Create Subtask thru API Error

Question

Hi ,

I try to create a subtask with API but get the error:

Here is the code: 
subtask_dict = {"project": {"key": "IT"},"parent":{"key":'IT-279058'},"summary": "Testing Subtask","issuetype": {"name": "Sub-task"},"reporter": {"name": "zji"},"labels": ["bugfix","blitz_test"],"components" : [{'name':'ITPurchasing-Team'}],Error:response text = {"errorMessages":[],"errors":{"customfield_24109":"Please enter a purchase type"}}----------------So I try to add the customerfield_24109 and then get another error:
subtask_dict = {"project": {"key": "IT"},"parent":{"key":'IT-279058'},"summary": "Testing Subtask","issuetype": {"name": "Sub-task"},"reporter": {"name": "zji"},"labels": ["bugfix","blitz_test"],"components" : [{'name':'ITPurchasing-Team'}],"customfield_24109": {'name':'software'}}Error:
response text = {"errorMessages":[],"errors":{"customfield_24109":"Could not find valid 'id' or 'value' in the Parent Option object."}}
Could you please help ?

Kishan Sharma · Answer

Hi @Kei Ji Welcome to the Atlassian Community!

Here's a sample example of how I created a subtask of issue type (id 10001) "Task" under my parent of type "Epic"

URL - POST https://yourdomain.atlassian.net/rest/api/2/issue

Headers:

Content-Type: application/json

Make sure authentication is present in the header

JSON Body -

{
"fields": {
"project": {
"key": "FIR"
},
"parent": {
"key": "FIR-10"
},
"summary": "Sub-task of FIR-10",
"description": "Test Description",
"issuetype": {
"id": "10001"
}
}
}

Kei Ji · Answer

I have tried more time and change the software to Software and it works !

Thank you !!!!

Kei Ji · Answer

Thanks @Mohamed Adel  !

I now got this error:

response text = {"errorMessages":[],"errors":{"customfield_24109":"Option id 'null' is not valid"}}