Add a child option to a cascading type field via Jira REST API
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Summary
Formatting the JSON payload correctly can be challenging when trying to create a child option on a cascading type field via Jira REST API using the Create custom field options (context) endpoint.
Solution
Create child options by specifying the parent optionId.
Example:
{
"options": [
{
"disabled": false,
"value": "Scranton"
},
{
"optionId": "10113",
"disabled": false,
"value": "Manhattan"
}
]
}The JSON data above creates two options: one parent option (Scranton) and one child option (Manhattan) that is a child of a parent with "optionId":"10113."
Updated on September 25, 2025
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