summary field id in jira

[Pillai_ Aarthi]

How can we fetch the summary field id in jira?

I am unable to see the summary field in custom field

[Jared Kells · Accepted solution]

The core Jira fields like: summary, status, assignee, priority etc have constant ids that are guaranteed not to change. summary will always have the id "summary".

It gets confusing because there are some fields that are created by default but aren't technically core fields like epic link, epic name, epic color, start date etc.

If a field id starts with "customfield_" it's a custom field and its id can change across instances. Otherwise you can rely on the id staying the same.

[Kelly Arrey]

I never knew this. Good to know!  Thanks @Jared Kells 

[Trudy Claspill]

Hello @Pillai_ Aarthi 

Why do you need the ID for the system field named Summary? For most purposes you can use the name for that field rather than the ID.

[Pillai_ Aarthi]

user wanted for their automation

[Sushant Verma]

Hi @Pillai_ Aarthi 

Welcome to the community!

Please follow below :

1. Navigate to Settings ( ) > Issues > Custom fields under the Fields section.
2. Click on the More (⋯) icon to the right of the custom field you are obtaining the ID.
3. Select the View field information option.
4. Observe the URL in your browser, which will contain the ID of the field.

You can also follow : https://confluence.atlassian.com/jirakb/how-to-find-any-custom-field-s-ids-744522503.html

Hope this will help you!

Regards,
Sushant Verma

[Trudy Claspill]

@Sushant Verma 

The question is about the Summary field, which is not a custom field and does not show up in the Custom Fields screen.

[Sushant Verma]

@Trudy Claspill My bad. Thanks for correcting me!

Regards,
Sushant Verma