Get Group ID in Scriptrunner (Jira 8.20.13 Data Center)

[Adam Laskowski]

Hi everyone,

is it possible to get the group ID via scripts? I am using the groupManager and got some groups but the group object (com.atlassian.crowd.embedded.api.groups) does not have a method/getter for receiving the id. 

When i select the group in Jira, the URL does not even show an ID, only the name.

Is there an alternative? Do groups even have IDs?

Thanks a lot!

[Nic Brough -Adaptavist- · Accepted solution]

Groups do have an id in the database, but the code doesn't use it.  Why do you want the group ID?  What are you planning to do with it?

[Adam Laskowski]

Thank for the reply! 

I need it for a custom REST endpoint. Just for the case that the groupname might change so it still works with the unique groupId. I recognized changing the groupname is not possible anyways so i am probably fine using the names.

[Aleksandra Leesment]

How do we get group IDs? My requests only return group name. I tried using groupID but it didn't work

[Adam Laskowski]

Hi @Aleksandra Leesment 

i was not able to receive he group IDs. For my custom REST endpoint with scriptrunner, i just used the group names. 

As mentioned above the code doesn't use the group IDs. If you need the ID from the database then this article may help you: https://developer.atlassian.com/server/jira/platform/database-user-and-group-tables/

Best wishes

Adam