Can't delete filter via rest api

[Maralee Grajo]

Hi I have created a rest api via python script and I have encountered an error due to "the anonymous user is not allowed to create, modify or delete saved filters".  My role is jira admin. The filter is active and I have update the viewers from private to public (vice-versa) but same result. Here is the script that I have used:

#dummy test for private

import requests

from requests.auth import HTTPBasicAuth

import json

auth = HTTPBasicAuth("<user>", "<api-token>")

jira_url="<url>"

filter_id = 'Test'

# Construct the URL for the DELETE request

delete_url = f'{jira_url}/rest/api/3/filter/{filter_id}'

# Make the DELETE request

response = requests.get(delete_url, auth=auth)

# Check the response status

if response.status_code == 204:

    print(f'Filter {filter_id} deleted successfully.')

else:

    print(f'Failed to delete filter {filter_id}. Status code: {response.status_code}')

    print(response.text)

[Akhand Pratap Singh]

Hi @Maralee Grajo 

I think you are using .get() in your response, may be try for .delete()

Refer: https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/jira/platform/rest/v3/api-group-filters/#api-rest-api-3-filter-id-delete

[Maralee Grajo]

Hi Akhand,

thank you for your respond, I have tried to update the response function to delete but still same result.

#dummy test for private

import requests

from requests.auth import HTTPBasicAuth

import json

auth = HTTPBasicAuth("<user>", "<api-token>")

jira_url="<url>"

filter_id = 'Test'

# Construct the URL for the DELETE request

delete_url = f'{jira_url}/rest/api/3/filter/{filter_id}'

# Make the DELETE request

response = requests.delete(delete_url, auth=auth)

# Check the response status

if response.status_code == 204:

    print(f'Filter {filter_id} deleted successfully.')

else:

    print(f'Failed to delete filter {filter_id}. Status code: {response.status_code}')

    print(response.text)

result: Failed to delete filter Test. Status code: 400
{"errorMessages":["The anonymous user is not allowed to create, modify or delete saved filters."],"errors":{}}

[Akhand Pratap Singh]

@Maralee Grajo 

Can you quickly check below once. 

1. URL passed is something like: url = "https://your-domain.atlassian.net/rest/api/3/filter/{id}"

2. In the auth, you are using Email and API token 

3. If you have administer Jira Global permission or you are the creator of the filter.

Status code 400: usually means Bad request and is returned when filter is not found but at the same time error states that anonymous user is not allowed, maybe just recheck once on the above factors.

[Maralee Grajo]

Hi @Akhand Pratap Singh ,

sorry you can forget my last message the script is now working I just need to recreate new api token to execute it.

[Akhand Pratap Singh]

That is amazing, my next suggestion would have been that only.

Glad that it is working.

[Maralee Grajo]

Hi @Akhand Pratap Singh ,

I have check the this 3 items that you have mentioned here is the update script: 

import requests
from requests.auth import HTTPBasicAuth
import json

auth = HTTPBasicAuth("<email>", "<api-token>")
jira_url="https://<companyname>.atlassian.net"
filter_id = '34382'

# Construct the URL for the DELETE request
delete_url = f'{jira_url}/rest/api/3/filter/{filter_id}'

# Make the DELETE request
response = requests.delete(delete_url, auth=auth)

# Check the response status
if response.status_code == 204:
    print(f'Filter {filter_id} deleted successfully.')
else:
    print(f'Failed to delete filter {filter_id}. Status code: {response.status_code}')
    print(response.text)

 I have a site-admin role, and the filter I want to delete is owned by me.