Cancel task

Cancels a task. **[Permissions](#permissions) required:** either of: * *Administer Jira* [global permission](https://confluence.atlassian.com/x/x4dKLg). * Creator of the task.

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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 * Cancel task
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 * Cancels a task.
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**[Permissions](#permissions) required:** either of:
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 *  *Administer Jira* [global permission](https://confluence.atlassian.com/x/x4dKLg).
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 *  Creator of the task.
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 */
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export async function main(auth: Jira, taskId: string) {
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  const url = new URL(
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    `https://${auth.domain}.atlassian.net/rest/api/2/task/${taskId}/cancel`
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  );
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  const response = await fetch(url, {
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    method: "POST",
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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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