How to retain 2 webresponse.body data for us in subsequent web requests?

[Jar Lady]

Hi, 

So basically I am connecting to external API from jira automation rule. 

I created the following HTTP requests in the correct order:

1) GET value 1 from external API

2) GET value 2 from external API

3) POST value 1 & 2 external API

As you can see from above, I will need to perform 2 GET requests to retrieve 2 values first before injecting these 2 values into external API. When doing the GET requests, I will use webhookResponse.body.value to retrieve the value. How do I retain value 1 without overridden by the value 2 and without function to Create Variable? I am running on older version of Jira Software i.e .8.20.10 hence do not have the function to Create Variable. Please don't tell me to upgrade the software as I am not the owner.

[Kalyan Sattaluri · Accepted solution]

Hello @Jar Lady 

What is the trigger for your rule.

If its an issue, store value 1 as an entity property after Step 1, do your POST and clear out the entity as last step.

[Jar Lady]

Yep, the trigger is when the issue is created. Do you have example of how should I set he entity property? And how should I clear out in the Jira automation rule?

[Kalyan Sattaluri]

See the last post in the below thread..

https://community.atlassian.com/t5/Jira-Core-Server-questions/How-do-I-access-a-User-entity-s-properties-set-via-API/qaq-p/92490

Basically from UI of automation, you will store the value1, maybe as below:

{ "Value1" : "{{webhookResponse.body.value}}"}

then you can reference it as

{{issue.properties.yourpropertyname."value1"}}

to delete, you can make a REST Call to below endpoint:

/rest/api/2/issue/{issueIdOrKey}/properties/{propertyKey}

See below link:

https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/jira/platform/rest/v2/api-group-issue-properties/#api-rest-api-2-issue-issueidorkey-properties-propertykey-delete

[Kalyan Sattaluri]

Please see below screenshot for sample, of course I am skipping your web request call and directly jumping to setting entity value.

[Jar Lady]

Thank you! It works! However when deleting an issue entity property, there is error saying I do not have permission to edit issues in this project. But I am a project admin and I can edit issues in the project already. Which permission is lacking?

[Kalyan Sattaluri]

Hello @Jar Lady 

Please cross check the credentials you are passing in your REST call to Jira. I see you have tagged it as Server and I am in DC. Not sure the difference. But I follow below link for my set up:

https://confluence.atlassian.com/enterprise/using-personal-access-tokens-1026032365.html

Basically, I go to Jira's settings, create a Personal Access Token.

Then in Automation Rule, I provide Authorization Bearer <token> when making your call.

Hope it helps.

[Jar Lady]

No wonder. Thank you!