Retrieving comments via API doesn't have @ in the mention?

Question

According to the docs for comment formatting, the mention should include a `@` in the text field. However, when I query my data, the text field does not have an `@`.

Example comment, pulled via REST API v3

{ "type": "mention", "attrs": { "id": "xxxxxx", "text": "Person" } },

When I use the REST API to post a comment, however, it fails unless I do `@Person`. It seems to me like the API doesn't follow the docs, I would expect the same message for both sending and receiving.

Ryan Schwartz_kcdk9p · Answer

Hi, I'm aware of how to post a comment and have been able to do so successfully. My post was more regarding the fact that the syntax to post a comment (using the document format listed above) is different than the syntax when I get a comment with the API. Full example: POST a comment (POST /rest/api/3/issue//comment): { "type":"doc", "version":1, "content":[ { "type":"paragraph", "content":[ { "type":"mention", "attrs":{ "id":"xxxxxxxx", "text":"@Person" } } ] } ] } GET that same comment (GET /rest/api/3/issue//comment): { "type":"doc", "version":1, "content":[ { "type":"paragraph", "content":[ { "type":"mention", "attrs":{ "id":"xxxxxxxx", "text":"Person" } } ] } ] } Notice the lack of `@` symbol in the text field. Why is this the case? The docs for text field state: text the textual representation of the mention, including a leading @.

Vikrant Yadav · Answer

Hi @Ryan Schwartz  try steps mentioned in this URL for adding Comment to a issue.

https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/jira/platform/rest/v3/api-group-issue-comments/#api-group-issue-comments

https://developer.atlassian.com/server/jira/platform/jira-rest-api-example-add-comment-8946422/