Jira API Create a task that has a parent

Question

Is there a way to create an issue with type 10100 "Task" with a parent issue of a type 10001 "story" using Jira api, because whenever i try this it responses that the issue id 10100 cannot have a parent, despite that I used to do so using Jira GUI.

I am using Postman to test that out, below is the json object i am sending

{
"update": {},

"fields": {
"project": {
"id": "15100"
},
"parent": {
"key": "TFL-128"
},
"issuetype": {
"id": "10100"
},

"summary": "some task",
"components": [],

"description": "some desc"

}
}

So any ideas?

Tariq Saeed_qwfdbm · Answer

I am using the type id "10100" to appear on Jira as a task, but the API responses that this id should not have a parent.

I figured out recently that I might be able to do that using the link issue creation feature, but this has to be done separately in a second step after creating the task and receiving its id/key. I was hoping that I can do this in one request.

LarryBrock · Answer

Hi @Tariq Saeed

Just wanted to confirm "Task" is a sub-issue type.  If it's not, that's the reason you can't create it with a parent.  Cheers!

Mohamed Benziane · Answer

I find this code can you try it :

{
"fields":
{
"project":
{
"key": "TEST"
},
"parent":
{
"key": "TEST-1"
},
"summary": "Sub-task of TEST-1",
"description": "Don't forget to do this too.",
"issuetype":
{
"id": "5"
}
}
}

This code is coming from the jira documentation

Hope this helps