Jira REST API - Unable to combine elements in the query

[Sandor Kocsis]

Hi everyone,

I'm unable to build a query which gives me results to a certain (HR) project only. If I send this query to the API:

rest/api/2/search?jql=summary~"SUMMARY"&fields=id,key

Then I receive tickets for multiple projects, so I'm trying to add the project=HR as a filter, but the queries I've built so far do not provide me with the expected results and HRS related tickets are also part of the output.

What I'm receiving now is:

Can someone help?

[Warren · Accepted solution]

Hi @Sandor Kocsis 

This

rest/api/2/search?jql=project=HR AND summary~"SUMMARY"&fields=id,key

should work, if your project key is HR.

If it doesn't work, try project=HR AND summary~"SUMMARY" in the Jira query filter, which will tell you if the jql part is working. For example I get 

because the project HR doesn't exist in my Jira instance.

[Warren]

I've just enlarged your screenshot and noticed you're getting issues from HR and HRS.

Again in the Jira query filter box, if you start typing project=hum it should show the two projects and you need to use the full project name, not the key. So it would be project="Human Resources" or whatever the full project name is.

[Sandor Kocsis]

Hi guys,

I tested this one and it works:

/rest/api/2/search?jql=project=HR%20AND%20summary~"SUMMARY"&fields=key

It works with or without using "%20" for replacing whitespaces in the query, what is the recommended way of replacing whitespaces?

[Warren]

I don't replace them at all, I've always just left the spaces there without a problem, but as you say, the %20 should also work, just more difficult to read

[Sandor Kocsis]

alright, thanks for your help on this, Warren!