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Jira find users action searches for Jira Cloud users that match a query and optional filters. This is a read-only action that returns matching users with their account identifiers and profile fields.

Prerequisites

  • Your admin must complete the initial Jira setup and enable Jira actions in the Admin Console so that the Jira action pack is available in Agent Builder.
  • Each user is prompted to connect their Jira account via OAuth in Glean before running agents that use Jira actions, including Jira Assign issue.
  • If your Jira organization uses Central OAuth, a Jira administrator must authorize the app for the site before users can run Jira actions in Glean.

Supported parameters

ParameterTypeDescription
Search queryStringFree-text query to search for users by name, email address, or other supported fields.
Account IDStringJira account ID to match when searching for users.
ActiveBooleanWhether to include active Jira users in the results.
Results limitIntegerMaximum number of users to return in a single call.
Start atIntegerIndex of the first user to return for pagination.

Usage examples

  • “Find active Jira users with the name Abc Xyz so I can assign her to the new bug report.”
  • “Search for users with email [email protected] in Jira.”
  • “Look up the account ID for user Abc Pqr in our Jira.”

Troubleshooting

  • Possible cause: Jira’s Central OAuth application has not been granted site-wide access by a Jira administrator.
  • Fix: Ask a Jira admin to complete the required app authorization flow in Jira, then retry the action.
  • Possible cause: The query does not match any users, or the connected account does not have permission to view user information.
  • Fix: Try a broader query or check that the connected account has permission to search for users in Jira. Verify the user exists and is active if searching by specific criteria.
  • Possible cause: The tools server backing this action is unreachable (404) or returning an internal error (500).
  • Fix: Confirm that the action’s server information is correct and reachable from Glean. For 500 errors, contact Glean support to investigate the underlying exception.

FAQs

The action runs using the connected Jira account for the current user, so it can only return information that this Jira account is allowed to access.
Use Find users when you need to search for other Jira users (e.g., to look up potential assignees or reporters). Use Get current user when you only need details about the Jira account that is currently authenticated for the connector.
The action returns user account IDs, display names, email addresses (if available), and other profile fields exposed by the Jira API. The specific fields depend on your Jira configuration and the connected account’s permissions.