How to extract JIRA work logs through REST API endpoints

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I need help figuring out the right API endpoint for getting work log data from JIRA. I already built a console app that successfully pulls issue data using REST calls, but I’m stuck on the timesheet part.

Here’s what I have working so far:

public class ApiClient
{
    public string FetchIssueData(string projectKey)
    {
        string apiEndpoint = $"rest/api/2/search?jql=project={projectKey}";
        HttpWebRequest request = (HttpWebRequest)WebRequest.Create(baseUrl + apiEndpoint);
        request.Method = "GET";
        
        using (HttpWebResponse response = (HttpWebResponse)request.GetResponse())
        using (StreamReader reader = new StreamReader(response.GetResponseStream()))
        {
            return reader.ReadToEnd();
        }
    }
}

This works great for pulling issues, but I can’t find the correct REST endpoint to get work log entries in JSON format. What’s the proper API path for extracting time tracking data from JIRA projects?

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hey claire! for worklogs, try using /rest/api/2/issue/{issueKey}/worklog. if u need logs updated after a specific time, use /rest/api/2/worklog/updated. just tweak your existing method and u should be all set!

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Had the same problem building a time tracking integration. Worklog data needs a different approach than regular issue queries. You can’t just modify your existing method - the worklog endpoint works differently. First grab your issues, pull out the issue keys, then hit rest/api/2/issue/{issueKey}/worklog for each one separately. The response gives you author info, time spent, descriptions, and timestamps in a nested ‘worklogs’ array. Watch out for visibility restrictions - some JIRA setups only let users see their own time entries. Test with different accounts or you’ll get burned. Don’t forget pagination either since worklogs pile up on older issues.

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The worklog endpoint depends on what you need. For specific issues, just add /worklog to your issue endpoint: rest/api/2/issue/{issueKey}/worklog. But since you want timesheet data from projects, you’ll probably want the bulk method - use rest/api/2/worklog/list with POST and throw the issue IDs in the request body. Watch out for worklog permissions though - they’re tricky. Your API user needs ‘Browse projects’ and ‘Work on issues’ permissions for those projects. I hit auth issues pulling worklogs from restricted projects even when issue data worked perfectly. Worklog API is way more restrictive than regular issue search.