How to: Identify field related information such as field name, custom field ID, context information, etc via Jira Cloud Rest API

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Summary

This article provides information about a Rest API Jira cloud endpoint that helps Identify field-related information such as field name, field ID, context, etc via Jira Cloud Rest API.

Environment

Atlassian Jira Cloud

Solution

Please find the mentioned endpoint for reference:

1 https://instancename.atlassian.net/rest/api/latest/field

The /rest/api/latest/field returns field information such as field name, custom field ID, option names and IDs, etc. This information is useful when creating automation rules and referencing field information via smart values. 

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Updated on March 14, 2025
Platform
Cloud only
Product
Jira Software Cloud
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