Create an issue with rest api

[What Dong]

Hi all~

  I am trying to create issues with jira rest api v2,but got this:

   { 

     "errorMessages": [],
     "errors": {
        "reporter": "reporter is required"
     }
  }

My param is :

{
  "fields": {
    xxx...
    "reporter": {
       "id": "12823"
     }
    xxx...
  }
}

I don`t know what is the reporter`s id. I find that the database 'cwd_user' has columns:

ID        | user_name |  email_address             | EXTERNAL_ID

12823  | whatdong | whatdong@email.com | 12345:a008e9321-ff089-adfadsf

I tried ID,EXTERNAL_ID, subString of EXTERNAL_ID (a008e9321-ff089-adfadsf)....

So,What should I do?

[Michael Raj · Accepted solution]

Hi @What Dong ,

do you have to define Reporter?

If you delete Reporter from your parameters, an issue is created with your account as a reporter.

Would that work for you?

Best,

Michael

[What Dong]

Thank you very much.The UI and tip lied to me.I delete the reporter,and it works!

[Prince Nyeche]

Hey @What Dong 

User fields such as Reporter would rely on the "username" or "key" to identify what user you're trying to associate on Jira. To find out what those values are you can go to your User management area to know what the username is and use that for your "Reporter" value.

"reporter": {
       "name": "freddy"
     }