405 error with JIRA REST API using node js - jira-rest-api

Question

I am trying to create an automated JIRA ticket using the REST API but I keep getting a 405 error.
I am using the examples here: https://developer.atlassian.com/server/jira/platform/jira-rest-api-examples/
Also, when I visit the post URL directly I do not get any errors so I doubt it is a server issue. Any ideas?
var Client = require('node-rest-client').Client;
client = new Client();
// Provide user credentials, which will be used to log in to Jira.
var loginArgs = {
data: {
"username": "user",
"password": "pass"
},
headers: {
"Content-Type": "application/json"
}
};
client.post("https://jira.mydomain.com/rest/auth/1/session", loginArgs, function(data, response) {
if (response.statusCode == 200) {
//console.log('succesfully logged in, session:', data.session);
var session = data.session;
// Get the session information and store it in a cookie in the header
var args = {
headers: {
// Set the cookie from the session information
cookie: session.name + '=' + session.value,
"Content-Type": "application/json"
},
data: {
// I copied this from the tutorial
"fields": {
"project": {
"key": "REQ"
},
"summary": "REST ye merry gentlemen.",
"description": "Creating of an issue using project keys and issue type names using the REST API",
"issuetype": {
"name": "Request"
}
}
}
};
// Make the request return the search results, passing the header information including the cookie.
client.post("https://jira.mydomain.com/rest/api/2/issue/createmeta", args, function(searchResult, response) {
console.log('status code:', response.statusCode);
console.log('search result:', searchResult);
});
} else {
throw "Login failed :(";
}
});
I am expecting the Jira ticket of type REQ to be created with the details I added in the fields section.

Answer 1

I believe you are using the incorrect REST API; what you're currently doing is doing a POST to Get create issue meta which requires a GET method, hence, you're getting a 405. If you want to create an issue, kindly use Create issue (POST /rest/api/2/issue) instead.