API to link multiple defects as child links

Question

https://docs.atlassian.com/software/jira/docs/api/REST/7.6.1/

I am referring to above API docs.

I have multiple defects up to 100+ to link to an user story or EPIC in jira.

I am using search to filter the issue and export csv to get all issue keys.

How do I make use the JIRA API to link all issue keys as a child under the particular user story?

JY · Answer

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in summary, no solution yet.

unknown · Answer

In your original post you said you wanted to 'link the issue keys as a CHILD' so I assumed you wanted to create a PARENT / CHILD relationship between the two.

Now it seems you just want to LINK multiple issues of the type defect to a single issue of the type story, which is not the same thing. Refer to the Issue Link endpoint documentation on how to LINK issues together.

And, before you ask "But how do I link more than one defect via a single call to the Issue Link endpoint", Google 'jira rest api link multiple issues' which will lead to JRASERVER-66329.

Have fun on your learning journey

JY · Answer

I do not think your answer is correct. there is no example showing PUT multiple issues to a single issue.