Custom Fields

This resource lets you work with the custom fields. In the old REST API we called them "prototypes".

Resource	/api/admin/customFieldSettings/customFields
Returned entity	CustomField. For the description of the entity attributes, see Supported Fields section.
Supported methods	`GET`: Read a List of CustomFields. `POST`: Add a New CustomField.
Supported sub-resources	/api/admin/customFieldSettings/customFields/{fieldID}: Operations with Specific CustomField /api/admin/customFieldSettings/customFields/{fieldID}/fieldDefaults: Custom Field Defaults /api/admin/customFieldSettings/customFields/{fieldID}/instances: Project Custom Fields

CustomField attributes

Represents a custom field in YouTrack.

This table describes attributes of the CustomField 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
name	String	The name of the custom field. `Can be null`.
localizedName	String	If set, then this value is used for the field presentation in UI. `Can be null`.
fieldType	FieldType	The type of the custom field.
isAutoAttached	Boolean	If `true`, then the field will be automatically attached to new projects.
isDisplayedInIssueList	Boolean	If `true`, the field is visible in the Issues list by default.
ordinal	Int	Number of the field.
aliases	String	A comma-separated list of aliases that can be used in search and commands. `Can be null`.
fieldDefaults	CustomFieldDefaults	Default project-related settings for the custom field. May contain different values for custom fields of different types. `Read-only`.
hasRunningJob	Boolean	Indicates whether a background job is running for this field. In this case, some field operations may be temporary unavailable. `Read-only`.
isUpdateable	Boolean	Indicates whether the current user has permissions to update this field. `Read-only`.
instances	Array of ProjectCustomFields	Project-related settings. May contain different values for custom fields of different types

Read a List of CustomFields

Get all available custom fields in the system.

Request syntax

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

Request parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
fields	String	A list of CustomField 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/customFieldSettings/customFields?fields=id,name,fieldType(presentation,id)&$top=3
            

Sample response body

[
  {
    "fieldType": {
      "presentation": "ownedField[1]",
      "id": "ownedField[1]",
      "$type": "FieldType"
    },
    "name": "Subsystem",
    "id": "58-0",
    "$type": "CustomField"
  },
  {
    "fieldType": {
      "presentation": "enum[1]",
      "id": "enum[1]",
      "$type": "FieldType"
    },
    "name": "Priority",
    "id": "58-1",
    "$type": "CustomField"
  },
  {
    "fieldType": {
      "presentation": "enum[1]",
      "id": "enum[1]",
      "$type": "FieldType"
    },
    "name": "Type",
    "id": "58-2",
    "$type": "CustomField"
  }
]
            

Add a New CustomField

Create a new custom field in the system.

Mandatory attributes: name, fieldType.

Required permissions

Requires Update Project OR Low-level Admin Write permission.

Request syntax

POST /api/admin/customFieldSettings/customFields?{fields}

Request parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
fields	String	A list of CustomField 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/customFieldSettings/customFields?fields=id,name,fieldType(presentation,id)
            

Sample request body

{
  "fieldType": {
    "id": "enum[1]"
  },
  "name": "Severity",
  "isDisplayedInIssueList": true,
  "isAutoAttached": false,
  "isPublic": true
}
            

Sample response body

{
  "fieldType": {
    "presentation": "enum[1]",
    "id": "enum[1]",
    "$type": "FieldType"
  },
  "name": "Severity",
  "id": "58-22",
  "$type": "CustomField"
}
            

Last modified: 1 July 2020