get

Get one or more Jira issues by their keys.

Usage

gojira get <issue-key> [issue-key...] [flags]

Arguments

Argument	Description
issue-key	One or more Jira issue keys (e.g., FOO-123)

Flags

Flag	Default	Description
--expand	false	Expand changelog and other fields
--fields		Comma-separated list of fields to include

Plus global flags.

Examples

Single Issue

# Get a single issue
gojira get FOO-123

# Human-readable output
gojira get FOO-123 --table

Multiple Issues

# Get multiple issues
gojira get FOO-123 FOO-456 FOO-789

# Output as JSON array
gojira get FOO-123 FOO-456 --json

With Changelog

# Include issue history
gojira get FOO-123 --expand

Output

JSON Format

[
  {
    "key": "FOO-123",
    "fields": {
      "summary": "Fix login bug",
      "status": {
        "name": "Open"
      },
      "issuetype": {
        "name": "Bug"
      },
      "priority": {
        "name": "High"
      },
      "assignee": {
        "displayName": "John Doe"
      },
      "created": "2024-01-15T10:30:00.000+0000",
      "updated": "2024-01-16T14:20:00.000+0000"
    }
  }
]

Table Format

KEY        TYPE    STATUS    PRIORITY    ASSIGNEE     SUMMARY
FOO-123    Bug     Open      High        John Doe     Fix login bug

Use Cases

Scripting

# Get issue and extract status
STATUS=$(gojira get FOO-123 -q | jq -r '.[0].fields.status.name')
echo "Issue status: $STATUS"

# Check if issue is closed
if [[ $(gojira get FOO-123 -q | jq -r '.[0].fields.status.name') == "Closed" ]]; then
  echo "Issue is closed"
fi

AI Agent Workflows

# Get issue details for LLM context
gojira get FOO-123 --toon