Using JIRA REST API I am unable to create a Jira issue in which I want to link to another issue using link type 'Child' however I am able to create it with other issue link types like 'Tests', 'Related', 'Parent' etc. But all issue link types are available in the application and I am able to create issue with all link types in UI. Kindly help. API: https:// /rest/api/2/issue Payload: { "fields": { "summary": "Manual Test with Steps and custom fields created using API", "project": { "key": "TTP" }, "description": "First Manual Test with Steps and custom fields created using API", "issuetype": { "name": "Test" }, "labels": [ "Label1", "Label2", "Label3" ] }, "update": { "issuelinks": [ { "add": { "type": { "name": "child" }, "outwardIssue": { "key": "TTP-15757" } } } ] }}Error: { "errorMessages": [ "No issue link type with name 'child' found." ], "errors": {}}

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Unable to create a jira issue in which I want to link to another issue using link type 'Child'

sarath kumar_enlof2

Using JIRA REST API I am unable to create a Jira issue in which I want to link to another issue using link type 'Child' however I am able to create it with other issue link types like 'Tests', 'Related', 'Parent' etc. But all issue link types are available in the application and I am able to create issue with all link types in UI. Kindly help.

API: https://<jiraservername>/rest/api/2/issue

Payload:

{

"fields": {

"summary": "Manual Test with Steps and custom fields created using API",

"project": {

"key": "TTP"

"description": "First Manual Test with Steps and custom fields created using API",

"issuetype": {

"name": "Test"

"labels": [

"Label1",

"Label2",

"Label3"

]

"update": {

"issuelinks": [

{

"add": {

"type": {

"name": "child"

"outwardIssue": {

"key": "TTP-15757"

}

]

}

Error:

{

"errorMessages": [

"No issue link type with name 'child' found."

"errors": {}

}

Accepted answers

Alisa Zamaraeva

Hi @sarath kumar

Try changing outwardIssue to inwardIssue so it could be like this:

"add": {
                    "type": {
                        "name": "child"
                    },
                    "inwardIssue": {
                        "key": "TTP-15757"
                    }
}

Issue link types can have different descriptions for inward and outward issues, you can check yours in Settings > Issues > Issue linking.

All comments

Alisa Zamaraeva

Hi @sarath kumar

Try changing outwardIssue to inwardIssue so it could be like this:

"add": {
                    "type": {
                        "name": "child"
                    },
                    "inwardIssue": {
                        "key": "TTP-15757"
                    }
}

Issue link types can have different descriptions for inward and outward issues, you can check yours in Settings > Issues > Issue linking.

sarath kumar_enlof2

Thank you @Alisa Zamaraeva for taking the time to help me.

Description in Settings> Issues > Issue Linking.

Also, I have tried with inwardIssue but no luck. Please help.

Alisa Zamaraeva

Hi again @sarath kumar

From what I see on the screenshot, my next guess is that when you create issue link with api you choose link type by name (first column), not outward/inward description. And based on the screenshot you posted, there are no Child issue link type.

As I understand, when you try this code with Parent link type it makes 1st issue a parent and 2nd a child, but you want it vice versa.

Try this, it should make things right.

"add": {
                    "type": {
                        "name": "Parent"
                    },
                    "inwardIssue": {
                        "key": "TTP-15757"
                    }
}

sarath kumar_enlof2

Thanks a lot

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