Java Jira - Issues: Get Change Logs

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Returns a paginated list of all updates of an issue, sorted by date, starting from the oldest. This example gets the change log for the issue with key = "SCRUM-15".

Documentation: https://developers.atlassian.com/cloud/jira/platform/rest/#api-api-2-issue-issueIdOrKey-changelog-get

CURL Command

curl --user jira@example.com:JIRA_API_TOKEN \
 --header 'Accept: application/json' \
  --url 'https://your-domain.atlassian.net/rest/api/2/issue/SCRUM-15/changelog'

Java Example

import com.chilkatsoft.*;

public class ChilkatExample {

  static {
    try {
        System.loadLibrary("chilkat");
    } catch (UnsatisfiedLinkError e) {
      System.err.println("Native code library failed to load.\n" + e);
      System.exit(1);
    }
  }

  public static void main(String argv[])
  {
    CkRest rest = new CkRest();
    boolean success;

    //  URL: https://your-domain.atlassian.net/rest/api/2/issue/SCRUM-15/changelog
    boolean bTls = true;
    int port = 443;
    boolean bAutoReconnect = true;
    success = rest.Connect("your-domain.atlassian.net",port,bTls,bAutoReconnect);
    if (success != true) {
        System.out.println("ConnectFailReason: " + rest.get_ConnectFailReason());
        System.out.println(rest.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }

    rest.SetAuthBasic("jira@example.com","JIRA_API_TOKEN");

    rest.AddHeader("Accept","application/json");

    CkStringBuilder sbResponseBody = new CkStringBuilder();
    success = rest.FullRequestNoBodySb("GET","/rest/api/2/issue/SCRUM-15/changelog",sbResponseBody);
    if (success != true) {
        System.out.println(rest.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }

    int respStatusCode = rest.get_ResponseStatusCode();
    if (respStatusCode >= 400) {
        System.out.println("Response Status Code = " + respStatusCode);
        System.out.println("Response Header:");
        System.out.println(rest.responseHeader());
        System.out.println("Response Body:");
        System.out.println(sbResponseBody.getAsString());
        return;
        }

    CkJsonObject jsonResponse = new CkJsonObject();
    jsonResponse.LoadSb(sbResponseBody);

    String self;
    int maxResults;
    int startAt;
    int total;
    boolean isLast;
    int i;
    int count_i;
    String id;
    String authorSelf;
    String authorName;
    String authorKey;
    String authorAccountId;
    String authorEmailAddress;
    String authorAvatarUrls48x48;
    String authorAvatarUrls24x24;
    String authorAvatarUrls16x16;
    String authorAvatarUrls32x32;
    String authorDisplayName;
    boolean authorActive;
    String authorTimeZone;
    String created;
    String historyMetadataType;
    String historyMetadataDescription;
    String historyMetadataDescriptionKey;
    String historyMetadataActivityDescription;
    String historyMetadataActivityDescriptionKey;
    String historyMetadataActorId;
    String historyMetadataActorDisplayName;
    String historyMetadataActorType;
    String historyMetadataActorAvatarUrl;
    String historyMetadataActorUrl;
    String historyMetadataGeneratorId;
    String historyMetadataGeneratorType;
    String historyMetadataCauseId;
    String historyMetadataCauseType;
    String historyMetadataExtraDataKeyvalue;
    String historyMetadataExtraDataGoes;
    int j;
    int count_j;
    String field;
    String fieldtype;
    String from;
    String fromString;
    String v_to;
    String toString;
    String fieldId;

    self = jsonResponse.stringOf("self");
    maxResults = jsonResponse.IntOf("maxResults");
    startAt = jsonResponse.IntOf("startAt");
    total = jsonResponse.IntOf("total");
    isLast = jsonResponse.BoolOf("isLast");
    i = 0;
    count_i = jsonResponse.SizeOfArray("values");
    while (i < count_i) {
        jsonResponse.put_I(i);
        id = jsonResponse.stringOf("values[i].id");
        authorSelf = jsonResponse.stringOf("values[i].author.self");
        authorName = jsonResponse.stringOf("values[i].author.name");
        authorKey = jsonResponse.stringOf("values[i].author.key");
        authorAccountId = jsonResponse.stringOf("values[i].author.accountId");
        authorEmailAddress = jsonResponse.stringOf("values[i].author.emailAddress");
        authorAvatarUrls48x48 = jsonResponse.stringOf("values[i].author.avatarUrls.48x48");
        authorAvatarUrls24x24 = jsonResponse.stringOf("values[i].author.avatarUrls.24x24");
        authorAvatarUrls16x16 = jsonResponse.stringOf("values[i].author.avatarUrls.16x16");
        authorAvatarUrls32x32 = jsonResponse.stringOf("values[i].author.avatarUrls.32x32");
        authorDisplayName = jsonResponse.stringOf("values[i].author.displayName");
        authorActive = jsonResponse.BoolOf("values[i].author.active");
        authorTimeZone = jsonResponse.stringOf("values[i].author.timeZone");
        created = jsonResponse.stringOf("values[i].created");
        historyMetadataType = jsonResponse.stringOf("values[i].historyMetadata.type");
        historyMetadataDescription = jsonResponse.stringOf("values[i].historyMetadata.description");
        historyMetadataDescriptionKey = jsonResponse.stringOf("values[i].historyMetadata.descriptionKey");
        historyMetadataActivityDescription = jsonResponse.stringOf("values[i].historyMetadata.activityDescription");
        historyMetadataActivityDescriptionKey = jsonResponse.stringOf("values[i].historyMetadata.activityDescriptionKey");
        historyMetadataActorId = jsonResponse.stringOf("values[i].historyMetadata.actor.id");
        historyMetadataActorDisplayName = jsonResponse.stringOf("values[i].historyMetadata.actor.displayName");
        historyMetadataActorType = jsonResponse.stringOf("values[i].historyMetadata.actor.type");
        historyMetadataActorAvatarUrl = jsonResponse.stringOf("values[i].historyMetadata.actor.avatarUrl");
        historyMetadataActorUrl = jsonResponse.stringOf("values[i].historyMetadata.actor.url");
        historyMetadataGeneratorId = jsonResponse.stringOf("values[i].historyMetadata.generator.id");
        historyMetadataGeneratorType = jsonResponse.stringOf("values[i].historyMetadata.generator.type");
        historyMetadataCauseId = jsonResponse.stringOf("values[i].historyMetadata.cause.id");
        historyMetadataCauseType = jsonResponse.stringOf("values[i].historyMetadata.cause.type");
        historyMetadataExtraDataKeyvalue = jsonResponse.stringOf("values[i].historyMetadata.extraData.keyvalue");
        historyMetadataExtraDataGoes = jsonResponse.stringOf("values[i].historyMetadata.extraData.goes");
        j = 0;
        count_j = jsonResponse.SizeOfArray("values[i].items");
        while (j < count_j) {
            jsonResponse.put_J(j);
            field = jsonResponse.stringOf("values[i].items[j].field");
            fieldtype = jsonResponse.stringOf("values[i].items[j].fieldtype");
            from = jsonResponse.stringOf("values[i].items[j].from");
            fromString = jsonResponse.stringOf("values[i].items[j].fromString");
            v_to = jsonResponse.stringOf("values[i].items[j].to");
            toString = jsonResponse.stringOf("values[i].items[j].toString");
            fieldId = jsonResponse.stringOf("values[i].items[j].fieldId");
            j = j+1;
            }

        i = i+1;
        }
  }
}

Sample JSON Response Body

{
  "self": "https://chilkat.atlassian.net/rest/api/2/issue/SCRUM-15/changelog?maxResults=100&startAt=0",
  "maxResults": 100,
  "startAt": 0,
  "total": 7,
  "isLast": true,
  "values": [
    {
      "id": "10009",
      "author": {
        "self": "https://chilkat.atlassian.net/rest/api/2/user?username=admin",
        "name": "admin",
        "key": "admin",
        "accountId": "557058:be8b47b5-3bc0-43f6-b6b2-2cca0de12204",
        "emailAddress": "admin@@chilkatsoft.com",
        "avatarUrls": {
          "48x48": "https://avatar-cdn.atlassian.com/16d54dcc6d4bef86fd7ee62a7cf6334a?s=48&d=https%3A%2F%2Fsecure.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F16d54dcc6d4bef86fd7ee62a7cf6334a%3Fd%3Dmm%26s%3D48%26noRedirect%3Dtrue",
          "24x24": "https://avatar-cdn.atlassian.com/16d54dcc6d4bef86fd7ee62a7cf6334a?s=24&d=https%3A%2F%2Fsecure.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F16d54dcc6d4bef86fd7ee62a7cf6334a%3Fd%3Dmm%26s%3D24%26noRedirect%3Dtrue",
          "16x16": "https://avatar-cdn.atlassian.com/16d54dcc6d4bef86fd7ee62a7cf6334a?s=16&d=https%3A%2F%2Fsecure.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F16d54dcc6d4bef86fd7ee62a7cf6334a%3Fd%3Dmm%26s%3D16%26noRedirect%3Dtrue",
          "32x32": "https://avatar-cdn.atlassian.com/16d54dcc6d4bef86fd7ee62a7cf6334a?s=32&d=https%3A%2F%2Fsecure.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F16d54dcc6d4bef86fd7ee62a7cf6334a%3Fd%3Dmm%26s%3D32%26noRedirect%3Dtrue"
        },
        "displayName": "Chilkat Admin",
        "active": true,
        "timeZone": "America/Chicago"
      },
      "created": "2018-04-05T14:41:55.852-0500",
      "items": [
        {
          "field": "status",
          "fieldtype": "jira",
          "from": "10000",
          "fromString": "To Do",
          "to": "3",
          "toString": "In Progress"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "10010",
      "author": {
        "self": "https://chilkat.atlassian.net/rest/api/2/user?username=admin",
        "name": "admin",
        "key": "admin",
        "accountId": "557058:be8b47b5-3bc0-43f6-b6b2-2cca0de12204",
        "emailAddress": "admin@@chilkatsoft.com",
        "avatarUrls": {
          "48x48": "https://avatar-cdn.atlassian.com/16d54dcc6d4bef86fd7ee62a7cf6334a?s=48&d=https%3A%2F%2Fsecure.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F16d54dcc6d4bef86fd7ee62a7cf6334a%3Fd%3Dmm%26s%3D48%26noRedirect%3Dtrue",
          "24x24": "https://avatar-cdn.atlassian.com/16d54dcc6d4bef86fd7ee62a7cf6334a?s=24&d=https%3A%2F%2Fsecure.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F16d54dcc6d4bef86fd7ee62a7cf6334a%3Fd%3Dmm%26s%3D24%26noRedirect%3Dtrue",
          "16x16": "https://avatar-cdn.atlassian.com/16d54dcc6d4bef86fd7ee62a7cf6334a?s=16&d=https%3A%2F%2Fsecure.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F16d54dcc6d4bef86fd7ee62a7cf6334a%3Fd%3Dmm%26s%3D16%26noRedirect%3Dtrue",
          "32x32": "https://avatar-cdn.atlassian.com/16d54dcc6d4bef86fd7ee62a7cf6334a?s=32&d=https%3A%2F%2Fsecure.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F16d54dcc6d4bef86fd7ee62a7cf6334a%3Fd%3Dmm%26s%3D32%26noRedirect%3Dtrue"
        },
        "displayName": "Chilkat Admin",
        "active": true,
        "timeZone": "America/Chicago"
      },
      "created": "2018-04-08T00:33:55.852-0500",
      "items": [
        {
          "field": "status",
          "fieldtype": "jira",
          "from": "3",
          "fromString": "In Progress",
          "to": "10001",
          "toString": "Done"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "10033",
      "author": {
        "self": "https://chilkat.atlassian.net/rest/api/2/user?username=admin",
        "name": "admin",
        "key": "admin",
        "accountId": "557058:be8b47b5-3bc0-43f6-b6b2-2cca0de12204",
        "emailAddress": "admin@@chilkatsoft.com",
        "avatarUrls": {
          "48x48": "https://avatar-cdn.atlassian.com/16d54dcc6d4bef86fd7ee62a7cf6334a?s=48&d=https%3A%2F%2Fsecure.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F16d54dcc6d4bef86fd7ee62a7cf6334a%3Fd%3Dmm%26s%3D48%26noRedirect%3Dtrue",
          "24x24": "https://avatar-cdn.atlassian.com/16d54dcc6d4bef86fd7ee62a7cf6334a?s=24&d=https%3A%2F%2Fsecure.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F16d54dcc6d4bef86fd7ee62a7cf6334a%3Fd%3Dmm%26s%3D24%26noRedirect%3Dtrue",
          "16x16": "https://avatar-cdn.atlassian.com/16d54dcc6d4bef86fd7ee62a7cf6334a?s=16&d=https%3A%2F%2Fsecure.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F16d54dcc6d4bef86fd7ee62a7cf6334a%3Fd%3Dmm%26s%3D16%26noRedirect%3Dtrue",
          "32x32": "https://avatar-cdn.atlassian.com/16d54dcc6d4bef86fd7ee62a7cf6334a?s=32&d=https%3A%2F%2Fsecure.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F16d54dcc6d4bef86fd7ee62a7cf6334a%3Fd%3Dmm%26s%3D32%26noRedirect%3Dtrue"
        },
        "displayName": "Chilkat Admin",
        "active": true,
        "timeZone": "America/Chicago"
      },
      "created": "2018-04-12T20:07:08.107-0500",
      "items": [
        {
          "field": "assignee",
          "fieldtype": "jira",
          "fieldId": "assignee",
          "from": null,
          "fromString": null,
          "to": "matt",
          "toString": "Matt of Chilkat"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "10035",
      "author": {
        "self": "https://chilkat.atlassian.net/rest/api/2/user?username=admin",
        "name": "admin",
        "key": "admin",
        "accountId": "557058:be8b47b5-3bc0-43f6-b6b2-2cca0de12204",
        "emailAddress": "admin@@chilkatsoft.com",
        "avatarUrls": {
          "48x48": "https://avatar-cdn.atlassian.com/16d54dcc6d4bef86fd7ee62a7cf6334a?s=48&d=https%3A%2F%2Fsecure.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F16d54dcc6d4bef86fd7ee62a7cf6334a%3Fd%3Dmm%26s%3D48%26noRedirect%3Dtrue",
          "24x24": "https://avatar-cdn.atlassian.com/16d54dcc6d4bef86fd7ee62a7cf6334a?s=24&d=https%3A%2F%2Fsecure.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F16d54dcc6d4bef86fd7ee62a7cf6334a%3Fd%3Dmm%26s%3D24%26noRedirect%3Dtrue",
          "16x16": "https://avatar-cdn.atlassian.com/16d54dcc6d4bef86fd7ee62a7cf6334a?s=16&d=https%3A%2F%2Fsecure.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F16d54dcc6d4bef86fd7ee62a7cf6334a%3Fd%3Dmm%26s%3D16%26noRedirect%3Dtrue",
          "32x32": "https://avatar-cdn.atlassian.com/16d54dcc6d4bef86fd7ee62a7cf6334a?s=32&d=https%3A%2F%2Fsecure.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F16d54dcc6d4bef86fd7ee62a7cf6334a%3Fd%3Dmm%26s%3D32%26noRedirect%3Dtrue"
        },
        "displayName": "Chilkat Admin",
        "active": true,
        "timeZone": "America/Chicago"
      },
      "created": "2018-04-13T08:07:40.815-0500",
      "items": [
        {
          "field": "summary",
          "fieldtype": "jira",
          "fieldId": "summary",
          "from": null,
          "fromString": "As a scrum master, I can see the progress of a sprint via the Burndown Chart >> Click \"Reports\" to view the Burndown Chart",
          "to": null,
          "toString": "Bug in business logic"
        },
        {
          "field": "labels",
          "fieldtype": "jira",
          "fieldId": "labels",
          "from": null,
          "fromString": "",
          "to": null,
          "toString": "triaged"
        }
      ],
      "historyMetadata": {
        "type": "myplugin:type",
        "description": "text description",
        "descriptionKey": "plugin.changereason.i18.key",
        "activityDescription": "text description",
        "activityDescriptionKey": "plugin.activity.i18.key",
        "actor": {
          "id": "tony",
          "displayName": "Tony",
          "type": "mysystem-user",
          "avatarUrl": "http://mysystem/avatar/tony.jpg",
          "url": "http://mysystem/users/tony"
        },
        "generator": {
          "id": "mysystem-1",
          "type": "mysystem-application"
        },
        "cause": {
          "id": "myevent",
          "type": "mysystem-event"
        },
        "extraData": {
          "keyvalue": "extra data",
          "goes": "here"
        }
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "10036",
      "author": {
        "self": "https://chilkat.atlassian.net/rest/api/2/user?username=admin",
        "name": "admin",
        "key": "admin",
        "accountId": "557058:be8b47b5-3bc0-43f6-b6b2-2cca0de12204",
        "emailAddress": "admin@@chilkatsoft.com",
        "avatarUrls": {
          "48x48": "https://avatar-cdn.atlassian.com/16d54dcc6d4bef86fd7ee62a7cf6334a?s=48&d=https%3A%2F%2Fsecure.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F16d54dcc6d4bef86fd7ee62a7cf6334a%3Fd%3Dmm%26s%3D48%26noRedirect%3Dtrue",
          "24x24": "https://avatar-cdn.atlassian.com/16d54dcc6d4bef86fd7ee62a7cf6334a?s=24&d=https%3A%2F%2Fsecure.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F16d54dcc6d4bef86fd7ee62a7cf6334a%3Fd%3Dmm%26s%3D24%26noRedirect%3Dtrue",
          "16x16": "https://avatar-cdn.atlassian.com/16d54dcc6d4bef86fd7ee62a7cf6334a?s=16&d=https%3A%2F%2Fsecure.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F16d54dcc6d4bef86fd7ee62a7cf6334a%3Fd%3Dmm%26s%3D16%26noRedirect%3Dtrue",
          "32x32": "https://avatar-cdn.atlassian.com/16d54dcc6d4bef86fd7ee62a7cf6334a?s=32&d=https%3A%2F%2Fsecure.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F16d54dcc6d4bef86fd7ee62a7cf6334a%3Fd%3Dmm%26s%3D32%26noRedirect%3Dtrue"
        },
        "displayName": "Chilkat Admin",
        "active": true,
        "timeZone": "America/Chicago"
      },
      "created": "2018-04-13T09:11:35.151-0500",
      "items": [
        {
          "field": "assignee",
          "fieldtype": "jira",
          "fieldId": "assignee",
          "from": "matt",
          "fromString": "Matt of Chilkat",
          "to": "admin",
          "toString": "Chilkat Admin"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "10037",
      "author": {
        "self": "https://chilkat.atlassian.net/rest/api/2/user?username=admin",
        "name": "admin",
        "key": "admin",
        "accountId": "557058:be8b47b5-3bc0-43f6-b6b2-2cca0de12204",
        "emailAddress": "admin@@chilkatsoft.com",
        "avatarUrls": {
          "48x48": "https://avatar-cdn.atlassian.com/16d54dcc6d4bef86fd7ee62a7cf6334a?s=48&d=https%3A%2F%2Fsecure.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F16d54dcc6d4bef86fd7ee62a7cf6334a%3Fd%3Dmm%26s%3D48%26noRedirect%3Dtrue",
          "24x24": "https://avatar-cdn.atlassian.com/16d54dcc6d4bef86fd7ee62a7cf6334a?s=24&d=https%3A%2F%2Fsecure.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F16d54dcc6d4bef86fd7ee62a7cf6334a%3Fd%3Dmm%26s%3D24%26noRedirect%3Dtrue",
          "16x16": "https://avatar-cdn.atlassian.com/16d54dcc6d4bef86fd7ee62a7cf6334a?s=16&d=https%3A%2F%2Fsecure.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F16d54dcc6d4bef86fd7ee62a7cf6334a%3Fd%3Dmm%26s%3D16%26noRedirect%3Dtrue",
          "32x32": "https://avatar-cdn.atlassian.com/16d54dcc6d4bef86fd7ee62a7cf6334a?s=32&d=https%3A%2F%2Fsecure.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F16d54dcc6d4bef86fd7ee62a7cf6334a%3Fd%3Dmm%26s%3D32%26noRedirect%3Dtrue"
        },
        "displayName": "Chilkat Admin",
        "active": true,
        "timeZone": "America/Chicago"
      },
      "created": "2018-04-13T10:04:19.046-0500",
      "items": [
        {
          "field": "Attachment",
          "fieldtype": "jira",
          "fieldId": "attachment",
          "from": null,
          "fromString": null,
          "to": "10000",
          "toString": "starfish.jpg"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "10038",
      "author": {
        "self": "https://chilkat.atlassian.net/rest/api/2/user?username=admin",
        "name": "admin",
        "key": "admin",
        "accountId": "557058:be8b47b5-3bc0-43f6-b6b2-2cca0de12204",
        "emailAddress": "admin@@chilkatsoft.com",
        "avatarUrls": {
          "48x48": "https://avatar-cdn.atlassian.com/16d54dcc6d4bef86fd7ee62a7cf6334a?s=48&d=https%3A%2F%2Fsecure.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F16d54dcc6d4bef86fd7ee62a7cf6334a%3Fd%3Dmm%26s%3D48%26noRedirect%3Dtrue",
          "24x24": "https://avatar-cdn.atlassian.com/16d54dcc6d4bef86fd7ee62a7cf6334a?s=24&d=https%3A%2F%2Fsecure.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F16d54dcc6d4bef86fd7ee62a7cf6334a%3Fd%3Dmm%26s%3D24%26noRedirect%3Dtrue",
          "16x16": "https://avatar-cdn.atlassian.com/16d54dcc6d4bef86fd7ee62a7cf6334a?s=16&d=https%3A%2F%2Fsecure.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F16d54dcc6d4bef86fd7ee62a7cf6334a%3Fd%3Dmm%26s%3D16%26noRedirect%3Dtrue",
          "32x32": "https://avatar-cdn.atlassian.com/16d54dcc6d4bef86fd7ee62a7cf6334a?s=32&d=https%3A%2F%2Fsecure.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F16d54dcc6d4bef86fd7ee62a7cf6334a%3Fd%3Dmm%26s%3D32%26noRedirect%3Dtrue"
        },
        "displayName": "Chilkat Admin",
        "active": true,
        "timeZone": "America/Chicago"
      },
      "created": "2018-04-13T10:04:46.939-0500",
      "items": [
        {
          "field": "Attachment",
          "fieldtype": "jira",
          "fieldId": "attachment",
          "from": null,
          "fromString": null,
          "to": "10001",
          "toString": "starfish.jpg"
        },
        {
          "field": "Attachment",
          "fieldtype": "jira",
          "fieldId": "attachment",
          "from": null,
          "fromString": null,
          "to": "10002",
          "toString": "sample2.docx"
        },
        {
          "field": "Attachment",
          "fieldtype": "jira",
          "fieldId": "attachment",
          "from": null,
          "fromString": null,
          "to": "10003",
          "toString": "sample.pdf"
        }
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