How can I know which fields can be displayed on the UI or not?

Question

Specific Issue API: /rest/api/3/issue/{ISSUE_ID}

For this specific issue API, there are no properties available to indicate whether these fields can be displayed on the Jira native UI or not. Therefore, while constructing the result with this API, I don't know whether I can render these fields. Can you provide a solution

Aaron Pavez _ServiceRocket_ · Answer

Hi @ZSuite Tester

As @Lucas Modzelewski _Lumo_ mentioned, you will get better answers in the Dev community

https://community.developer.atlassian.com/

And as @Jim Knepley - ReleaseTEAM mentioned, you need to deal with screens and field configurations and all that.

you might be missing a call to something else to get that information.

Regards

ZSuite Tester · Answer

Hi Aaron,

I'm actually trying to construct a UI that shows specific issues in Jira. All the modules—Epics, Tasks, Bugs, and Custom Issue Types—fall under the general Issue Type category. I have a specific issue ID, but the UI fields displayed vary based on the issue type and project type. For many of the custom fields, the 'getSpecificIssue' API returns null values, so I'm unsure whether I should include these fields while building the UI.

Jim Knepley - ReleaseTEAM · Answer

Hi @ZSuite Tester

Jira is designed to administer at scale, so they use reusable components called "schemes" to define which fields appear on screens, which I think is what you're talking about when you say "the Jira native UI."

You'll need to do some additional work with the API to identify the screen scheme a project uses and which fields appear on which screens. Depending on your environment, this could range from relatively easy to somewhat difficult.