Multiple Issue Updates via API

[wvacchiani]

Hi,

I see there has been some progress on allowing Bulk Issue updates via API.

Bulk update APIs are live (atlassian.com)

When I checked the associated page:

The Jira Cloud platform REST API (atlassian.com)

The impression I have reading through this documentation is that Bulk Updates, in Jira speak, allows for the update of the same fields to the same value across multiple Issues.

Is that correct?

The scenario I have is to update multiple issues, where the issue type is the same I would be looking to update the same fields, but with different values (the values need to be determined outside of Jira).  Across different issue types, the fields will differ.

I can do that one call at time with existing API functionality, and while I don't think the volumes will hit the Rate Limits imposed, I was looking at other options to reduce the number of API calls I can do if it looked like it would be an issue.  There's always ways around things.

Is there any API functionality that allows the for the update of multiple issues and fields but with different values, or an extension of that, multiple issues and different fields for each issue?

Any information would be appreciated

Regards

Ward

[Bill Sheboy]

Hi @wvacchiani 

Yes, bulk-update will change the same set of fields with the same values for all of the selected issues.

To update with different values (or different fields) either: individual update calls are needed or you could use issue import via CSV (which would essentially be individual updates).

Kind regards,
Bill

[wvacchiani]

Thanks Bill.

That's the impression I had, just needed the confirmation.