Retrieving All Option IDs for a Multi-Select Custom Field in Jira via API

Oren Arazi

Hello everyone,

I'm working with Jira's REST API to manage custom fields. I'm trying to fetch all option IDs from a Multi-Select custom Field.

 

My goal is to fetch all option IDs values to programmatically update issues in bulk. Here's what I've tried so far:

1. Direct Endpoint for Field Options: I attempted using the `/rest/api/2/field/{field_id}/context/option` endpoint, but it returned a 400 error. It seems this might not be the correct endpoint for multi-select fields
2. I would like to avoid the manual process of setting each option one by one in the UI to retrieve their IDs individually.

Has anyone successfully retrieved all option IDs for a multi-select field using the Jira API? 

 

Oren Arazi

Solved!

1. Initially, I tried to fetch all option IDs by using the `/rest/api/2/field/{field_id}/context/option` endpoint directly. However, this led to a 400 error, likely because this endpoint doesn’t directly handle multi-select fields in the way I needed.
2. To work around this, I adjusted my approach. First, I used the `/rest/api/3/field/{customfield_id}/context` endpoint to get the **context ID** for the custom field. This step was crucial, as it provided the specific context required to retrieve the options. With the context ID in hand, I then used the `/rest/api/3/field/{customfield_id}/context/{context_id}/option` endpoint to fetch the list of options, which successfully returned the option IDs.
3. By first retrieving the context ID and then pulling the options within that context, I was able to get the option IDs programmatically.