template

apply

Create an issue from a template with variable substitution

Applies a template to create a Jira issue. Use --project to specify the project and --var key=value for variable substitution.

POST /rest/api/3/issue

Flag	Type	Required	Description
--assign	string	No	assignee: display name, email, 'me', 'none', or 'unassign'
--project	string	Yes	project key (e.g. PROJ)
--var	stringArray	No	variable value in key=value format (repeatable)

Example:

jr template apply --project <project>

create

Create a user-defined template (optionally from an existing issue)

Creates a new template. Use --from to reverse-engineer a template from an existing issue's fields.

GET /rest/api/3/issue/{issueIdOrKey}

Flag	Type	Required	Description
--from	string	No	existing issue key to create template from (e.g. PROJ-123)
--overwrite	bool	No	overwrite existing template with the same name

Example:

jr template create

list

List all available templates (builtin + user-defined)

Example:

jr template list

show

Show a template's full definition including variables and fields

Example:

jr template show