Set issue security level via REST API

[Laura Gomez]

Hi,

My user has permissions to change an issue security level in Jira via browser, I'm trying to do this via REST API. However, when I create the issue it sets the default security level instead of the one I'm specifying.

I'm calling this endpoint

POST /rest/api/2/issue

with a JSON payload like:

{
  "fields": {
    "security": { 
    "id" : "10000" }
  }
}

I verified that the id belongs to the security level I want to set, but the issue gets created with the default security level instead of the one I'm specifying in the payload, so I'm being forced to change it manually on the browser. What can I be doing wrong here? 

[Laura Gomez · Accepted solution]

Found a way to do it, works if I create the issue first via REST API and then update it with a different security field.

[Lindsey White]

@Laura Gomez sorry to bring up an old thread, but would you be able to provide how you updated it to a different security field?

[Melissa Nielsen]

Yes I'm also stuck on this...6 years later lol.

[Aaron Pavez _ServiceRocket_]

Here is the KB:

https://confluence.atlassian.com/jirakb/rest-api-to-update-security-level-in-a-jira-issue-1130373770.html

and the postman library:

https://www.postman.com/aldhirs/jira/request/rer2opq/update-issue-security-level

regards