is it possible to edit code block in issue description text editor using rest api?

[Alperen Ozdemir]

I try to create issues using jira's rest api.

using this: POST /rest/api/3/issue

I'm adding code blocks in issue description area. Using this data scheme: 

```

const bodyData = {

update: {},

fields: {

description: {

type: "doc",

version: 1,

content: [

{

type: "codeBlock",

attrs: {

language: "csharp"

},

content: [

{

type: "text",

text: "source code",

},

],

},

],

},

},

};

```

It's work but i can't syntax highlight and can't edit line numbers for real lines on source document.

Can this be done? and where can i find the documentation about this description field.

[Darryl Lee]

Hi @Alperen Ozdemir - Welcome to the Community!

I think what you're running into is that the code format in the Description field doesn't seem to allow additional syntax highlighting. At least I could not do this in the UI.

I did find an answer that links to documentation for the {code} macro in Confluence which apparently uses the same renderer as Jira. It includes the ability to select different themes and what might be of use to you, a firstline parameter that might allow you to specify at least the first line of the code snippet. 

• How do you create a Jira issue with code snippet in the description using REST API? 

[Darryl Lee]

Oof. I just tested. The language and firstline parameters don't seem to do anything. Very odd.

[Darryl Lee]

But yeah, maybe you could try adding an attribute of {firstline: 1234} (maybe "1234"?) to see if that might do something.