Using Jira's Python API, how can I set the epic link for an issue?

Question

I am trying to assign issues to epics using Jira's python API. From the documentation, I found there is an add_issues_to_epic method in the GreenHopper class, but it doesn't seem to work for me. I have the following so far

from jira.client import JIRA
from jira.client import GreenHopper

jira = JIRA(options, basic_auth=(username, password))
greenhopper = GreenHopper(options, basic_auth=(username, password))
epicLink = 'IR-345'
issuesToAdd = ['IR-1459']
greenhopper.add_issues_to_epic(epicLink, issuesToAdd)

But that gives me the error that add_issues_to_epic is not found for class GreenHopper. I've tried jira.add_issues_to_epic(epicLink, issuesToAdd), but that gives me the same error.

What am I doing wrong?

Answer 1

I just had to upgrade to the new version of the API.

Answer 2

As of January 2022, add_issues_to_epic is not supported for next-gen projects (you'll get this error: "Jira Agile Public API does not support this request").

https://ecosystem.atlassian.net/browse/ACJIRA-1634 explains how to do it now:

Move issues to epic - Edit the issue and set the parent field. Example: {"fields":{"parent":{"id":"11111"}}}

Code example:

issue = jira.create_issue(project='PRJ',
                          summary='Heisenbug',
                          description='Can't reproduce it.',
                          issuetype={'name': 'Bug'})

issue.update(fields={'parent': {'id': epic.id}})