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How to get the Epic Key or id from a Story Issue in a REST API Search

Greg_Davis_mv3ll5

I feel like this must be the ultimate newb question but nothing comes up in my searches that is responsive.

I am using the REST API Search to build a visual representation of the Epics and Stories from my Jira project.

I am pulling in IssueType Story for my project and version and I want to be able to know the Epic parent ID. Epic ID seems like it would be in the top 10 useful fields in an issue so I feel like am missing something.

Is there an expansion I am missing or do I have to build this object graph with a blizzard of calls?

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Evgenii

Hi, @Greg_Davis

In REST API request you need to look at customfield, which is mapped to Epic Link.

For example in my test instance it's customfied_10112

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Benjamin_tmh9yg

Hi @Greg_Davis ,

If the story is linked, then the EPIC NAME/ID should show up on the story. Usually, this field is there by default.

It really depends where you are in Jira to see the Epics. If you on a Scrum Board, the Epics are shown on the side panel along with Versions. The don't show up as list of issue on your backlog.

If you want to build a visual of your epics and story, try using the dashboards. It's a great place to put together widgets to visualize your project. There are pie charts, matrices, and bar graphs, etc.

Hope this helps.

Greg_Davis_mv3ll5

Hi Benjamin, I'm sorry... I left out a key component of my issue.. I am calling the Rest API and looking through the Json for a link to the epic. I do see the link to the epic in the Jira UI.

Sorry for the omission.

Kind regards,

Greg

Evgenii

Hi, @Greg_Davis

In REST API request you need to look at customfield, which is mapped to Epic Link.

For example in my test instance it's customfied_10112

Greg_Davis_mv3ll5

Thank you Evgeny, This is what I would expect... my data has tons of these custom fields but none hold either the key or ID of their epics. Are you using the /Issue API or the /Search API? Those are the two API's i've tried. Maybe I am missing an expand.

Evgenii

I used GET issue request

http://127.0.0.1:8080/rest/api/2/issue/RND-2/

Evgenii

Check, what field is mapped for Epic Link in your instance, and search for it in response body

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