Adding a blank space at the end of the name of a Work Item in Jira Align using API
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Summary
Sometimes it is required to add a blank space at the end of the Title of a Work Item for test purposes. It is not possible to use Jira Align UI.
Solution
In order to add a blank space at the end of the Title on any Work Item, a PATCH Call with a payload similar to the one below can be used:
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[
{
"op": "replace",
"path": "/name",
"value": "Test New Objective2 "
},
]or a CURL call similar to below:
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curl -X PATCH "https://site.jiraalign.com/rest/align/api/2/Objectives/761" -H "accept: */*" -H "Authorization: bearer user:[USERID]|[API2.0_TOKEN]" -H "Content-Type: application/json;odata.metadata=minimal;odata.streaming=true" -d "[ { \"op\": \"replace\", \"path\": \"/name\", \"value\": \"Test New Objective2 \" },]"Updated on April 14, 2025
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