Operations with Specific ProjectCustomField

This resource lets you access and configure custom fields in the specific project.

Resource	/api/admin/projects/{projectID}/customFields/{fieldID}
Returned entity	ProjectCustomField. For the description of the entity attributes, see Supported Fields section.
Supported methods	`POST`: Update a Specific ProjectCustomField. `GET`: Read a Specific ProjectCustomField. `DELETE`: Delete a Specific ProjectCustomField.

ProjectCustomField attributes

Represents settings for custom fields in a particular project.

Related Resources

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

Project Custom Fields

Attributes

This table describes attributes of the ProjectCustomField 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 project custom field. `Read-only`.
field	CustomField	The custom field in the project. `Read-only`. `Can be null`.
project	Project	The project where the custom field belongs. `Read-only`. `Can be null`.
canBeEmpty	Boolean	If `true`, the custom field can have empty value, otherwise `false`.
emptyFieldText	String	The text that is shown as a placeholder when the custom field has an empty value. `Can be null`.
ordinal	Int	The position number of this field on the list of project custom fields.
isPublic	Boolean	If `true`, the basic Read Issue and Update Issue permissions are sufficient to access this field. If `false`, the Read Issue Private Fields and Update Issue Private Fields permissions are required.
hasRunningJob	Boolean	If `true`, there is a background job running for this field. In this case, some field operations may be temporary inaccessible. `Read-only`.
condition	CustomFieldCondition	The condition for showing the custom field. `Can be null`.

Update a Specific ProjectCustomField

Change the settings of the specific custom field in the project.

Required permissions

Requires permissions: Update Project

Request syntax

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

{fieldID}

The database ID of the project custom field.

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

                https://example.youtrack.cloud/api/admin/projects/0-0/customFields/92-4?fields=id,bundle(id,isUpdateable,name,values(archived,releaseDate,released,id,name)),canBeEmpty,emptyFieldText,field(name,aliases,id,isAutoAttached,isDisplayedInIssueList,isPublic,isUpdateable),project(id,name)
            

Sample request body

                {
                  "emptyFieldText": "No version"
                }
            

Sample response body

                {
                  "bundle": {
                    "values": [
                      {
                        "releaseDate": 1548936000000,
                        "released": false,
                        "archived": false,
                        "name": "2019.1",
                        "id": "133-19",
                        "$type": "VersionBundleElement"
                      }
                    ],
                    "isUpdateable": true,
                    "name": "Sample Project: Versions",
                    "id": "71-1",
                    "$type": "VersionBundle"
                  },
                  "field": {
                    "aliases": "fix for, fixed in, fix version, version",
                    "isAutoAttached": true,
                    "isDisplayedInIssueList": true,
                    "isUpdateable": true,
                    "name": "Fix versions",
                    "id": "58-5",
                    "$type": "CustomField"
                  },
                  "canBeEmpty": true,
                  "project": {
                    "name": "Sample Project",
                    "id": "0-0",
                    "$type": "Project"
                  },
                  "emptyFieldText": "No version",
                  "id": "92-4",
                  "$type": "VersionProjectCustomField"
                }
            

Read a Specific ProjectCustomField

Get the settings of the specific custom field in the project.

Required permissions

If the field is public, requires Create Issue or Read Issue permission.
If the field is private, requires Read Issue Private Fields permission.

Request syntax

GET /api/admin/projects/{projectID}/customFields/{fieldID}?{fields}

{fieldID}

The database ID of the project custom field.

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

                https://example.youtrack.cloud/api/admin/projects/0-0/customFields/92-4?fields=id,name,aliases,bundle(id,isUpdateable,name,values(archived,releaseDate,released,id,name)),canBeEmpty,emptyFieldText,field(name,id,isAutoAttached,isDisplayedInIssueList,isPublic,isUpdateable),project(id,name)
            

Sample response body

                {
                  "bundle": {
                    "values": [
                      {
                        "releaseDate": 1548936000000,
                        "released": false,
                        "archived": false,
                        "name": "2019.1",
                        "id": "133-19",
                        "$type": "VersionBundleElement"
                      }
                    ],
                    "isUpdateable": true,
                    "name": "Sample Project: Versions",
                    "id": "71-1",
                    "$type": "VersionBundle"
                  },
                  "field": {
                    "isAutoAttached": true,
                    "isDisplayedInIssueList": true,
                    "isUpdateable": true,
                    "name": "Fix versions",
                    "id": "58-5",
                    "$type": "CustomField"
                  },
                  "canBeEmpty": true,
                  "project": {
                    "name": "Sample Project",
                    "id": "0-0",
                    "$type": "Project"
                  },
                  "emptyFieldText": "Unscheduled",
                  "id": "92-4",
                  "$type": "VersionProjectCustomField"
                }
            

Delete a Specific ProjectCustomField

Remove the specific custom field from the project.

Required permissions

Requires permissions: Update Project

Request syntax

DELETE /api/admin/projects/{projectID}/customFields/{fieldID}

{fieldID}

The database ID of the project custom field.

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

https://example.youtrack.cloud/api/admin/projects/0-0/customFields/92-35

Last modified: 23 April 2024