How to update customfield of an issue using Rest API

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Hello,

I’ve some problems to update the customfield_10006 which is Story Points field of my issues.

I use http://localhost:8081/rest/api/2/issue/SCRUM-24 to PUT data below:

{
	"fields": {
	    "customfield_10006" : 3
	}
}

Result:

{
  "errorMessages": [],
  "errors": {
    "customfield_10006": "Field 'customfield_10006' cannot be set. It is not on the appropriate screen, or unknown."
  }
}

:sweat_smile:

2

From the docs:

The fields that can be updated, in either the fields parameter or the update parameter, can be determined using the /rest/api/2/issue/{issueIdOrKey}/editmeta resource.
If a field is not configured to appear on the edit screen, then it will not be in the editmeta, and a field validation error will occur if it is submitted.

Have you determined that customfield_10006 is able to be edited using the editmeta resource?

3

You’re trying to use the core platform API to set the Story Points field. The field must be on the appropriate screen (Create/Edit/Transition) to set the field. You can figure this out using the createMeta/editMeta//transitions?expand=transitions.fields resources.

Instead of adding the field to your Edit Screen, you could consider using the estimateIssueForBoard resource instead: https://docs.atlassian.com/jira-software/REST/cloud/#agile/1.0/issue-estimateIssueForBoard. This would probably make the most sense based on your description.

4

Thanks.
I were using wrong screen on this custom field.
Now it’s working.