New to Jira Development – Looking for Guidance on Where to Start with Forge or REST API

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Hey everyone!

I’m excited to be a new member of the Atlassian Developer Community. I’ve recently started exploring Jira and I’m really interested in learning how to build custom solutions—especially using Forge or the Jira REST API.

Right now, I’m trying to figure out the best place to begin. My goals are to:

  • Understand how to interact with Jira programmatically (like creating issues, updating fields, etc.)
  • Explore simple app development using Forge
  • Eventually build tools or automations that could improve team workflows

If any of you have tips, beginner-friendly tutorials, or suggestions on:

  • Whether I should start with Forge or REST API
  • Good use cases for first-time apps
  • How to set up a dev environment for Jira apps

…I’d really appreciate your guidance! :folded_hands:

Looking forward to learning from all of you and contributing as I grow.

Thanks in advance!

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Start here: https://developer.atlassian.com/platform/forge/getting-started/

Get an idea of where Atlassian allows you to inject apps into Jira/Confluence because that’s the ultimate limitation: https://developer.atlassian.com/platform/forge/modules/

And an idea of what API options are available: https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/jira/platform/rest/v3/intro

Then build something people want.

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