Trouble adding users to the newly created project

[Nawar Noorudeen]

I am having trouble adding new users to the project. Is it better to add users using their id or usernames? Below is my code:

if project_response.status_code == 201:

    print(f"Jira project '{project_name}' created successfully!")

    # Extract the project ID from the project creation response

    project_id = project_response.json()["id"]

    # Users to be added to the project

    users_to_add = ["xxx"]  # Add the usernames you want to add

    # Jira REST API endpoint for adding users to a project role

    role_id = "10195"  # Replace with the appropriate role ID

    add_users_url = f"{jira_url}/rest/api/3/project/{project_key}/role/{role_id}"

    # JSON payload for adding users to the project role

    users_payload = {

        "usernames": users_to_add

    }

    # Headers for the add users request

    users_headers = {

        "Content-Type": "application/json",

        "Accept": "application/json"

    }

    # Make the API call to add users to the project role

    users_response = requests.post(

        add_users_url,

        auth=HTTPBasicAuth(email, api_token),

        json=users_payload,

        headers=users_headers,

    )

    # Check the response status for adding users

    if users_response.status_code == 204:

        print("Users added to the project successfully!")

    else:

        print(f"Failed to add users to the project. Status code: {users_response.status_code}")

        print("Response content:")

        print(users_response.text)

else:

    print(f"Failed to create Jira project. Status code: {project_response.status_code}")

    print("Response content:")

    print(project_response.text)

The error I am recieving:

 Response content:
{"errorMessages":["Invalid request payload. Refer to the REST API documentation and try again."]}

[Marc - Devoteam · Accepted solution]

Hi @Nawar Noorudeen 

If you use the API to add users, you are required to use ID's.

Cloud doesn't offer the option to use email address or user names as this is due to security.

[Nawar Noorudeen]

@Marc - Devoteam Thank you!

[Evgenii · Accepted solution]

Hi, @Nawar Noorudeen 

In list of users what exactly are you using, emails or ids?

According to REST API documentation, you must use user IDs.

Also, I don't see in documentation way to add list of users. You must add them one-by-one.

https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/jira/platform/rest/v3/api-group-project-role-actors/#api-rest-api-3-project-projectidorkey-role-id-post

Try to add one more loop, that will iterate through ids. Something like:

users = ["id1","id2","id3"]

for user_id in users:
    users_payload = {
        "user": user_id
    }
    ...
    ...

[Nawar Noorudeen]

I am trying to add one user at the moment to make this thing work. Is there any specific way to add the user id? 

I am passing it like this: 

users_to_add = ["712020:54f148d0-a991-4174-bbbe-369515"]

[Evgenii]

Here is my working code:

def add_role_actor(projectkey, userid, roleid):
    url = f"{jira_api_url}/project/{projectkey}/role/{roleid}"
    payload = json.dumps({
        "user": [
            userid
        ]
    })
    response = requests.post(url, headers = headers, data = payload)
    if response.status_code == 200:
        logger.info(f"User added to project: {projectkey}")

I suppose, you have error, because you don't make json.dumps for array with user data.

[Nawar Noorudeen]

@Evgenii Thank you for your help! I made some changes in my code and is working now! I really appreciate your help!

[Evgenii]

Great. If answer helped you. please mark it as solution. It will help other people with similar problem