How to get a list of all values of a dropdown field using jira rest api or jql

[Shilpy Rana]

I want to get the list of all the values of a dropdown field using jql. 

For example - There is a dropdown field 'A' having options 1,2,3 then in the response of my query or api I want the list(or a json response having all the values) - [1,2,3]

Additional Info - 
I do not have admin rights 

[Charlie Misonne · Accepted solution]

Try this API endpoint:

Option 1

https://<your-tenant>.atlassian.net/rest/api/2/jql/autocompletedata/suggestions?fieldName=<field name>

It will return the list of possible values for the field. These are the same values you'll see in the JQL autocomplete suggestions.

Documentation on https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/jira/platform/rest/v2/api-group-jql/#api-rest-api-2-jql-autocompletedata-suggestions-get

Option 2

This is probably easier. But if you are not an admin you'll only see the options for the project you have access too, which is probably enough for you.

https://<your-tenant>/rest/api/2/customFieldOption/<field ID>

Documentation: https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/jira/platform/rest/v2/api-group-issue-custom-field-options/#api-rest-api-2-customfieldoption-id-get

[Shilpy Rana]

Thankyou so much for your reply!

Option 1 worked for me and I am getting the required output.

For Option 2, I was getting 404, I was using the customfield_XXXXX type of id, as <field ID> is it correct or did I do something wrong?

[Charlie Misonne]

I'm sorry, option 2 is not valid.

I was confused but it only returns 1 option of the custom field where the ID is the ID of the option. So not what you are looking for.

I guess you'll have to go with option 1 :-)

[Shilpy Rana]

option 1 is not giving the full list, do I need to give some other parameter to get full list

[Dharmraj Chauhan]

Hello @Shilpy Rana and @Charlie Misonne 

Is there any update on how to get all options list?

Thanks, 
Raaj

[Mohit Bansal]

Did anyone find a way to get entire list of options ?

[shantanuw]

@Charlie Misonne Hey!

Only getting a partial list of 15 values using Option #1 above. Is there any param which can be used to increase the # of values being fetched?

[Charlie Misonne]

I don't see a parameter to get more than 15 values in the documentation.

I think JQL autocomplete will not show more than that in the UI. Other results will show up when typing something.

This solution seems even less ideal than I thought.