Create Project

POST {{baseUrl}}/rest/api/3/project

Creates a project based on a project type template, as shown in the following table:

Project Type Key	Project Template Key
`business`	`com.atlassian.jira-core-project-templates:jira-core-simplified-content-management`, `com.atlassian.jira-core-project-templates:jira-core-simplified-document-approval`, `com.atlassian.jira-core-project-templates:jira-core-simplified-lead-tracking`, `com.atlassian.jira-core-project-templates:jira-core-simplified-process-control`, `com.atlassian.jira-core-project-templates:jira-core-simplified-procurement`, `com.atlassian.jira-core-project-templates:jira-core-simplified-project-management`, `com.atlassian.jira-core-project-templates:jira-core-simplified-recruitment`, `com.atlassian.jira-core-project-templates:jira-core-simplified-task-tracking`
`service_desk`	`com.atlassian.servicedesk:simplified-it-service-desk`, `com.atlassian.servicedesk:simplified-internal-service-desk`, `com.atlassian.servicedesk:simplified-external-service-desk`
`software`	`com.pyxis.greenhopper.jira:gh-simplified-agility-kanban`, `com.pyxis.greenhopper.jira:gh-simplified-agility-scrum`, `com.pyxis.greenhopper.jira:gh-simplified-basic`, `com.pyxis.greenhopper.jira:gh-simplified-kanban-classic`, `com.pyxis.greenhopper.jira:gh-simplified-scrum-classic`

The project types are available according to the installed Jira features as follows:

Jira Core, the default, enables business projects.
Jira Service Desk enables service_desk projects.
Jira Software enables software projects.

To determine which features are installed, go to Jira settings > Apps > Manage apps and review the System Apps list. To add JIRA Software or JIRA Service Desk into a JIRA instance, use Jira settings > Apps > Finding new apps. For more information, see Managing add-ons.

Permissions required: Administer Jira global permission.

Request Body

{"key"=>"<string>", "name"=>"<string>", "projectTypeKey"=>"<string>", "projectTemplateKey"=>"<string>", "description"=>"<string>", "lead"=>"<string>", "leadAccountId"=>"<string>", "url"=>"<string>", "assigneeType"=>"<string>", "avatarId"=>"<long>", "issueSecurityScheme"=>"<long>", "permissionScheme"=>"<long>", "notificationScheme"=>"<long>", "categoryId"=>"<long>"}

HEADERS

Key	Datatype	Required	Description
`Content-Type`	string

RESPONSES

status: Created

{&quot;self&quot;:&quot;https://your-domain.atlassian.net/jira/rest/api/3/project/10042&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:10010,&quot;key&quot;:&quot;EX&quot;}