API Adding a comment with a transition message

[Marcell]

When I use the API to apply a transition I don't seem to be able to attach a comment to the issue altough the API documentation clearly says I should be (https://docs.atlassian.com/jira/REST/latest/#idp2074672)

Here is the JSON I'm trying to send via POST:

{
    "update": {
        "comment": [
            {
                "add": {
                    "body": "Some comment"
                }
            }
        ]
    },
    "fields": {
        
    },
    "transition": {
        "id": "1"
    }
}

The issue is being moved without problems and I don't see any errors in the response either, it feels like the method is just broken. Any suggestions? Thanks!

[Marcell · Accepted solution]

It seems the problem resolved itself although I haven't touched the code in a while. It was possibly a temporary issue with Atlassian's webservice. Thanks for the suggestions anyways.

[zeuyanik]

Actually, the problem that you mention is still valid, I couldn't add comment while doing the transition.

[Szilágyi Zoltán]

The issue is still present. You can make the transition with a comment inside the request, but only the transition will be processed, the comment not.

[Tanu Ranjan Bharadwaj]

If you are trying to add a comment on any transition and facing problem in showing the comment because Comment field is not present on that transition so as a Solution for this, JIRA has a provision to add a screen on that transition with a Comment field on that screen. Then you will be able to see the comment in the comment section of that issue.

It will work fine then.

[Antolene Capili]

Except that there's no Comment field that you can add to a screen.

Proof: https://confluence.atlassian.com/jirakb/how-to-add-a-comment-during-a-transition-779160682.html

[manas_shukla]

You do not have to make a custom screen for every transition. You can select the Default Screen and that should get all the fields, including Comments field. 

[Vladimir Ryabtsev]

Same with me. The issue transits, but there is no comment. I do have Comment field on the screen of this transition ID.

+ 1 more thing: API now seems to not accept basic text content (like {"body": "Text"}), but it works with more complicated "document" format (like in this example: https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/jira/platform/rest/v3/#api-api-3-issue-issueIdOrKey-comment-id-put). By "works" I mean "does not fail and returns HTTP 204". Still there is no comment appear.

Additionally, the methods works separately, if I call /issue/key/comment and issue/key/transitions it works as expected.

[Evan Wolf]

I would love a resolution to this issue!

[Will Prater]

Im experiencing this issues as well, is there a fix?

[Marcell]

I still believe it has nothing to do with client, but anyways here is my code:

http = Net::HTTP.new API_HOST, 443
http.use_ssl = true
req = Net::HTTP::Post.new "/rest/api/2/issue/JIRA-123/transitions", initheader = {'Content-Type' =>'application/json'}
req.basic_auth USERNAME, PASSWORD
# Load in request body template file
renderer = ERB.new File.new("transition.erb").read, nil, "%"
# Substitute variables with values and set result as the body
req.body = renderer.result
http.start do |http|
  response = http.request req
end

Also note that I'm using ondemand so it might has a slightly different configuration.

[RambanamP]

the following client code i have used test REST

package com.rest.client;

import com.sun.jersey.api.client.Client;
import com.sun.jersey.api.client.ClientResponse;
import com.sun.jersey.api.client.WebResource;
import com.sun.jersey.api.client.filter.HTTPBasicAuthFilter;

public class RESTclient {

	public static void main(String[] args) {
		try {
			Client client = Client.create();			
			client.addFilter(new HTTPBasicAuthFilter("admin", "admin"));
			WebResource webResource = client.resource("http://LOCALHOST:8080/rest/api/2/issue/JIRA-100/transitions");		
		String input="{ \"update\": {\"comment\": [ { \"add\": {\"body\": \"Testing.\"} }]},\"fields\": {}, \"transition\": { \"id\": \"21\" }} ";	
			ClientResponse response = webResource.type("application/json").post(ClientResponse.class, input);	
			String output = response.getEntity(String.class);
			System.out.println("Output from Server .... \n");
			System.out.println(output);
		} catch (Exception e) {
			e.printStackTrace();
		}

	}
}

[Marcell]

I got the same result using a browser-based REST client like postman and writing an API service myself. I doubt it has anything to do with client code as the issue is being transitioned just fine. I also double checked the API user permissions and it does have right to insert comments. Is it possible that I need to enable something in the settings to make it work?

[RambanamP]

i can able to add comment with your JSON which is

{ "update": { "comment": [ { "add": {"body": "Bug has been fixed."} }]},"fields": {}, "transition": { "id": "21" }}

how your trying to update? if you are using any client can you post your client code?