Getting the User Id of an approver in Automation

[Edward Moxley]

I am trying to update an asset "table" with the person that approved a request. The attribute in the Assets table is a User type field. I'm trying to get the user id of the approver and update that table. So far, it's been a bit maddening... I am able to get the Display name, but have not found anywhere (including the non-working Atlassian documentation) that explains how to get the user id and update the Asset record. I'm using this to get the Display Name, but not sure how to tweak it to return the User Id:

{{#issue.fields.Approvals.approvers.get(0)}}
{{#if(equals(approverDecision,"approved"))}}
{{approver.displayName}}
{{/}}
{{/}}

I've scoured this site, and found a question that was flagged as answered without a working answer.

Any help would be appreciated.

[Laurie Sciutti · Accepted solution]

Hi @Edward Moxley ~ maybe try this?  {{approver.accountId}}

[Bill Sheboy]

Hi @Edward Moxley 

Adding to Laurie's answer, here are the supported attributes for the user smart values:

https://support.atlassian.com/cloud-automation/docs/jira-smart-values-users/

Kind regards,
Bill

[Edward Moxley]

Laurie's answer was spot on. Now I need to get the date that the approval was provided. I tried {{approval.completedDate}} and it comes back as null.

Any ideas?

[Bill Sheboy]

What is the trigger for your rule?  That smart value appears to only be available with the Approval Completed trigger.

https://support.atlassian.com/cloud-automation/docs/jira-smart-values-issues/#--approval--