This page describes information about functions that are used for advanced searching.

A function in JQL appears as a word followed by parentheses, which may contain one or more explicit values or Jira fields. In a clause, a function is preceded by an operator, which in turn is preceded by a field. A function performs a calculation on either specific Jira data or the function's content in parentheses, such that only true results are retrieved by the function, and then again by the clause in which the function is used.

Unless specified in the search query, note that JQL searches do not return empty fields in results. To include empty fields (e.g. unassigned issues) when searching for issues that are not assigned to the current user, you would enter (assignee != currentUser() OR assignee is EMPTY) to include unassigned issues in the list of results.

approved()

Only applicable if Jira Service Desk is installed and licensed.

Search for issues that required approval and have a final decision of approved.

Syntax
approved()
Supported fieldsCustom fields of type Approval
Supported operators =
Unsupported operators ~ , != , !~ , > , >= , < , <= 
IS , IS NOT , IN , NOT IN , WAS, WAS IN, WAS NOT, WAS NOT IN , CHANGED
Examples
  • Find all issues that are approved:
    approval = approved()

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approver()

Only applicable if Jira Service Desk is installed and licensed.

Search for issues that require or required approval by the listed user/s. This uses an OR operator, and you must specify the username/s.

Syntax
approver(user,user)
Supported fieldsCustom fields of type Approval
Supported operators =
Unsupported operators~ , != , !~ , > , >= , < , <= 
IS , IS NOT , IN , NOT IN , WAS, WAS IN, WAS NOT, WAS NOT IN , CHANGED
Examples
  • Find issues that require or required approval by John Smith:
    approval = approver(jsmith)
  • Find issues that require or required approval by John Smith or Sarah Khan:
    approval = approver(jsmith,skhan)

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breached()

Only applicable if Jira Service Desk is installed and licensed.

Returns issues that whose most recent SLA has missed its goal.

Syntax
breached()
Supported fieldsSLA
Supported operators = , !=
Unsupported operators ~ , !~ , > , >= , < , <= , IS , IS NOT , WAS , WAS IN , WAS NOT , WAS NOT IN , CHANGED
Examples

  • Find issues where Time to First Response was breached:
    "Time to First Response" = breached()

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cascadeOption()

Search for issues that match the selected values of a 'cascading select' custom field.

The parentOption parameter matches against the first tier of options in the cascading select field. The childOption parameter matches against the second tier of options in the cascading select field, and is optional. 

The keyword "none" can be used to search for issues where either or both of the options have no value.

Syntax
cascadeOption(parentOption)
cascadeOption(parentOption,childOption)
Supported fieldsCustom fields of type 'Cascading Select'
Supported operators IN , NOT IN
Unsupported operators = , != , ~ , !~ , > , >= , < , <= IS , IS NOT, WAS , WAS IN , WAS NOT , WAS NOT IN , CHANGED
Examples
  • Find issues where a custom field ("Location") has the value "USA" for the first tier and "New York" for the second tier:
    location in cascadeOption("USA","New York")
  • Find issues where a custom field ("Location") has the value "USA" for the first tier and any value (or no value) for the second tier:
    location in cascadeOption( "USA" )
  • Find issues where a custom field ("Location") has the value "USA" for the first tier and no value for the second tier:
    location in cascadeOption( "USA" ,none)
  • Find issues where a custom field ("Location") has no value for the first tier and no value for the second tier:
    location in cascadeOption(none)
  • Find issues where a custom field ("Referrer") has the value "none" for the first tier and "none" for the second tier:
    referrer in cascadeOption( "\"none\"" , "\"none\"" )

  • Find issues where a custom field ("Referrer") has the value "none" for the first tier and no value for the second tier:
    referrer in cascadeOption( "\"none\"" ,none)

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closedSprints()

Search for issues that are assigned to a completed Sprint. Note, it is possible for an issue to belong to both a completed Sprint(s) and an incomplete Sprint(s). See also openSprints().

Syntax
closedSprints()
Supported fieldsSprint
Supported operatorsIN , NOT IN
Unsupported operators= , != , ~ , !~ , > , >= , < , <=
IS , IS NOT, WAS , WAS IN , WAS NOT , WAS NOT IN , CHANGED
Examples

  • Find all issues that are assigned to a completed sprint:
    sprint in closedSprints()

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completed()

Only applicable if Jira Service Desk is installed and licensed.

Returns issues that have an SLA that has completed at least one cycle.  

Syntax
completed()
Supported fieldsSLA
Supported operators = , !=
Unsupported operators = , ~ , !~ , > , >= , < , <= , IS , IS NOT , WAS , WAS IN , WAS NOT , WAS NOT IN , CHANGED
Examples

  • Find issues where Time to First Response has completed at least one cycle:
    "Time to First Response" = completed()

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componentsLeadByUser()

Find issues in components that are led by a specific user. You can optionally specify a user, or if the user is omitted, the current user (i.e. you) will be used. Note that if you are not logged in to Jira, a user must be specified.

Syntax
componentsLeadByUser()
componentsLeadByUser(username)
Supported fieldsComponent
Supported operators IN , NOT IN
Unsupported operators = , != , ~ , !~ , > , >= , < , <= IS , IS NOT, WAS , WAS IN , WAS NOT , WAS NOT IN , CHANGED
Examples

  • Find open issues in components that are led by you:
    component in componentsLeadByUser() AND status = Open

  • Find open issues in components that are led by Bill:
    component in componentsLeadByUser(bill) AND status = Open

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currentLogin()

Perform searches based on the time at which the current user's session began. See also lastLogin.

Syntax
currentLogin()
Supported fieldsCreated, Due, Resolved, Updated, custom fields of type Date/Time
Supported operators= , != , > , >= , < , <=
WAS* , WAS IN* , WAS NOT* , WAS NOT IN* , CHANGED*
* Only in predicate 
Unsupported operators~ , !~ IS , IS NOT , IN , NOT IN
Examples

  • Find issues that have been created during my current session:
    created > currentLogin()

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currentUser()

Perform searches based on the currently logged-in user. Note, this function can only be used by logged-in users. So if you are creating a saved filter that you expect to be used by anonymous users, do not use this function.

Syntax
currentUser()
Supported fieldsAssignee, Reporter, Voter, Watcher, custom fields of type User
Supported operators= , !=
Unsupported operators~ , !~ , > , >= , < , <= IS , IS NOT , IN , NOT IN , WAS , WAS IN , WAS NOT , WAS NOT IN , CHANGED
Examples

  • Find issues that are assigned to me:
    assignee = currentUser()

  • Find issues that were reported to me but are not assigned to me:

    reporter = currentUser() AND (assignee != currentUser() OR assignee is EMPTY)

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earliestUnreleasedVersion()

Perform searches based on the earliest unreleased version (i.e. next version that is due to be released) of a specified project. See also unreleasedVersions. Note, the "earliest" is determined by the ordering assigned to the versions, not by actual Version Due Dates.

Syntax
earliestUnreleasedVersion(project)
Supported fieldsAffectedVersion, FixVersion, custom fields of type Version
Supported operatorsIN , NOT IN
Unsupported operators= , != , ~ , !~ , > , >= , < , <= IS , IS NOT , WAS , WAS IN , WAS NOT , WAS NOT IN , CHANGED
Examples

  • Find issues whose FixVersion is the earliest unreleased version of the ABC project:
    fixVersion = earliestUnreleasedVersion(ABC)

  • Find issues that relate to the earlist unreleased version of the ABC project:
    affectedVersion = earliestUnreleasedVersion(ABC) or fixVersion = earliestUnreleasedVersion(ABC)

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elapsed()

Only applicable if Jira Service Desk is installed and licensed.

Returns issues whose SLA clock is at a certain point relative to a cycle's start event.  

Syntax
elapsed()
Supported fieldsSLA
Supported operators = , != , > , >= , < , <=
Unsupported operators~ , IS , IS NOT , WAS , WAS IN , WAS NOT , WAS NOT IN , CHANGED
Examples

  • Find issues that have been waiting for a first response for more than 1 hour:
    "Time to First Response" > elapsed("1h")

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endOfDay()

Perform searches based on the end of the current day. See also endOfWeek, endOfMonth, and endOfYear; and startOfDay, startOfWeek, startOfMonth, and startOfYear.

Syntax
endOfDay()
endOfDay("inc")

where inc is an optional increment of (+/-)nn(y|M|w|d|h|m). If the time unit qualifier is omitted, it defaults to the natural period of the function, e.g. endOfDay("+1") is the same as endOfDay("+1d"). If the plus/minus (+/-) sign is omitted, plus is assumed.

Supported fieldsCreated, Due, Resolved, Updated, custom fields of type Date/Time
Supported operators= , != , > , >= , < , <=
WAS* , WAS IN* , WAS NOT* , WAS NOT IN* , CHANGED*
* Only in predicate 
Unsupported operators~ , !~ IS , IS NOT , IN , NOT IN
Examples

  • Find issues due by the end of today:
    due < endOfDay()

  • Find issues due by the end of tomorrow:
    due < endOfDay("+1")

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endOfMonth()

Perform searches based on the end of the current month. See also endOfDay, endOfWeek, and endOfYear; and startOfDay, startOfWeek, startOfMonth, and startOfYear.

Syntax
endOfMonth()
endOfMonth("inc")

where inc is an optional increment of (+/-)nn(y|M|w|d|h|m). If the time unit qualifier is omitted, it defaults to the natural period of the function, e.g. endOfMonth("+1") is the same as endOfMonth("+1M"). If the plus/minus (+/-) sign is omitted, plus is assumed.

Supported fieldsCreated, Due, Resolved, Updated, custom fields of type Date/Time
Supported operators= , != , > , >= , < , <=
WAS* , WAS IN* , WAS NOT* , WAS NOT IN* , CHANGED*
* Only in predicate 
Unsupported operators~ , !~ IS , IS NOT , IN , NOT IN
Examples

  • Find issues due by the end of this month:
    due < endOfMonth()

  • Find issues due by the end of next month:
    due < endOfMonth("+1")

  • Find issues due by the 15th of next month:
    due < endOfMonth("+15d")

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endOfWeek()

Perform searches based on the end of the current week. See also endOfDay, endOfMonth, and endOfYear; and startOfDay, startOfWeek, startOfMonth, and startOfYear.

For the endOfWeek() function, the result depends upon your locale. For example, in Europe, the first day of the week is generally considered to be Monday, while in the USA, it is considered to be Sunday.

Syntax
endOfWeek()
endOfWeek("inc")

where inc is an optional increment of (+/-)nn(y|M|w|d|h|m). If the time unit qualifier is omitted, it defaults to the natural period of the function, e.g. endOfWeek("+1") is the same as endOfWeek("+1w"). If the plus/minus (+/-) sign is omitted, plus is assumed.

Supported fieldsCreated, Due, Resolved, Updated, custom fields of type Date/Time
Supported operators= , != , > , >= , < , <=
WAS* , WAS IN* , WAS NOT* , WAS NOT IN* , CHANGED*
* Only in predicate 
Unsupported operators~ , !~ IS , IS NOT , IN , NOT IN
Examples

  • Find issues due by the end of this week:
    due < endOfWeek()

  • Find issues due by the end of next week:
    due < endOfWeek("+1")

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endOfYear()

Perform searches based on the end of the current year. See also startOfDay, startOfWeek, and startOfMonth; and endOfDay, endOfWeek, endOfMonth, and endOfYear.

Syntax
endOfYear()
endOfYear("inc")

where inc is an optional increment of (+/-)nn(y|M|w|d|h|m). If the time unit qualifier is omitted, it defaults to the natural period of the function, e.g. endOfYear("+1") is the same as endOfYear("+1y"). If the plus/minus (+/-) sign is omitted, plus is assumed.

Supported fieldsCreated, Due, Resolved, Updated, custom fields of type Date/Time
Supported operators= , != , > , >= , < , <=
WAS* , WAS IN* , WAS NOT* , WAS NOT IN* , CHANGED*
* Only in predicate 
Unsupported operators~ , !~ IS , IS NOT , IN , NOT IN
Examples

  • Find issues due by the end of this year:
    due < endOfYear()

  • Find issues due by the end of March next year:
    due < endOfYear("+3M")

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everbreached()

Only applicable if Jira Service Desk is installed and licensed.

Returns issues that have missed one of their SLA goals.  

Syntax
elapsed()
Supported fieldsSLA
Supported operators = , !=
Unsupported operators~ , > , >= , < , <= , IS , IS NOT , WAS , WAS IN , WAS NOT , WAS NOT IN , CHANGED
Examples

  • Find issues have missed their goal for Time to First Response:
    "Time to First Response" = everbreached()

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issueHistory()

Find issues that you have recently viewed, i.e. issues that are in the 'Recent Issues' section of the 'Issues' drop-down menu.

Note:

  • issueHistory() returns up to 50 issues, whereas the 'Recent Issues' drop-down returns only 5.
  • if you are not logged in to Jira, only issues from your current browser session will be included.
Syntax
issueHistory()
Supported fieldsIssue
Supported operatorsIN , NOT IN
Unsupported operators= , != , ~ , !~ , > , >= , < , <= IS , IS NOT , WAS , WAS IN , WAS NOT , WAS NOT IN , CHANGED
Examples

  • Find issues which I have recently viewed, that are assigned to me:
    issue in issueHistory() AND assignee = currentUser()

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issuesWithRemoteLinksByGlobalId()

Perform searches based on issues that are associated with remote links that have any of the specified global ids.

Note:

  • This function accepts 1 to 100 globalIds. Specifying 0 or more than 100 globalIds will result in errors.
Syntax
issuesWithRemoteLinksByGlobalId()
Supported fieldsIssue
Supported operatorsIN , NOT IN
Unsupported operators= , != , ~ , !~ , > , >= , < , <= IS , IS NOT , WAS , WAS IN , WAS NOT , WAS NOT IN , CHANGED
Examples

  • Find issues that are linked to remote links that have globalId "abc":
    issue in issuesWithRemoteLinksByGlobalId(abc)

  • Find issues that are linked to remote links that have either globalId "abc" or "def":
    issue in issuesWithRemoteLinksByGlobalId(abc, def)

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lastLogin()

Perform searches based on the time at which the current user's previous session began. See also currentLogin.

Syntax
lastLogin()
Supported fieldsCreated. Due, Resolved, Updated, custom fields of type Date/Time
Supported operators= , != , > , >= , < , <=
WAS* , WAS IN* , WAS NOT* , WAS NOT IN* , CHANGED*
* Only in predicate 
Unsupported operators~ , !~ IS , IS NOT , IN , NOT IN
Examples

  • Find issues that have been created during my last session:
    created > lastLogin()

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latestReleasedVersion()

Perform searches based on the latest released version (i.e. the most recent version that has been released) of a specified project. See also releasedVersions(). Note, the "latest" is determined by the ordering assigned to the versions, not by actual Version Due Dates.

Syntax
latestReleasedVersion(project)
Supported fieldsAffectedVersion, FixVersion, custom fields of type Version
Supported operators= , !=
Unsupported operators

~ , !~ , > , >= , < , <=

IS , IS NOT , IN , NOT IN, WAS , WAS IN , WAS NOT , WAS NOT IN , CHANGED

Examples

  • Find issues whose FixVersion is the latest released version of the ABC project:
    fixVersion = latestReleasedVersion(ABC)

  • Find issues that relate to the latest released version of the ABC project:
    affectedVersion = latestReleasedVersion(ABC) or fixVersion = latestReleasedVersion(ABC)

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linkedIssues()

Perform searches based on issues that are linked to a specified issue. You can optionally restrict the search to links of a particular type. Note that LinkType is case-sensitive.

Syntax
linkedIssues(issueKey)
linkedIssues(issueKey,linkType)
Supported fieldsIssue
Supported operatorsIN , NOT IN
Unsupported operators= , != , ~ , !~ , > , >= , < , <= IS , IS NOT , WAS , WAS IN , WAS NOT , WAS NOT IN , CHANGED
Examples

  • Find issues that are linked to a particular issue:
    issue in linkedIssues(ABC-123)

  • Find issues that are linked to a particular issue via a particular type of link:
    issue in linkedIssues(ABC-123,"is duplicated by")

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membersOf()

Perform searches based on the members of a particular group.

Syntax
membersOf(Group)
Supported fieldsAssignee, Reporter, Voter, Watcher, custom fields of type User
Supported operatorsIN , NOT IN
Unsupported operators= , != , ~ , !~ , > , >= , < , <= IS , IS NOT , WAS , WAS IN , WAS NOT , WAS NOT IN , CHANGED
Examples

  • Find issues where the Assignee is a member of the group "Jira-administrators":
    assignee in membersOf("Jira-administrators")

  • Search through multiple groups and a specific user:
    reporter in membersOf("Jira-administators") or reporter in membersOf("Jira-core-users") or reporter=jsmith

  • Search for a particular group, but exclude a particular member or members:
    assignee in membersOf(QA) and assignee not in ("John Smith","Jill Jones")

  • Exclude members of a particular group:
    assignee not in membersOf(QA)

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myApproval()

Only applicable if Jira Service Desk is installed and licensed.

Search for issues that require approval or have required approval by the current user.

Syntax
myApproval()
Supported fieldsCustom fields of type Approval
Supported operators =
Unsupported operators ~ , != , !~ , > , >= , < , <= 
IS , IS NOT , IN , NOT IN , WAS, WAS IN, WAS NOT, WAS NOT IN , CHANGED
Examples
  • Find all issues that require or have required my approval
    approval = myApproval()

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myPending()

Only applicable if Jira Service Desk is installed and licensed.

Search for issues that require approval by the current user.

Syntax
myPending()
Supported fieldsCustom fields of type Approval
Supported operators =
Unsupported operators ~ , != , !~ , > , >= , < , <= 
IS , IS NOT , IN , NOT IN , WAS, WAS IN, WAS NOT, WAS NOT IN , CHANGED
Examples
  • Find all issues that require my approval
    approval = myPending()

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now()

Perform searches based on the current time.

Syntax
now()
Supported fieldsCreated. Due, Resolved, Updated, custom fields of type Date/Time
Supported operators= , != , > , >= , < , <=
WAS* , WAS IN* , WAS NOT* , WAS NOT IN* , CHANGED*
* Only in predicate 
Unsupported operators~ , !~ IS , IS NOT , IN , NOT IN
Examples

  • Find issues that are overdue:
    duedate < now() and status not in (closed, resolved)

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openSprints()

Search for issues that are assigned to a Sprint that has not yet been completed. Note, it is possible for an issue to belong to both a completed Sprint(s) and an incomplete Sprint(s). See also closedSprints().

Syntax
openSprints()
Supported fieldsSprint
Supported operatorsIN , NOT IN
Unsupported operators= , != , ~ , !~ , > , >= , < , <=
IS , IS NOT, WAS , WAS IN , WAS NOT , WAS NOT IN , CHANGED
Examples

  • Find all issues that are assigned to a sprint that has not yet been completed:
    sprint in openSprints()

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paused()

Only applicable if Jira Service Desk is installed and licensed.

Returns issues that have an SLA that is paused due to a condition.

To find issues that are paused because they are outside calendar hours, use withincalendarhours().

Syntax
paused()
Supported fieldsSLA
Supported operators = , !=
Unsupported operators ~ , !~ , > , >= , < , <= , IS , IS NOT , WAS , WAS IN , WAS NOT , WAS NOT IN , CHANGED
Examples

  • Find issues where Time to First Response is paused:
    "Time to First Response" = paused()

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pending()

Only applicable if Jira Service Desk is installed and licensed.

Search for issues that require approval.

Syntax
pending()
Supported fieldsCustom fields of type Approval
Supported operators =
Unsupported operators ~ , != , !~ , > , >= , < , <= 
IS , IS NOT , IN , NOT IN , WAS, WAS IN, WAS NOT, WAS NOT IN , CHANGED
Examples
  • Find all issues that require approval:
    approval = pending()

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pendingBy()

Only applicable if Jira Service Desk is installed and licensed.

Search for issues that require approval by the listed user/s. This uses an OR operator, and you must specify the username/s.

Syntax
pendingBy(user1,user2)
Supported fieldsCustom fields of type Approval
Supported operators =
Unsupported operators ~ , != , !~ , > , >= , < , <= 
IS , IS NOT , IN , NOT IN , WAS, WAS IN, WAS NOT, WAS NOT IN , CHANGED
Examples
  • Find issues that require approval by John Smith:
    approval = pendingBy(jsmith)
  • Find issues that require by John Smith or Sarah Khan:
    approval = pendingBy(jsmith,skhan)

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projectsLeadByUser()

Find issues in projects that are led by a specific user. You can optionally specify a user, or if the user is omitted, the current user will be used. Note that if you are not logged in to Jira, a user must be specified.

Syntax
projectsLeadByUser()
projectsLeadByUser(username)
Supported fieldsProject
Supported operatorsIN , NOT IN
Unsupported operators= , != , ~ , !~ , > , >= , < , <=
IS , IS NOT, WAS , WAS IN , WAS NOT , WAS NOT IN , CHANGED
Examples

  • Find open issues in projects that are led by you:
    project in projectsLeadByUser() AND status = Open

  • Find open issues in projects that are led by Bill:
    project in projectsLeadByUser(bill) AND status = Open

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projectsWhereUserHasPermission()

Find issues in projects where you have a specific permission. Note, this function operates at the project level. This means that if a permission (e.g. "Edit Issues") is granted to the reporter of issues in a project, then you may see some issues returned where you are not the reporter, and therefore don't have the permission specified. Also note, this function is only available if you are logged in to Jira.

Syntax
projectsWhereUserHasPermission(permission)

For the permission parameter, you can specify any of the permissions described on .

Supported fieldsProject
Supported operatorsIN , NOT IN
Unsupported operators= , != , ~ , !~ , > , >= , < , <=
IS , IS NOT, WAS , WAS IN , WAS NOT , WAS NOT IN , CHANGED
Examples

  • Find open issues in projects where you have the "Resolve Issues" permission:
    project in projectsWhereUserHasPermission("Resolve Issues") AND status = Open

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projectsWhereUserHasRole()

Find issues in projects where you have a specific role. Note, this function is only available if you are logged in to Jira.

Syntax
projectsWhereUserHasRole(rolename)
Supported fieldsProject
Supported operatorsIN , NOT IN
Unsupported operators= , != , ~ , !~ , > , >= , < , <=
IS , IS NOT, WAS , WAS IN , WAS NOT , WAS NOT IN , CHANGED
Examples

  • Find open issues in projects where you have the "Developers" role:
    project in projectsWhereUserHasRole("Developers") AND status = Open

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releasedVersions()

Perform searches based on the released versions (i.e. versions that your Jira administrator has released) of a specified project. You can also search on the released versions of all projects, by omitting the project parameter. See also latestReleasedVersion().

Syntax
releasedVersions()
releasedVersions(project)
Supported fieldsAffectedVersion, FixVersion, custom fields of type Version
Supported operatorsIN , NOT IN
Unsupported operators= , != , ~ , !~ , > , >= , < , <= IS , IS NOT , WAS , WAS IN , WAS NOT , WAS NOT IN , CHANGED
Examples

  • Find issues whose FixVersion is a released version of the ABC project:
    fixVersion in releasedVersions(ABC)

  • Find issues that relate to released versions of the ABC project:
    (affectedVersion in releasedVersions(ABC)) or (fixVersion in releasedVersions(ABC))

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remaining()

Only applicable if Jira Service Desk is installed and licensed.

Returns issues whose SLA clock is at a certain point relative to the goal.  

Syntax
remaining()
Supported fieldsSLA
Supported operators = , !=, > , >= , < , <=
Unsupported operators ~ , IS , IS NOT , WAS , WAS IN , WAS NOT , WAS NOT IN , CHANGED
Examples

  • Find issues that will breach Time to Resolution in the next two hours:
    "Time to Resolution" < remaining("2h")

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running()

Only applicable if Jira Service Desk is installed and licensed.

Returns issues that haxve an SLA that is running, regardless of the calendar.

To find issues that are running based on calendar hours, use withincalendarhours().

Syntax
running()
Supported fieldsSLA
Supported operators = , !=
Unsupported operators ~ , !~ , > , >= , < , <= , IS , IS NOT , WAS , WAS IN , WAS NOT , WAS NOT IN , CHANGED
Examples

  • Find issues where Time to First Response is running:
    "Time to First Response" = running()

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standardIssueTypes()

Perform searches based on "standard" Issue Types, that is, search for issues that are not sub-tasks. See also subtaskIssueTypes().

Syntax
standardIssueTypes()
Supported fieldsType
Supported operatorsIN , NOT IN
Unsupported operators= , != , ~ , !~ , > , >= , < , <= IS , IS NOT , WAS , WAS IN , WAS NOT , WAS NOT IN , CHANGED
Examples

  • Find issues that are not subtasks (i.e. issues whose Issue Type is a standard issue type, not a subtask issue type):
    issuetype in standardIssueTypes()

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startOfDay()

Perform searches based on the start of the current day. See also startOfWeek, startOfMonth, and startOfYear; and endOfDay, endOfWeek, endOfMonth, and endOfYear.

Syntax
startOfDay()
startOfDay("inc")

where inc is an optional increment of (+/-)nn(y|M|w|d|h|m). If the time unit qualifier is omitted, it defaults to the natural period of the function, e.g. startOfDay("+1") is the same as startOfDay("+1d"). If the plus/minus (+/-) sign is omitted, plus is assumed.

Supported fieldsCreated, Due, Resolved, Updated, custom fields of type Date/Time
Supported operators= , != , > , >= , < , <=
WAS* , WAS IN* , WAS NOT* , WAS NOT IN* , CHANGED*
* Only in predicate 
Unsupported operators~ , !~ IS , IS NOT , IN , NOT IN
Examples

  • Find new issues created since the start of today:
    created > startOfDay()

  • Find new issues created since the start of yesterday:
    created > startOfDay("-1")

  • Find new issues created in the last three days:
    created > startOfDay("-3d")

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startOfMonth()

Perform searches based on the start of the current month. See also startOfDay, startOfWeek, and startOfYear; and endOfDay, endOfWeek, endOfMonth, and endOfYear.

Syntax
startOfMonth()
startOfMonth("inc")

where inc is an optional increment of (+/-)nn(y|M|w|d|h|m). If the time unit qualifier is omitted, it defaults to the natural period of the function, e.g. startOfMonth("+1") is the same as startOfMonth("+1M"). If the plus/minus (+/-) sign is omitted, plus is assumed.

Supported fieldsCreated, Due, Resolved, Updated, custom fields of type Date/Time
Supported operators= , != , > , >= , < , <=
WAS* , WAS IN* , WAS NOT* , WAS NOT IN* , CHANGED*
* Only in predicate 
Unsupported operators~ , !~ IS , IS NOT , IN , NOT IN
Examples

  • Find new issues created since the start of this month:
    created > startOfMonth()

  • Find new issues created since the start of last month:
    created > startOfMonth("-1")

  • Find new issues created since the 15th of this month:
    created > startOfMonth("+14d")

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startOfWeek()

Perform searches based on the start of the current week. See also startOfDay, startOfMonth, and startOfYear; and endOfDay, endOfWeek, endOfMonth, and endOfYear. For the startOfWeek() function, the result depends upon your locale. For example, in Europe, the first day of the week is generally considered to be Monday, while in the USA, it is considered to be Sunday.

Syntax
startOfWeek()
startOfWeek("inc")

where inc is an optional increment of (+/-)nn(y|M|w|d|h|m). If the time unit qualifier is omitted, it defaults to the natural period of the function, e.g. startOfWeek("+1") is the same as startOfWeek("+1w"). If the plus/minus (+/-) sign is omitted, plus is assumed.

Supported fieldsCreated, Due, Resolved, Updated, custom fields of type Date/Time
Supported operators= , != , > , >= , < , <=
WAS* , WAS IN* , WAS NOT* , WAS NOT IN* , CHANGED*
* Only in predicate 
Unsupported operators~ , !~ IS , IS NOT , IN , NOT IN
Examples

  • Find new issues since the start of this week:
    created > startOfWeek()

  • Find new issues since the start of last week:
    created > startOfWeek("-1")

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startOfYear()

Perform searches based on the start of the current year. See also startOfDay, startOfWeek and startOfMonth; and endOfDay, endOfWeek, endOfMonth and endOfYear.

Syntax
startOfYear()
startOfYear("inc")

where inc is an optional increment of (+/-)nn(y|M|w|d|h|m). If the time unit qualifier is omitted, it defaults to the natural period of the function, e.g. endOfYear("+1") is the same as endOfYear("+1y"). If the plus/minus (+/-) sign is omitted, plus is assumed.

Supported fieldsCreated, Due, Resolved, Updated, custom fields of type Date/Time
Supported operators= , != , > , >= , < , <=
WAS* , WAS IN* , WAS NOT* , WAS NOT IN* , CHANGED*
* Only in predicate 
Unsupported operators~ , !~ IS , IS NOT , IN , NOT IN
Examples

  • Find new issues since the start of this year:
    created > startOfYear()

  • Find new issues since the start of last year:
    created > startOfYear("-1")

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subtaskIssueTypes()

Perform searches based on issues that are sub-tasks. See also standardIssueTypes().

Syntax
subtaskIssueTypes()
Supported fieldsType
Supported operatorsIN , NOT IN
Unsupported operators= , != , ~ , !~ , > , >= , < , <= IS , IS NOT , WAS , WAS IN , WAS NOT , WAS NOT IN , CHANGED
Examples

  • Find issues that are subtasks (i.e. issues whose Issue Type is a subtask issue type):
    issuetype in subtaskIssueTypes()

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unreleasedVersions()

Perform searches based on the unreleased versions (i.e. versions that your Jira administrator has not yet released) of a specified project. You can also search on the unreleased versions of all projects, by omitting the project parameter. See also earliestUnreleasedVersion().

Syntax
unreleasedVersions()
unreleasedVersions(project)
Supported fieldsAffectedVersion, FixVersion, custom fields of type Version
Supported operatorsIN , NOT IN
Unsupported operators= , != , ~ , !~ , > , >= , < , <= IS , IS NOT , WAS , WAS IN , WAS NOT , WAS NOT IN , CHANGED
Examples

  • Find issues whose FixVersion is an unreleased version of the ABC project:
    fixVersion in unreleasedVersions(ABC)

  • Find issues that relate to unreleased versions of the ABC project:
    affectedVersion in unreleasedVersions(ABC)

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updatedBy()

Search for issues that were updated by a specific user, optionally within the specified time range. An update in this case includes creating an issue, updating any of the issue's fields, creating or deleting a comment, or editing a comment (only the last edit). 

For the time range, use one of the following formats:

"yyyy/MM/dd"
"yyyy-MM-dd"

Or use "w" (weeks), or "d" (days) to specify a date relative to the current time. Unlike some other functions, updatedBy doesn't support values smaller then a day, and will always round them up to 1 day.

Syntax
updatedBy(user)
updatedBy(user, dateFrom)
updatedBy(user, dateFrom, dateTo)
Supported fieldsIssuekey, and its aliases (id, issue, key)
Supported operators IN , NOT IN
Unsupported operators=, ~ , != , !~ , > , >= , < , <= 
IS , IS NOT , WAS, WAS IN, WAS NOT, WAS NOT IN , CHANGED
Examples
  • Find issues that were updated by John Smith:
    issuekey IN updatedBy(jsmith)
  • Find issues that were updated by John Smith within the last 8 days:
    issuekey IN updatedBy(jsmith, "-8d")
  • Find issues updated between June and September 2018:
    issuekey IN updatedBy(jsmith, "2018/06/01", "2018/08/31")
  • If you try to find issues updated in the last hour, like in the following example, the time will be rounded up to 1 day, as smaller values aren't supported:
    issuekey IN updatedBy(jsmith, "-1h")

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votedIssues()

Perform searches based on issues for which you have voted. Also, see the Voter field. Note, this function can only be used by logged-in users.

Syntax
votedIssues()
Supported fieldsIssue
Supported operatorsIN , NOT IN
Unsupported operators= , != , ~ , !~ , > , >= , < , <= IS , IS NOT , WAS , WAS IN , WAS NOT , WAS NOT IN , CHANGED
Examples

  • Find issues that you have voted for:
    issue in votedIssues()

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watchedIssues()

Perform searches based on issues that you are watching. Also, see the Watcher field. Note that this function can only be used by logged-in users.

Syntax
watchedIssues()
Supported fieldsIssue
Supported operatorsIN , NOT IN
Unsupported operators= , != , ~ , !~ , > , >= , < , <= IS , IS NOT , WAS , WAS IN , WAS NOT , WAS NOT IN , CHANGED
Examples

  • Find issues that you are watching:
    issue in watchedIssues()

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withinCalendarHours()

Only applicable if Jira Service Desk is installed and licensed.

Returns issues that have an SLA that is running according to the SLA calendar.

For example, say your project has two SLAs that count Time to First Response. Some issues with this SLA use a 9am-1pm calendar, and others use a 9am-5pm calendar. If an agent starts work at 3pm, they probably want to work on issues from the 9am-5pm agreement first. They can use withincalendarhours() to find all the issues where Time to First Response is running at 3pm.

Syntax
withinCalendarHours()
Supported fieldsSLA
Supported operators = , !=
Unsupported operators ~ , !~ , > , >= , < , <= , IS , IS NOT , WAS , WAS IN , WAS NOT , WAS NOT IN , CHANGED
Examples

  • Find issues where Time to First Response is within calendar hours:
    "Time to First Response" = withinCalendarHours()

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