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ProjectCustomField attributes

Represents custom field settings for the particular project.

This table describes attributes of the ProjectCustomField entity.

To receive an attribute in the response from server, specify it explicitly in the request parameter fields.
To update an attribute, provide it in the body of a POST request.

Field	Type	Description
field	CustomField	Custom field which project settings are described. `Read-only`. `Can be null`.
project	Project	Project to which custom field belongs. `Read-only`. `Can be null`.
canBeEmpty	Boolean	If true, this field can have empty value in the issue, otherwise false.
emptyFieldText	String	Text that is shown as a placeholder when field is empty. `Can be null`.
ordinal	Int	Number of this field in project.
isPublic	Boolean	If true, issue public read/update are sufficient for accessing this field, otherwise private read/update are required.
hasRunningJob	Boolean	`true`, if there is a background job running for this field. In this case, some field operations may be temporary inaccessible. `Read-only`.

Read a List of ProjectCustomFields

Read the list of custom fields that are attached to a specific project.

Request syntax

GET /api/admin/projects/{projectID}/customFields?{fields}&{$top}&{$skip}

Request parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
fields	String	A list of ProjectCustomField attributes that should be returned in the response. If no field is specified,only the `entityID` is returned
$skip	Int	Optional. Lets you set a number of returned entities to skip before returning the first one.
$top	Int	Optional. Lets you specify the maximum number of entries that are returned in the response.

Sample

Sample request URI

                https://example.myjetbrains.com/youtrack/api/admin/projects/0-0/fields?$top=5&fields=field(aliases,isAutoAttached,isUpdateable,name,id),canBeEmpty,isPublic,id
            

Sample response body

                [
                  {
                    "canBeEmpty": true,
                    "isPublic": true,
                    "field": {
                      "isAutoAttached": true,
                      "isUpdateable": true,
                      "name": "Subsystem",
                      "aliases": "in",
                      "id": "58-0",
                      "$type": "CustomField"
                    },
                    "id": "92-0",
                    "$type": "OwnedProjectCustomField"
                  },
                  {
                    "canBeEmpty": false,
                    "isPublic": true,
                    "field": {
                      "isAutoAttached": true,
                      "isUpdateable": true,
                      "name": "Priority",
                      "aliases": null,
                      "id": "58-1",
                      "$type": "CustomField"
                    },
                    "id": "92-1",
                    "$type": "EnumProjectCustomField"
                  },
                  {
                    "canBeEmpty": false,
                    "isPublic": true,
                    "field": {
                      "isAutoAttached": true,
                      "isUpdateable": true,
                      "name": "Type",
                      "aliases": null,
                      "id": "58-2",
                      "$type": "CustomField"
                    },
                    "id": "92-2",
                    "$type": "EnumProjectCustomField"
                  },
                  {
                    "canBeEmpty": false,
                    "isPublic": true,
                    "field": {
                      "isAutoAttached": true,
                      "isUpdateable": true,
                      "name": "State",
                      "aliases": null,
                      "id": "58-3",
                      "$type": "CustomField"
                    },
                    "id": "92-3",
                    "$type": "StateProjectCustomField"
                  },
                  {
                    "canBeEmpty": true,
                    "isPublic": true,
                    "field": {
                      "isAutoAttached": true,
                      "isUpdateable": true,
                      "name": "Fix versions",
                      "aliases": "fix for, fixed in, fix version, version",
                      "id": "58-5",
                      "$type": "CustomField"
                    },
                    "id": "92-4",
                    "$type": "VersionProjectCustomField"
                  }
                ]
            

Add a New ProjectCustomField

Attach the custom field to the project. `field` and `$type` properties must be provided.

Required permissions

Requires Update Project permission.

Request syntax

POST /api/admin/projects/{projectID}/customFields?{fields}

Request parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
fields	String	A list of ProjectCustomField attributes that should be returned in the response. If no field is specified,only the `entityID` is returned

Sample

Sample request URI

https://example.myjetbrains.com/youtrack/api/admin/projects/0-0/fields

Sample request body

                {
                  "field": {
                    "aliases": null,
                    "ordinal": 8,
                    "localizedName": null,
                    "instances": [],
                    "usages": [],
                    "isAutoAttached": false,
                    "fieldDefaults": {
                      "canBeEmpty": true,
                      "emptyFieldText": null,
                      "isPublic": true,
                      "id": "72-1",
                      "$type": "CustomFieldDefaults"
                    },
                    "isUpdateable": true,
                    "isDisplayedInIssueList": true,
                    "fieldType": {
                      "valueType": "date",
                      "isMultiValue": false,
                      "isBundleType": false,
                      "canBeConvertedTo": [
                        {
                          "localizedName": "\"date and time\"",
                          "to": {
                            "id": "date and time",
                            "$type": "FieldType"
                          },
                          "id": "DateToDateTimeConverter",
                          "$type": "FieldConverter"
                        }
                      ],
                      "id": "date",
                      "$type": "FieldType"
                    },
                    "hasRunningJob": false,
                    "name": "Due Date",
                    "id": "58-8",
                    "$type": "CustomField"
                  },
                  "$type": "SimpleProjectCustomField"
                }
            

Resource	/api/admin/projects/{projectID}/customFields
Returned entity	ProjectCustomField. For the description of the entity attributes, see Supported Fields section.
Supported methods	`GET`: Read a List of ProjectCustomFields. `POST`: Add a New ProjectCustomField.