Limit API Response fields and subfields

Question

Hello !

When I make this request :

https://example.com/jira1/rest/api/latest/issue/{issue name}?expand=changelog&fields=changelog

I have more than 350 fields and subfields for a single issue.

In the "changelog" object there is a "histories" list of objects and in that "histories" list, for each object there is a "items" field.

1st question : Is that possible to display in the response only the "items" fields ?

2nd question : Is that possible to display only the "items" that have a "field" : "timeestimate" ?

Thank's !

Warren_mz9b4z · Accepted Answer

Hi @William Fargues

I think the short answer is No and No.

The histories object is a sub-item of changelog and only changelog is exposed via the API. It is relatively simple and quick to iterate through all changelogs and all histories and extract the info you're after - in your case checking for the timeestimate