"Test type: Test type is required" Error response when using Jira REST API to create a issuetype Tes

Question

I am trying to create an issue with type test with the following code:

{
 "fields": {
   "project": {"id":"21201"}, 
   "summary":"New test issue",
   "description":"Look into this one", 
   "issuetype":{"name": "Test"},
   "reporter": {"name": "validUser"}
 }
}

The code works when I substitute the issuetype for "name": "Bug", but not when I use Test.
I understand that there are required metadata that must be defined and I've looked up all the required fields for a Test issue type, I cannot find anything related to a "test type".

The is the error message:

{
  "errorMessages": [
     "Test Type: Test Type is required."
  ],
  "errors": {}
}

Anybody experience this problem before or able to offer some help?

Zeus_Cortes · Answer

Hey Carlos! Thank for helping out. So I got found the issue type within the response from that endpoint: { "self": "/rest/api/2/issuetype/10102", "id": "10102", "description": "This Issue Type is used to create Zephyr Test within Jira.", "iconUrl": "/download/resources/com.thed.zephyr.je/images/icons/ico_zephyr_issuetype.png", "name": "Test", "subtask": false } Additionally, I can create Test issues manually through the GUI inside the same project that I am pointing at. Anything thoughts?

carlosughini · Answer

Hello Zeus,

Welcome to our community!

My apologies if I have misunderstood your question, but do you have the issue type "Test" on your instance? From what it seems, if you are able to create using "name":"Bug" and not with "test", maybe you do not have the Test issue type on your instance.

I strongly recommend checking the documentation below about issue type:

* Adding, editing, and deleting an issue type

Additionally, try listing all your issue types and ensuring that you are using the right name or id. You can list them all with the following endpoint:

<JIRA_url>/rest/api/latest/issuetype

Looking forward to hearing from you.

Cheers,

Carlos