Issue REST API, parent fields

[krzysztofm121232]

Is there a way to retrieve a particular parent field?

rest/api/2/issue/ISSUE-1?fields=key,fixVersions,parent

I also want to get a field from the parent (say a custom field.)

[Randy · Accepted solution]

Not in one api call.

Query for the parent from the issue, then hit the API again with the parent issue key.

[Griffin Warburton]

5 years later and i think this is possible now.  I added "parent" into the QueryString "fields" list and got the JSON of the parent back in the response

Request

[your-endpoint]/rest/api/2/search/?maxResults=1&fields=parent&jql=[your-jql]

Response

"fields": {
     "parent": {
          "id": "7402702"
     }
}

[mararn1618 _secretbakery.io_]

I am using the JIRA Cloud v3 Rest API and at least the search endpoint supports the "parent" field. Edit: But only for Task/US->Subtask and not Epic->Task/US. 😪

• https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/jira/platform/rest/v3/api-group-issue-search/#api-rest-api-3-search-post
• Search for issues using JQL (POST)

// see "parent" in fields: ...

let searchRequest: SearchRequestBean = {
 jql: `project = ${projectKey}`,
 expand: ["renderedFields"],

        fields: ["key", "summary", "description", "assignee", "reporter", "watchers", "labels", "issuetype", "comment", "status", "worklog", "parent"],

 startAt: dlHandle.currentItemCursor,
 maxResults: maxResultsThisRound,
};


let axiosResult = await backOff(()=>{
 return this.apiSearchIssues(host.baseUrl).searchForIssuesUsingJqlPost(searchRequest);
},{
 startingDelay: FetcherImpl.backoffStartingDelayMS,
 numOfAttempts: FetcherImpl.backoffRetryAttempts
});

[Chris _cloud_ Johnson]

I'm seeking a feature request to solve this issue. Please consider upvoting

https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/JRASERVER-71157