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

kalyan balla May 16, 2025

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.

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kalyan balla May 19, 2025

Hi,

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

 

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Nagabharana S
Atlassian Team
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May 16, 2025 edited

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.

 

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