Can I use a "Like" query for Labels?

Question

Hi All,

I need to Query Labels to search using the "Like" option. By this I mean, among the list of labels, I would like to search for label like "Dept-%". Is that possible?

Dilip_ybbekx · Answer

No, you cannot use a "LIKE" or partial match query for the Labels field in Jira JQL. JQL only supports exact matches for labels. For example, you can use:

labels = "my-label"
labels in ("label1", "label2")

But you cannot do:

labels ~ "partial-label"
labels LIKE "prefix*"

Daniel Pierce_ws9dpq · Answer

Unfortunately the operator '~' is not supported by the 'labels' field.

Your best bet is to use the IN operator

For example:

labels in (Dept-Sales, Dept-Marketing, Dept-HR)

Alternatively you might be able to use a third party app with custom JQL functions. They might support a like query.