bulkUnwatch.sh

#
# Bulk Unwatch
# JIRA doesn't support unwatch from the bulk change action
# This script fills the gap
# Known to work with JIRA 5 via the REST API
#
# 1. Using JIRA, Issue Navigator, write a query to get all
#    the issues you want to unwatch. Something like 
#    "issue in watchedIssues() AND status != Closed" 
#    works well as a starting point.
# 2. Using the View menu, Right-Click on RSS and save the RSS
#    output to your computer.
# 3. Run this script against the RSS file you downloaded
#    ./bulkUnwatch.sh <JIRA USERID> <JIRA PASSWORD> <RSS FILE>
#
USERID=$1
PASSWORD=$2
RSS=$3

if [ -z "$USERID" -o -z "$PASSWORD" -o ! -f "$RSS" ]
then
  echo "bulkUnwatch.sh <JIRA USERID> <JIRA PASSWORD> <RSS FILE>"
  exit 1
fi

for URLBASE in `cat $RSS | fgrep "<link>" | fgrep "/browse/" | sed 's/<link>//' | sed 's/<\/link>//' | sed 's/browse/rest\/api\/latest\/issue/'`
do
  # 204 response on success
  URL="${URLBASE}/watchers?username=${USERID}"
  curl --request DELETE \
    --write-out "%{http_code}\n" \
    --header "Accept: application/json" \
    --header "Content-Type: application/json" \
    --user "${USERID}:${PASSWORD}" \
    $URL
done
exit 0