Automation fails on regex containing square brackets

[Els Bassant]

I'm trying to create an automation that checks whether the last comment contains a specific regular expression. If the comment matches the regex the issue should transition.

The comment I am checking for has the following format:

Change submitted in 123456 (open in [link title|http://example.com] )

No matter what I do, I cannot get the regex to work with the square brackets in the link. I can get it to match everything before the brackets, between the brackets, or after the brackets. But not the brackets themselves.

Ideally I'd like to check for the full expression, including the link. Help appreciated.

[Bill Sheboy]

Hi @Els Bassant 

Without seeing your complete rule, the action, and the regex, I wonder...

Have you tried escaping the square brackets to prevent any detection as a character class?

Kind regards,
Bill