JIRA: Unwatch all issues

jira_remove_watches.py

#!/usr/bin/env python
import json
import requests

JIRA_URL = 'https://JIRA base URL' #Fill in your JIRA Root
WebSession = requests.Session()
WebSession.auth = ('username','password') #JIRA Credentials go here, Optionally use Base64 Encode/Decode

WebParams = {'jql':'watcher = currentUser()', 'fields':'key,summary', 'maxResults':'9999'} #You can use basically any JIRA search query here in the JQL parameter

WatchList = WebSession.get(JIRA_URL + '/rest/api/latest/search', params=WebParams)

WebParams = {'username': 'username'} #Insert User Name of watcher to delete here, probably yours

for k in WatchList.json()['issues']:
    print 'Removing Watcher ' + WebParams['username'] + ' from issue ' + k['key'] + ': ' + k['fields']['summary']
    WebSession.delete(JIRA_URL + '/rest/api/latest/issue/'+k['key']+'/watchers', params=WebParams)