Is there a way to un-watch multiple issues ?

[Vishnukumar Vasudevan]

Guys,

Any work around to un-watch or watch multiple issues ?

We can't edit watchers list via bulk edit.

Fyi, I use jira 4.4.1 and 4.4.5.

Thanks, Vishnu.

[Michael Villis · Accepted solution]

This feature has now been added to the Bulk Issue capability in JIRA (>= 6.0).

See the Watch / Stop Watching section of this article: https://confluence.atlassian.com/display/JIRA/Modifying+Multiple+(Bulk)+Issues

[Vladimir Alexiev]

You can use the Jira CLI.

The latest free version 2.6.0:
https://bobswift.atlassian.net/wiki/download/attachments/16285777/jira-cli-2.6.0-distribution.zip?api=v2

Use these actions:

• https://bobswift.atlassian.net/wiki/display/JCLI/How+to+use+runFromIssueList
• https://bobswift.atlassian.net/wiki/display/JCLI/2.6.0+-+Documentation#id-2.6.0-Documentation-removeWatchers

Say <my-user> wants to unwatch all except project <interesting>. Adjust the "jira" batch file, then run this:

jira --action runFromIssueList --search "key in watchedIssues() and project!=<interesting>" 
  --common "--action removeWatchers --issue @issue@ --userId <my-user>"

[Rick Pearson]

Thanks! That CLI works great. Just as advertised!

[Mike Diehn]

And it *still* works well! :-) I've got 4058 issues in my watchedIssues() list, though, so I need the --limit option as well. Here's an example for people as unfamiliar with the CLI tools as I was a few weeks ago:

./atlassian-cli-3.8.0/atlassian.sh jira --action runFromIssueList --search 'key in watchedIssues() and category not in ("DevOps Projects", "IT Projects")' --limit 1000 --common "--action removeWatchers --issue @issue@ --userId mdiehn"

[Jonny Carter]

This is enabled in JIRA 6.0 and later. See Michael Villis's answer, below.

[Vadim Efimov]

Here's a quick JavaScript for bulk stop watch (will not require any tools other then your browser):

https://gist.github.com/qvaqvaboo/1abbec8054b26dbdd4ae

[Reyhan Sadaka]

Here's a quick Python script that will work as long as you have add/remove watcher rights on the project(s) you are trying to affect (or are just working on yourself).

It requires the Requests library (http://docs.python-requests.org/en/latest/) but since it runs through the REST API requires much lower access than CLI.

import json
import requests

WebSession = requests.Session()
WebSession.auth = ('username','password') #JIRA Credentials go here, Optionally use Base64 Encode/Decode

WebParams = {'jql':'watcher = currentUser()', 'fields':'key', 'maxResults':'9999'} #You can use basically any JIRA search query here in the JQL parameter

WatchList = WebSession.get('https://JIRA Root URL Here/rest/api/latest/search', params=WebParams) #Fill in your JIRA Root

WebParams = {'username': 'User'} #Insert User Name of watcher to delete here, probably yours

for k in WatchList.json()['issues']:
   print 'Removing Watcher ' + WebParams['username'] + ' from issue ' + k['key']
   WebSession.delete('https://JIRA Root URL Here/rest/api/latest/issue/'+k['key']+'/watchers', params=WebParams) #Fill in your JIRA Root

[Renjith Pillai]

http://goo.gl/Z9i7n

[umutkirgoz]

I found this:

https://gist.github.com/prenagha/3098888

[Jonny Carter]

This is enabled in JIRA 6.0 and later. See Michael Villis's answer, below.

[Vladimir Alexiev]

There are two userscripts that are supposed to do this:

JIRA Watch All Issues User Script for Greasemonkey

JIRA 5 Watch All Issues User Script for Greasemonkey

(Greasemonkey is a FF extension; Chrome runs user scripts natively).

Unfortunately none of them works for me (see Reviews tab there). Please try them and write if they work for you

[RambanamP]

Through gadget we can add or remove watchers,

just you need to develop gadget to add or remove watchers to filter.

[Thomas Heidenreich]

No, but there is an issue for you to vote on: https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/JRA-2429

[Vishnukumar Vasudevan]

Thanks guys. I added my vote. But it's ideal for last 9 years :(

[Jobin Kuruvilla [Adaptavist]]

Nope that is not possible at the moment. I have done this via database in the past!