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REST API to get issue types of given project ?

Jegan Gopalakrishnan

I am trying the get the issue types using the REST API. I tried the below two APIs.

/rest/api/2/project/{projectIdOrKey}
rest/api/2/issue/createmeta?projectKeys=XXX

In both the API result, i am getting 11 issue types. But in actual JIRA UI, I am seeing only 5 issue types.

Is there any REST API available to get only the issue types displayed in the JIRA UI ? Any suggestion on this issue is really appreciated. Thanks in advance.

Accepted answers

Tom Lister_fo1j4e

Hi @Jegan Gopalakrishnan

I wouldn’t expect either of those calls to return a list of issues

try

/rest/api/2/search?jql=project=“Project Key"

https://developer.atlassian.com/display/JIRADEV/JIRA+REST+API+Example+-+Query+issues

Brian Clawson

The project API may be an easier way of getting the issue types:

`<a href="https://docs.atlassian.com/software/jira/docs/api/REST/7.11.0/#api/2/project-getProject" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow noreferrer">GET /rest/api/2/project/{projectIdOrKey}</a>`

This allows you to pass the Project Key and get back most of the metadata about the project including the available issue types

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Tom Lister_fo1j4e

Hi @Jegan Gopalakrishnan

I wouldn’t expect either of those calls to return a list of issues

try

/rest/api/2/search?jql=project=“Project Key"

https://developer.atlassian.com/display/JIRADEV/JIRA+REST+API+Example+-+Query+issues

Jegan Gopalakrishnan

Hi @Tom Lister,

Thanks for the quick response. The API that you suggested, gives the list of issues under the project. I am looking for "issuetypes" : list of issuetypes available while creating the JIRA.

Please let me know if you need any details on the issue. Thanks.

Tom Lister_fo1j4e

Hi <a href="https://community.atlassian.com/forums/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/2465073">@Jegan Gopalakrishnan</a>

use

http://localhost:8090/rest/api/2/issue/createmeta?projectKeys=FRO3&expand=projects.issuetypes.fields

you will get the list of issue types available in a project and within the issues a list of fields available and their types  including whether they are mandatory. For select lists the allowed values are shown. This is the most complete information available and is the meta data required fro creating an issue.

Jegan Gopalakrishnan

Hi @Tom Lister

Thanks for getting back to me on this. I tried your API. In that response also, I got required: "true" for all the 11 fields.

"fields": {

"required": true,

...

}

Will there be any other reason, why I am unable to see all the 11 fields in the UI ?

Brian Clawson

The project API may be an easier way of getting the issue types:

`<a href="https://docs.atlassian.com/software/jira/docs/api/REST/7.11.0/#api/2/project-getProject" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow noreferrer">GET /rest/api/2/project/{projectIdOrKey}</a>`

This allows you to pass the Project Key and get back most of the metadata about the project including the available issue types

Puneet.Shanbhag

@Brian Clawson

I was looking for Project Issue Types API for quite some time, just like project component and then I run through your suggestion .. thanks mate this solved my requirement

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