Get locale

Returns the locale for the user. If the user has no language preference set (which is the default setting) or this resource is accessed anonymous, the browser locale detected by Jira is returned. Jira detects the browser locale using the *Accept-Language* header in the request. However, if this doesn't match a locale available Jira, the site default locale is returned. This operation can be accessed anonymously. **[Permissions](#permissions) required:** None.

Script jira Verified

by hugo697 ยท 11/2/2023

The script

Submitted by hugo697 Typescript (fetch-only)
Verified 396 days ago
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type Jira = {
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  username: string;
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  password: string;
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  domain: string;
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};
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/**
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 * Get locale
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 * Returns the locale for the user.
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If the user has no language preference set (which is the default setting) or this resource is accessed anonymous, the browser locale detected by Jira is returned. Jira detects the browser locale using the *Accept-Language* header in the request. However, if this doesn't match a locale available Jira, the site default locale is returned.
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This operation can be accessed anonymously.
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**[Permissions](#permissions) required:** None.
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 */
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export async function main(auth: Jira) {
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  const url = new URL(
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    `https://${auth.domain}.atlassian.net/rest/api/2/mypreferences/locale`
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  );
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  const response = await fetch(url, {
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    method: "GET",
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    headers: {
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      Authorization: "Basic " + btoa(`${auth.username}:${auth.password}`),
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    },
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    body: undefined,
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  });
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  if (!response.ok) {
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    const text = await response.text();
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    throw new Error(`${response.status} ${text}`);
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  }
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  return await response.json();
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}
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