Querying attachments per file type
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To retrieve the list of Jira attachments based on their file type. The results contain the attachment ID, file name, project key, and issue number.
Solution
To retrieve a list where the file type is based on filename extensions run the following query, replacing .png with the file extension you want:
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SELECT fa.id, fa.filename, p.pkey, ji.issuenum
FROM fileattachment fa
JOIN jiraissue ji ON ji.id = fa.issueid
JOIN project p ON p.id = ji.project
WHERE LOWER(fa.filename) LIKE '%.png';To retrieve a list where the file type is based on MIME type run the following query, replacing image/png with the MIME type you want:
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SELECT fa.id, fa.filename, p.pkey, ji.issuenum
FROM fileattachment fa
JOIN jiraissue ji ON ji.id = fa.issueid
JOIN project p ON p.id = ji.project
WHERE LOWER(fa.mimetype) = 'image/png';Was this helpful?