Xray Test Management for Jira API

Xray REST API for test management within Jira (both Cloud and Data Center). Enables AI agents to manage test cases, test plans, test runs, and requirements coverage directly in Jira. Xray is the most widely used Jira-native test management add-on, supporting BDD/Gherkin, manual, and automated testing.

Evaluated Mar 07, 2026 (0d ago) vcurrent
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⚙ Agent Friendliness
59
/ 100
Can an agent use this?
🔒 Security
75
/ 100
Is it safe for agents?
⚡ Reliability
69
/ 100
Does it work consistently?

Score Breakdown

⚙ Agent Friendliness

MCP Quality
32
Documentation
72
Error Messages
68
Auth Simplicity
65
Rate Limits
65

🔒 Security

TLS Enforcement
92
Auth Strength
75
Scope Granularity
65
Dep. Hygiene
68
Secret Handling
75

Security test documentation within Jira. SOC2, ISO27001, GDPR. Short-lived OAuth tokens.

⚡ Reliability

Uptime/SLA
72
Version Stability
72
Breaking Changes
68
Error Recovery
65
AF Security Reliability

Best When

A Jira-native engineering team wants AI agents to query test-to-requirement traceability, surface coverage gaps, and integrate QA data into sprint planning and release workflows.

Avoid When

You don't use Jira — Xray is deeply Jira-dependent. Use Qase or TestRail for standalone test management.

Use Cases

  • Querying test coverage mapped to Jira requirements from QA traceability agents
  • Retrieving test execution results and defect linkage from quality analytics agents
  • Managing BDD/Gherkin test scenarios integrated with development sprints from CI/CD agents
  • Generating test coverage reports linked to epics and stories from release readiness agents

Not For

  • Non-Jira project management environments
  • Standalone test management without Jira integration
  • Teams without requirements traceability needs

Interface

REST API
Yes
GraphQL
Yes
gRPC
No
MCP Server
No
SDK
No
Webhooks
No

Authentication

Methods: oauth api_key
OAuth: Yes Scopes: No

Xray Cloud uses client credentials (client ID + client secret) for API auth. Xray Data Center uses Jira API tokens. Auth tokens are short-lived (1 hour).

Pricing

Model: freemium
Free tier: Yes
Requires CC: No

Xray pricing tied to Jira subscription. Marketplace app — paid for Jira Standard and above.

Agent Metadata

Pagination
page
Idempotent
Partial
Retry Guidance
Not documented

Known Gotchas

  • No public MCP server — REST API integration required
  • Xray Cloud auth tokens expire in 1 hour — agents must refresh tokens
  • Xray Cloud and Xray Data Center have different API endpoints — verify deployment type
  • GraphQL API available for complex queries — REST for standard CRUD operations
  • Test execution tied to Jira issue lifecycle — understand Jira project configuration first

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Scores are editorial opinions as of 2026-03-07.

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