{"id":9966,"date":"2026-06-23T12:28:30","date_gmt":"2026-06-23T12:28:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/titanapps.io\/blog\/?p=9966"},"modified":"2026-06-23T12:28:31","modified_gmt":"2026-06-23T12:28:31","slug":"jira-cli","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/titanapps.io\/blog\/jira-cli","title":{"rendered":"What Is Jira CLI? Your Guide to The Official ACLI and Open-Source Tools"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Jira UI works well for everyday tasks. But once you start managing hundreds of tickets or integrating Jira into your broader workflows, clicking through screens no longer makes sense. A Jira CLI gives you a faster, scriptable, and more efficient way to get the same work done.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this article, we explain what Jira CLI is and what you can do with it. We also compare the main options and help you pick the right one for your team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What Is the Jira Command Line Interface (Jira CLI)?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

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The Jira Command Line Interface (Jira CLI) is a tool that lets you work with Jira by typing commands in a terminal instead of clicking through the web interface. You run a command in the CLI, and Jira executes the action and returns a confirmation or the requested data.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/section>\n\n\n\n

Jira CLI covers various operations, such as creating work items, searching with JQL, and performing bulk actions. Key advantages of using the Jira CLI include greater speed, more control and flexibility, and reduced context switching. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Once you know the commands, you will be able to do in one line what takes dozens of clicks in the UI. You can also chain commands together, feed them into scripts, and run them on a schedule. That makes the CLI a natural fit for developers and admins who automate routine Jira tasks or run the same operations repeatedly throughout the day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

6 Key Facts You Should Know About the Jira CLI<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

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  1. There’s more than one Jira CLI.<\/strong> Atlassian offers its own official tool, the Atlassian CLI (ACLI). Alongside it, there are community-built and third-party Jira CLIs, each with its own commands, syntax, and supported features. In this article, we will focus primarily on the official solution, though we’ll also provide an overview of other popular Jira CLI tools.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. A CLI communicates with Jira via the REST API,<\/strong> translating your commands into API calls. So anything you can do with the CLI ultimately runs through the Jira REST API<\/a>. The CLI just gives you a faster, friendlier way to reach it.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. You connect Jira CLI with an API token. <\/strong>You authenticate the CLI to your Jira instance with credentials tied to your account. Your permissions in the CLI tool will match your permissions in Jira, so you can only do what your account already allows.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. Jira ACLI is a cross-platform tool.<\/strong> Atlassian’s ACLI runs on macOS, Windows, and Linux, so it fits whatever environment you already work in.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  5. ACLI’s output can be returned as structured JSON.<\/strong> Many ACLI commands offer a –json<\/em> flag that delivers results as JSON instead of plain text. You can then pipe that output into tools like jq<\/em>, save it to a file, or feed it straight into the next step of a script.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  6. Bulk actions are built in.<\/strong> Several ACLI commands, including create, edit, transition, and delete, can act on many work items in a single call. You can target the work items by passing a list of keys, running a JQL query, or pointing to a saved filter. For bulk creation, the CLI also reads work item definitions from a JSON or CSV file.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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    Add checklists to your Jira tasks<\/h3>\n