I Built a Chrome Extension to Rip My Data Out of Jira's Cold, Clammy Hands
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I needed to get data out of Jira. Not just the title, but the full description, comments, and all attachments, packaged neatly for use in other scripts. The official way involves wrestling with an API that feels like it was designed by a committee that never spoke to each other. The unofficial way involves paying $20/month for a SaaS tool that’s just a glorified curl command wrapped in a pretty dashboard. I chose the third way: build it myself.