Create custom fields using the Jira API

[kiffin.gish]

I was just wondering if it is possible using the Jira server API to create custom fields and associate them to the relevant screens.

Checked the documentation but couldn’t seem to find anything related to this.

[david.pinn]

When you write “Jira server API”, are you referring to the Java API made available by Jira Server? I notice that you’ve tagged your post with jira-cloud, so I’m wondering if you are referring to a REST API instead.

[kiffin.gish]

I mean both the cloud and hosted APIs (which are nearly similar I believe).

[david.pinn]

The following two end-points are part of the Jira Cloud REST API:

• Create a custom field.
• Add a field to a screen.

… and for Jira Server, they are pretty much the same:

• Create a custom field.
• Add a field.

@kiffin.gish

Checked the documentation but couldn’t seem to find anything related to this.

Which documentation was that?

[kiffin.gish]

Thanks for the tip, it works.