JIRA Cloud-Update Select List Field via Rest API (using Cloud Script Runner)

[Chris Lange]

hey there,

I am trying to update the "flagged as impediment" field with Script Runner (Cloud version) in Jira. Unfortunately I am not succeeding at the moment. 

I tried a lot of combinations with brackets to set the value but the issue issn't flagged. I expect that I am missing something obvious and I hope that someone can guide me on the right track :)

def issueKey = 'SAN-3'
def newSummary = 'Updated by a script'

def result = put('/rest/api/2/issue/' + issueKey)
 .header('Content-Type', 'application/json')
 .body([
 fields:[
   summary: newSummary,
   customfield_10050: [{value: "Impediment"}]
 ]
]).asString()

the summary has been updated but the flag has not been set. 

Any help is appreciated!

[Chris Lange · Accepted solution]

finally the Script Runner support could help out. 

Working code example (with double [[]]):

def issueKey = 'SAN-3'
def newSummary = 'Updated by a script'

def result = put('/rest/api/2/issue/' + issueKey)
 .header('Content-Type', 'application/json')
 .body([
 fields:[
   summary: newSummary,
   customfield_10050: [[value: "Impediment"]]
 ]
]).asString()

[Chris Lange]

any more ideas here?

[Ryan Yoshioka]

Hey Chris, 

What kind of custom field is  customfield_10050? 

You can look at the exact format of custom field by navigating to: https://yoururl.atlassian.net/rest/api/2/issue/SAN-3

Using a JSON Viewer extension will help immensely when trying to decipher the exact structure. 

[Chris Lange]

@Ryan Yoshioka thanks for your reply

customfield_10050 is the impediment flag provided by Jira directly (see https://confluence.atlassian.com/jirasoftwarecloud/flagging-an-issue-777002748.html)

If an issue is not flagged the field value is null

customfield_10050: null

If the issue SAN-3 got the flag this is the json

customfield_10050: [
{
self: "https://xyz.atlassian.net/rest/api/2/customFieldOption/10003",
value: "Impediment",
id: "10003"
}
]

Calling the field options returns
https://xyz.atlassian.net/rest/api/2/customFieldOption/10003

{
self: "https://xyz.atlassian.net/rest/api/2/customFieldOption/10003",
value: "Impediment"
}

Thanks for your support!

[Shawn Masters]

Jira Cloud admin here....im not the most well versed API user....but your custom field looks incorrect. 

When im calling on the ones in my project they fit this format:

customFieldId=14125