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.

Related Resources

Below you can find the list of resources that let you work with this entity.

Custom Fields

Attributes

This table describes attributes of the CustomField entity.

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

Field	Type	Description
id	String	The ID of the custom field. `Read-only`.
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. If you don't set the $top value, the server limits the maximum number of returned entries.

The server returns a maximum of 42 entries for most resources that return collections. For more information, see Pagination.

Sample

Sample request

                https://example.youtrack.cloud/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.

Required fields: name, fieldType.

For the list of available field type options, see Type Mapping for Custom Fields. As you're creating a new custom field in the system, you're going to need a value from the Custom Field Type column. Check the sample request below for more details.

Required permissions

Requires permissions: Update Project or Low-level Admin Write

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

                https://example.youtrack.cloud/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: 23 April 2024