Redmine

h1. Using the REST API with cURL

"curl":http://curl.haxx.se/ is a command-line tool for transferring data using various protocols. It can be used to interact with the Redmine REST API.

h2. Using JSON

Here is a simple example of a command that can be used to update an issue:

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curl -v -H "Content-Type: application/json" -X PUT --data "@388.json" -u login:password http://redmine/issues/388.json

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The file that contains the data sent to Redmine (388.json in the example above) would look like this:

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{

  "issue": {

    "subject": "subject123",

    "notes": "Changing the subject"

  }

}

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Note: it's required to set the @Content-Type@ header according to the format of the data you are sending. It must be set to one the following values:

* @application/json@

* @application/xml@

h2. Using XML

Here is a simple example of a command that can be used to create an issue with custom fields:

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curl -v -H "Content-Type: application/xml" -X POST --data "@issue.xml" -u login:password http://redmine/issues.xml

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Where issue.xml content is:

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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1" ?>

<issue>

  <subject>API custom fields</subject>

  <project_id>1</project_id>

  <tracker_id>2</tracker_id>

  <custom_fields type="array">

    <custom_field>

      <id>2</id>

      <value>Fixed</value>

    </custom_field>

    <custom_field>

      <id>1</id>

      <value>0.8.2</value>

    </custom_field>

  </custom_fields>

</issue>

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