Update project type

https://your-domain.atlassian.net/rest/api/3/project/{projectIdOrKey}/type/{newProjectTypeKey}

Deprecated, this feature is no longer supported and no alternatives are available, see Convert project to a different template or type. Updates a project type. The project type can be updated for classic projects only, project type cannot be updated for next-gen projects. **Permissions required:** *Administer Jira* global permission.

Access Token Required: API Key

Path Parameters

projectIdOrKeystringrequired

The project ID or project key (case sensitive).

newProjectTypeKeystringrequired

The key of the new project type.

Allowed:

Responses

{
  "success": true,
  "data": {
    "id": "abc123",
    "created_at": "2025-01-01T00:00:00Z"
  }
}

{
  "success": false,
  "error": {
    "code": "VALIDATION_ERROR",
    "message": "Invalid request parameters"
  }
}

Language

CredentialsAPI KEY

API Key

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cURL Request

1curl --request PUT \
2     --url 'https://your-domain.atlassian.net/rest/api/3/project/{projectIdOrKey}/type/{newProjectTypeKey}' \
3     --header 'accept: application/json' \
4     --header 'content-type: application/json'

Response

1{
2  "success": true,
3  "data": {
4    "id": "abc123",
5    "created_at": "2025-01-01T00:00:00Z"
6  }
7}

PUT