Import GitLab Epics from Jira

import_epics.py

# import_epics.py
import requests 
from requests.auth import HTTPBasicAuth
import json

## Jira specifics
# Jira URL
JIRA_URL = 'https://your-jira-instance.com/'
# Jira user credentials (incl. API token)
JIRA_ACCOUNT = ('your-jira-username', 'your-jira-api-token')
# Jira project ID (short)
JIRA_PROJECT = 'PRJ'
# Jira Query (JQL)
JQL = 'project=%s+AND+issueType=Epic+AND+resolution=Unresolved+ORDER+BY+createdDate+ASC&maxResults=100' % JIRA_PROJECT

# *False* if Jira / GitLab is using self-signed certificates, otherwhise *True*
VERIFY_SSL_CERTIFICATE = True

## GitLab specifics
# GitLab URL
GITLAB_URL = 'https://gitlab.com/'
# GitLab token will be used whenever the API is invoked
GITLAB_TOKEN = 'your-private-gitlab-token'
# GitLab group that you are importing to
GITLAB_GROUP = 'your-group-name'
# GitLab group id.
GITLAB_GROUP_ID = 'your-group-id'

# Read Jira Epics
response = requests.get(
  JIRA_URL + 'rest/api/latest/search?jql=' + JQL,
  auth=HTTPBasicAuth(*JIRA_ACCOUNT),
  verify=VERIFY_SSL_CERTIFICATE,
  headers={'Content-Type': 'application/json'}
)

if response.status_code != 200:
  raise Exception("Unable to read Epics from %s!" % JIRA_PROJECT)

jira_issues = response.json()

for issue in jira_issues['issues']:
  print("Import Epic with Jira-Key " + issue['key'])

  title = issue['fields']['summary']
  description = issue['fields']['description']

  data = { 
    'title': title,
    'description': description
  }

  response = requests.post(
    GITLAB_URL + 'api/v4/groups/%s/epics' % GITLAB_GROUP_ID,
    headers={'PRIVATE-TOKEN': GITLAB_TOKEN},
    verify=VERIFY_SSL_CERTIFICATE,
    data=data
  )