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Jira CLI(7)							     Jira CLI(7)

NAME
     jira-issue-create - Create an issue in a project

SYNOPSIS
     jira issue create [flags]

DESCRIPTION
     Create an issue in a given project with minimal information.

OPTIONS
     --raw[=false]	Print output in JSON format

     -t, --type=""	Issue type

     -P,  --parent=""	   Parent issue key can be used to attach epic to an is-
     sue.  And, this field is mandatory when creating a sub-task.

     -s, --summary=""	   Issue summary or title

     -b, --body=""	Issue description

     -y, --priority=""	    Issue priority

     -r, --reporter=""	    Issue reporter (username, email or display name)

     -a, --assignee=""	    Issue assignee (username, email or display name)

     -l, --label=[]	 Issue labels

     -C, --component=[]      Issue components

     --fix-version=[]	   Release info (fixVersions)

     --affects-version=[]      Release info (affectsVersions)

     -e, --original-estimate=""      Issue Original estimate

     --custom=[]      Set custom fields

     -T, --template=""	    Path to a file to read body/description from

     --web[=false]	Open in web browser after successful creation

     --no-input[=false]      Disable prompt for non-required fields

     -h, --help[=false]      help for create

OPTIONS INHERITED FROM PARENT COMMANDS
     -c, --config=""	   Config  file  (default  is  /root/.config/.jira/.con-
     fig.yml, can be overridden with JIRA_CONFIG_FILE env var)

     --debug[=false]	  Turn on debug output

     -p,  --project=""	     Jira  project to look into (defaults to /root/.con-
     fig/.jira/.config.yml)

EXAMPLE
     $ jira issue create

     # Create issue in the configured project
     $ jira issue create -tBug -s"New Bug" -yHigh -lbug -lurgent -b"Bug description"

     # Create issue in another project
     $ jira issue create -pPRJ -tBug -yHigh -s"New Bug" -b$'Bug description\n\nSome more text'

     # Create issue and set custom fields
     # See https://github.com/ankitpokhrel/jira-cli/discussions/346
     $ jira issue create -tStory -s"Issue with custom fields" --custom story-points=3

     # Load description from template file
     $ jira issue create --template /path/to/template.tmpl

     # Get description from standard input
     $ jira issue create --template -

     # Create issue in the configured project with JSON output
     $ jira issue create --raw

     # Or, use pipe to read input directly from standard input
     $ echo "Description from stdin" | jira issue create -s"Summary" -tTask

     # For issue description, the flag --body/-b takes precedence over the --template flag
     # The example below will add "Body from flag" as an issue description
     $ jira issue create -tTask -sSummary -b"Body from flag" --template /path/to/template.tpl

SEE ALSO
     jira-issue(7)

HISTORY
     1-Aug-2026 Auto generated by spf13/cobra

Auto generated by spf13/cobra	    Aug 2026			     Jira CLI(7)

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