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Last updated Jul 16, 2025

Software service

The Software service object type represents services in third parties. atlassian:software-service should be used to ingest software service-specific fields.

Payload structure

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  objects {}
  ├─ schemaVersion (string) [Required]
  ├─ id (string) [Required]
  ├─ updateSequenceNumber (long) [Required]
  ├─ displayName (string) [Required]
  ├─ description (string) [Optional]
  ├─ url (string) [Required]
  ├─ createdAt (Instant (ISO8601 / RFC3339)) [Required]
  └─ createdBy (userReference) [Optional]
      ├─ accountId (string) [Optional]
      ├─ email (string) [Optional]
      └─ externalId (string) [Required]
  └─ lastUpdatedAt (Instant (ISO8601 / RFC3339)) [Required]
  └─ lastUpdatedBy (userReference) [Optional]
      ├─ accountId (string) [Optional]
      ├─ email (string) [Optional]
      └─ externalId (string) [Required]
  └─ permissions [] [Required]
      └─ accessControls
         └─ principals
            └─type
  └─ associations [] [Optional]
      ├─ associationType (string)
      └─ values []
      
  atlassian:software-service
  ├─ associationsMetadata (object) [Optional]
  ├─ namespace (string) [Optional]
  ├─ environment (string) [Optional]
  ├─ tags (List<string>) [Optional]
  ├─ tier (string) [Optional]
  └─ serviceType (string) [Optional]

Common properties

PropertyTypeRequiredDescription
schemaVersion

string

YesThe schema version of the object.
id

string

YesThe ID of the object in the source system.
updateSequenceNumberlongYesA sequence number to compare when writing to the database. Objects are written following a last write wins strategy, therefore an object with a greater UpdateSequenceNumber is considered a more recently updated object.
displayNamestringYesThe display name of the object.
descriptionstringNoThe description of the object.
urlstringYesThe URL from the provider which the object is accessible from.
createdAtstringYes

The date the object was created.

Format: Instant (ISO8601 / RFC3339)

createdByuserReferenceNo

A reference to the user that created the object.

See userReference to learn more.

lastUpdatedAtstringYes

The date the object was last updated.

Format: Instant (ISO8601 / RFC3339)

lastUpdatedByuserReferenceNo

A reference to the user that last updated the object.

See userReference to learn more.

ownerslist<userReference>NoList of references of users that own the object.
thumbnailthumbnailNo

The thumbnail of the object.

See Thumbnail to learn more.

parentKeyentityKeyNo

The ID of the parent object. If null, it is a standalone object.

See Entity key to learn more.

permissionslist<Permissions>Yes

The permissions configuration of the object.

See Permissions to learn more.

associationsassociationNo

List of objects associated with the object. Generally used to link an external object to a Atlassian object.

See Association to learn more.

Software Service properties

PropertyTypeRequiredDescription
associationsMetadataobjectNo

A map that stores extra information about associations. Each key has a list of related metadata.

Validation: max-length: 500

namespacestringNo

The namespace of this software service. It is usually used to separate organizations.

Validation: max-length: 255

environmentstringNo

The environment where the software service runs, for example: production, staging, or development.

Validation: max-length: 255

tagsList<string>No

Tags for this software service. Tags help to group or filter services.

Validation: max-length: 500

tierstringNo

The importance level of the service, for example: Tier 1, Tier 2, or Tier 3.

Validation: max-length: 255

serviceTypestringNo

The type of service, for example: API, database, frontend, or backend.

Validation: max-length: 255

Example payload

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{
  "objects" : [ {
    "schemaVersion" : "2.0",
    "id" : "service-1",
    "updateSequenceNumber" : 123,
    "displayName" : "My Software Service",
    "description" : "A service that handles user authentication",
    "url" : "https://example-service.com",
    "createdAt" : "2024-04-16T09:01:32+00:00",
    "createdBy" : {
      "externalId" : "external-id-1",
      "email" : "user1@example.com"
    },
    "lastUpdatedAt" : "2024-04-16T09:01:42+00:00",
    "lastUpdatedBy" : {
      "externalId" : "external-id-2",
      "email" : "user2@example.com"
    },
    "permissions" : [ {
      "accessControls" : [ {
        "principals" : [ {
          "type" : "ATLASSIAN_WORKSPACE"
        } ]
      } ]
    } ],
    "atlassian:software-service" : {
      "namespace" : "ns1",
      "environment" : "staging",
      "tags" : [ "authentication", "backend" ],
      "tier" : "1",
      "serviceType" : "API",
      "associationsMetadata" : {
        "svc2" : [ {
          "associationType" : "CALLS",
          "experience" : "ext"
        } ]
      }
    }
  } ]
}

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