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Occasional Contributor

4 years ago

Create a new test case via API

Hello all, I would like to ask how can I create Test or any kind of issue through Zephyr's API. I was able to create test cycle through the following API https://zfjcloud.docs.apiary.io/#referen...

JagadeshMadhura
4 years ago
Hi apuna12

https://my-jira.atlassian.net/rest/api/3/issue ? this endpoint is correct, since this is JIRA Api call and for create cycle its zephyr operation so end point for zephyr api's is different

As per screenshot error I can see that you are using jira password as password field in basic authentication. In jira you can't use password in basic authentication, you have to use JIRA Api key value as password field.

Follow below steps to generate your JIRA Api key:

1. Click on user profile

2. Navigate to manage account

3. Click on security

3. Create and manage api tokens

or directly navigate to url : https://id.atlassian.com/manage-profile/security/api-tokens
and create api token

Once you generated the api token >> copy the api token value and use it as your password field in postman basic authentication and try again

Thanks

Jagadeesh

JagadeshMadhura

Staff

4 years ago

Hi

Creating TestCase is nothing but creating the issue in jira, this is JIRA Api call, you can follow JIRA Api documentation and create test cases

https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/jira/platform/rest/v3/api-group-issues/#api-rest-api-3-issue-post

Thanks

Jagadeesh

apuna12
Occasional Contributor
4 years ago
Hello JagadeshMadhura

I tried the link you posted. I copied the request body, added the headers which are used in the page, used basic authentication but I am still getting an error. Can you please help me figure out where is the problem?

And in the body I have the body from the page you posted (Except I used my profile ID). Last time I used the following API to create a cycle
https://prod-api.zephyr4jiracloud.com/connect/public/rest/api/1.0/cycle

This time I am using https://my-jira.atlassian.net/rest/api/3/issue ? Is this OK? Seems weird to me.

Thanks,
Tibor
- JagadeshMadhura
  Staff
  4 years ago
  Hi apuna12
  
  https://my-jira.atlassian.net/rest/api/3/issue ? this endpoint is correct, since this is JIRA Api call and for create cycle its zephyr operation so end point for zephyr api's is different
  
  As per screenshot error I can see that you are using jira password as password field in basic authentication. In jira you can't use password in basic authentication, you have to use JIRA Api key value as password field.
  
  Follow below steps to generate your JIRA Api key:
  
  1. Click on user profile
  
  2. Navigate to manage account
  
  3. Click on security
  
  3. Create and manage api tokens
  
  or directly navigate to url : https://id.atlassian.com/manage-profile/security/api-tokens
  and create api token
  
  Once you generated the api token >> copy the api token value and use it as your password field in postman basic authentication and try again
  
  Thanks
  
  Jagadeesh
  - apuna12
    Occasional Contributor
    4 years ago
    That worked! 🙂
    
    Thanks,
    
    You are awesome.
    
    Have a nice day 🙂