        .update_jira_issue_template(
            Uuid::parse_str("00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000").expect("invalid UUID"),
            body,
        )
        .await;
    if let Ok(value) = resp {
        println!("{:#?}", value);
    } else {
        println!("{:#?}", resp.unwrap_err());
    }
}
```

#### Instructions

First [install the library and its dependencies](https://dnd37xeb23o8n.cloudfront.net/api/latest.md?code-lang=rust) and then save the example to `src/main.rs` and run following commands:

```bash
DD_SITE="datadoghq.com" DD_API_KEY="<API-KEY>" DD_APP_KEY="<APP-KEY>" cargo run
```
{% /tab %}

{% tab label="TypeScript" %}
```typescript
/**
 * Update Jira issue template returns "OK" response
 */

import { client, v2 } from "@datadog/datadog-api-client";

const configuration = client.createConfiguration({
  authMethods: {
    AuthZ: {
      accessToken: process.env.DD_BEARER_TOKEN as string,
    },
  },
});
configuration.unstableOperations["v2.updateJiraIssueTemplate"] = true;
const apiInstance = new v2.JiraIntegrationApi(configuration);

const params: v2.JiraIntegrationApiUpdateJiraIssueTemplateRequest = {
  body: {
    data: {
      attributes: {
        fields: {
          description: "{'payload': 'Updated Description', 'type': 'json'}",
        },
        name: "test_template_updated",
      },
      type: "jira-issue-template",
    },
  },
  issueTemplateId: "9b1deb4d-3b7d-4bad-9bdd-2b0d7b3dcb6d",
};

apiInstance
  .updateJiraIssueTemplate(params)
  .then((data: v2.JiraIssueTemplateResponse) => {
    console.log(
      "API called successfully. Returned data: " + JSON.stringify(data)
    );
  })
  .catch((error: any) => console.error(error));
```

#### Instructions

First [install the library and its dependencies](https://dnd37xeb23o8n.cloudfront.net/api/latest.md?code-lang=typescript) and then save the example to `example.ts` and run following commands:

```bash
DD_SITE="datadoghq.com" DD_BEARER_TOKEN="<PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN OR SERVICE_ACCESS_TOKEN>" tsc "example.ts"
```
{% /tab %}
{% /tabs %}
