Creating Issues with API but Description does not seem to get created

[SMARTdeveloper]

I've searched and it seems that I need to follow an Atlassian Document Format to add to description field and I believe that I am doing that. The creation of the issue succeeds but when I look at the issue either in browser or via API the content part of the Description field is empty.

In the body of the request I have this:

        "description": {

            "type": "doc",

            "version": 1,

            "content": [

                {

                    "type": "paragraph",

                    "content": [

                        {

                            "type": "text",

                            "text": "Why no description?"

                        }

                    ]

                }

            ]

        },

and when I try to retrieve the newly created issue I get this:

        "description": {

            "type": "doc",

            "version": 1,

            "content": []

        },

What is going on here you think? 

[Vikrant Yadav · Accepted solution]

Hi @SMARTdeveloper  Check this :- https://blog.developer.atlassian.com/creating-a-jira-cloud-issue-in-a-single-rest-call/

have you tried to create issue manually in jira, description field is avaiable on create screen and view screen ? 

[SMARTdeveloper]

Yes. Description is available when I create a new issue on the site.

When I open an issue created by API I can supply a description and getting the issue again in postman will now show that the description object is filled out.

        "description": {

            "version": 1,

            "type": "doc",

            "content": [

                {

                    "type": "paragraph",

                    "content": [

                        {

                            "type": "text",

                            "text": "Manually added description"

                        }

                    ]

                }

            ]

        },

[SMARTdeveloper]

Turned out our JIRA guys has made a custom description field and are clearing the description field. They just forgot to tell the API developer.

So that's the reason why its not updating.

Thanks.

[Vikrant Yadav]

@SMARTdeveloper  Great :). same i was thinking. Due to custom Description fied, it was not working. Above API work for system description field only. 

Finally it works for you. 

Thanks

V.Y

[SMARTdeveloper]

Moved question to https://community.developer.atlassian.com/t/creating-issues-with-api-but-description-does-not-seem-to-get-created/51721