Using Jira Cloud REST API, how to get details of specific fields

[Amir Katz _Jira Admin_]

As per the documentation, the following endpoint (/rest/api/latest/field), which is documented here, supports the 'id' query parameter, which is a list of one or more field IDs, comma-separated.

I am doing that, but instead of getting the two fields that I specified, I'm getting all the fields in our Jira instance. No error is returned.

It seems that the parameters 'startAt' and 'maxResults' are honored, but others (like 'id' and 'expand') are ignored.

If I use the endpoint /rest/api/latest/field/search, I get error 400 - bad request.

What am I doing wrong here?

Thanks

[Amir Katz _Jira Admin_ · Accepted solution]

The response from Atlassian support was good.

The IDs for the specific fields must be specified like this:

id='customfield_<nnnnn>'

for system field, you specify the name.

So to get the fields 'Description' and custom field 12345, you must specify:

.../field/search?id=Description&id=customfield_12345

[David Bakkers]

the following endpoint (/rest/api/latest/field), which is documented here, supports the 'id' [and 'expand'] query parameter[s].

No it doesn't...

Request

This request has no parameters

and..

It seems that the parameters 'startAt' and 'maxResults' are honored

Nope. Those two parameters are ignored by that endpoint too.

[Amir Katz _Jira Admin_]

Bummer...do you whether there is an open bug to Atlassian?

[Amir Katz _Jira Admin_]

As I said earlier, a solution was provided by Atlassian support.

In addition, I suggested that an enhancement request should be created to better document the REST API endpoint, and they created one:

https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/JRACLOUD-84979

I encourage everyone who reads this thread to visit the link and vote for it.

[Amir Katz _Jira Admin_]

Just submitted a support ticket, will update here about what Atlassian says.