How to Retrieve Application Access of a User in Jira
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Summary
To use REST API to retrieve Application Access of a given user in Jira.
Solution
REST API call:
1<base url>/rest/api/2/user?username=admin&expand=applicationRolesℹ️ Please replace
<base url>with the respective value.Example result:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36{ "self":"<base url>/rest/api/2/user?username=admin", "key":"admin", "name":"admin", "emailAddress":"admin@example.com", "avatarUrls":{ "48x48":"<base url>/secure/useravatar?avatarId=10122", "24x24":"<base url>/secure/useravatar?size=small&avatarId=10122", "16x16":"<base url>/secure/useravatar?size=xsmall&avatarId=10122", "32x32":"<base url>/secure/useravatar?size=medium&avatarId=10122" }, "displayName":"Admin User [Local]", "active":true, "timeZone":"Asia/Kuala_Lumpur", "locale":"en_US", "groups":{ "size":3, "items":[ ] }, "applicationRoles":{ "size":2, "items":[ { "key":"jira-servicedesk", "name":"Jira Service Management" }, { "key":"jira-software", "name":"Jira Software" } ] }, "expand":"groups,applicationRoles" }
Updated on April 15, 2025
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