How to access new custom section in release version using JIRA API

[Chloe Allison]

I noticed there is a new custom section in "Releases" in v9.11

Does anyone know if it is possible to access the section name and contents using the JIRA REST API? I cannot see any documentation for this in 9.11

Thanks in advance!

[Robert Wen_Cprime_]

Hello @Chloe Allison ! Welcome to the Atlassian Community!

The "Releases" feature you're talking about is related to Open DevOps, which allows for easy connection so a DevOps toolchain can be created.

Have a look at the connections and API calls here: https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/jira/software/open-devops/

I think what you're looking for is here: https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/jira/software/rest/api-group-deployments/#api-group-deployments

[Giselle Ghadyani]

I have been looking all over for this functionality too. When I add long details in the "description" it expands the row for each Jira Release in the table in the UI. Pretty annoying when you have a ton of releaeses to sort through.

As of today, functionality for updating these new "section" and "section title" fields are not exposed from Jira's REST API. However someone did open up an offiical request to get this feature added.

If anyone wants to support getting this feature added, please vote to get this feature prioritized:

https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/ECO-447

[Alejo]

Hi! Any endpoints shared in the comments bring the custom section fields from a release. Did you find a workaround? 

[Brandon Shaver]

@Chloe Allison I would also love to have this feature. Were you ever able to find a solution or workaround?

[Chloe Allison]

Sorry Brandon, I never ever found a solution. You may need to put in a feature request for an endpoint for this.

[Bill Sheboy]

Hi @Chloe Allison -- Welcome to the Atlassian Community!

You may also want to post your question in the developer community: https://community.developer.atlassian.com/

I looked around in the other version endpoints documentation and did not see them in there yet: https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/jira/platform/rest/v3/api-group-project-versions/#api-group-project-versions

Kind regards,
Bill