help with editing issues JIRA REST API

David Koh October 24, 2017

When I try to edit issues, I can edit assignee, description, summary, issue type, and priority. However, I cannot edit status, comments, or projects.

 

I found that maybe you can edit statuses via editing transitions. What is the difference between status and transition? 

 

If an issue is under Project A, is there nothing I can do to move the issue from Project A to Project B?

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Nic Brough -Adaptavist-
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October 24, 2017

Status, project and comments are not fields.

Status can only be changed by moving the issue through the workflow.

Comments have their own API calls, as they're not fields.  Have a look at the REST API calls for api/2/issue/<issue>/comment

Changing the project (and in fact, issue type, if the source and target issue types are configured differently) requires a "move" action.  Last time I looked at the REST API, this was not available.  I suspect because it's a complex task that requires a load of checks for data compatibility.

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