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Operations with Specific CustomField

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

Resource

/api/admin/customFieldSettings/customFields/{fieldID}

Returned entity

CustomField. For the description of the entity attributes, see Supported Fields section.

Supported methods

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

Update a Specific CustomField

Update the custom field with the specific ID.

Required permissions

Requires Project Update permission in all the projects where field is used. If field is auto-attached, Low-level Admin Write permission is required.

Request syntax

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

{fieldID}

Database ID of the custom field.

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/58-5?fields=id,name,fieldType(id),fieldDefaults(canBeEmpty,emptyFieldText,bundle(id,name)),isDisplayedInIssueList,isPublic,isAutoAttached

Sample request body

{ "fieldDefaults": { "emptyFieldText": "No version" }, "isDisplayedInIssueList": true, "isAutoAttached": true, "isPublic": false }

Sample response body

{ "fieldType": { "id": "version[*]", "$type": "FieldType" }, "isAutoAttached": true, "fieldDefaults": { "bundle": { "name": "Versions", "id": "71-0", "$type": "VersionBundle" }, "emptyFieldText": "No version", "canBeEmpty": true, "$type": "VersionBundleCustomFieldDefaults" }, "isDisplayedInIssueList": true, "name": "Fix versions", "id": "58-5", "$type": "CustomField" }

Delete a Specific CustomField

Delete the custom field with the specific ID.

Required permissions

Requires Project Update permission in all the projects where field is used. If field is auto-attached, Low-level Admin Write permission is required.

Request syntax

DELETE /api/admin/customFieldSettings/customFields/{fieldID}

{fieldID}

Database ID of the custom field.

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/58-12

Read a Specific CustomField

Read the custom field with the specific ID.

Required permissions

Requires access to the field in any of the projects OR Low-level Admin Read permission OR Update Project permission

Request syntax

GET /api/admin/customFieldSettings/customFields/{fieldID}?{fields}

{fieldID}

Database ID of the custom field.

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/58-8?fields=id,name,fieldType(presentation,id),isUpdateable,isAutoAttached,isDisplayedInIssueList

Sample response body

{ "fieldType": { "presentation": "date", "id": "date", "$type": "FieldType" }, "isAutoAttached": false, "isDisplayedInIssueList": true, "isUpdateable": true, "name": "Due Date", "id": "58-8", "$type": "CustomField" }
Last modified: 28 October 2020