How to find Nested groups and jira internal groups and user count, user list?

[kalyan balla]

Hi All,

We are in the process of migrating our Jira user directory to AD. To ensure a smooth transition, we need help with the following:

Identifying nested groups in the current Jira instance.

Listing all internal (Jira-managed) groups.

For each group, finding:

Number of users.

List of members.

Associations, such as usage in permission schemes, project roles, dashboards, filters, notification schemes, and workflow conditions/validators.

[kalyan balla]

Hi,

We need to find all nested groups in our jira (parent and chelid) list? Can anyone help me on this. 

[Nagabharana S]

Hello @kalyan balla

Thanks for your question :

• List all groups in Jira:

  • Go to Jira Settings > User management > Groups.

  • This shows all groups managed inside Jira.

  • You can also use Jira REST API:
    GET /rest/api/3/group/bulk
    to get a list of groups programmatically.
    
    

• Check for nested groups:

  • Jira’s UI does not show nested groups directly.

  • Alternatively, use API calls to check group memberships for each group to see if any groups are members of other groups.

  • Script example (using REST API):
    For each group, call
    GET /rest/api/3/group/member?groupName=GROUPNAME
    and check if any members are groups.
    
    

• Get group member list and user count:

  • In Jira UI: Open each group to see members.

  • Via API:
    GET /rest/api/3/group/member?groupName=GROUPNAME
will return members and their details, including user count.