REST API baseUrl put operation should use valid JSON payload

Problem Definition

According to REST API /rest/api/2/settings/baseUrl docs ( see settings-setBaseURL)

• Jira expects "application/json" content type for the request:

  The JIRA REST API uses JSON as its communication format ..

• and the example shows that simple string should be used as a payload:

  EXAMPLE
  http://jira.atlassian.com/
  

However, according to JSON specification strings should be quoted, which makes the payload invalid JSON.

Suggested Solution

Change the API so that settings/baseUrl operation used JSON as a payload and update docs accordingly.

Workaround

Use unquoted string as a payload as documented.