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how to update the parent field of an issue with API

N_O_g03ip9

Hi, with the new changes to the parent field. I do not see any documentation to update (also remove) the parent linked to an issue. Is this possible via the API if not how do we do this as I am getting unexpected results from the API? is /rest/api/latest/issue the right endpoint? I have tried setting this field's value to null but that doesn't work

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unknown

Hello @N_O

The Edit Issue endpoint is working just fine for me.

To change a particular Story's parent Epic, I send the following request:

PUT https://{Instance}.atlassian.net/rest/api/3/issue/KEY-123

with the following request body:

{
 "fields": {
  "parent": {
   "key": "KEY-234"
   }
  }
}

then that Story gets a different parent Epic.

If I set the parent field to null:

{
 "fields": {
  "parent": {
   "key": null
   }
  }
}

then that Story has no Epic.

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unknown

Hello @N_O

The Edit Issue endpoint is working just fine for me.

To change a particular Story's parent Epic, I send the following request:

PUT https://{Instance}.atlassian.net/rest/api/3/issue/KEY-123

with the following request body:

{
 "fields": {
  "parent": {
   "key": "KEY-234"
   }
  }
}

then that Story gets a different parent Epic.

If I set the parent field to null:

{
 "fields": {
  "parent": {
   "key": null
   }
  }
}

then that Story has no Epic.

DaYuan Tan

Can I update/add?

DaYuan Tan

I tried { "update": { "parent": [ { "set": { "key": "parent_issue_key" } } ] } }

{ "update": { "parent": [ { "add": { "key": "parent_issue_key" } } ] } }

they both don't work.

I am doing it in Microsoft Power Automate calling Rest API Edit issue V2.

unknown

Hello @DaYuan Tan

Can I update/add?

No. Updating / adding is for other field types that can accept multiple actions / values via multiple sets or adds inside an array[ ] in the JSON body.

For the parent field, it can accept only a single value, so you need to declare the value for the key, exactly as I've shown in my example.

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