Visual Basic 6.0 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'

Visual Basic 6.0 Example

Dim rest As New ChilkatRest
Dim success As Long

'  URL: https://your-domain.atlassian.net/rest/api/2/issue/SCRUM-15/changelog
Dim bTls As Long
bTls = 1
Dim port As Long
port = 443
Dim bAutoReconnect As Long
bAutoReconnect = 1
success = rest.Connect("your-domain.atlassian.net",port,bTls,bAutoReconnect)
If (success <> 1) Then
    Debug.Print "ConnectFailReason: " & rest.ConnectFailReason
    Debug.Print rest.LastErrorText
    Exit Sub
End If

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

success = rest.AddHeader("Accept","application/json")

Dim sbResponseBody As New ChilkatStringBuilder
success = rest.FullRequestNoBodySb("GET","/rest/api/2/issue/SCRUM-15/changelog",sbResponseBody)
If (success <> 1) Then
    Debug.Print rest.LastErrorText
    Exit Sub
End If

Dim respStatusCode As Long
respStatusCode = rest.ResponseStatusCode
If (respStatusCode >= 400) Then
    Debug.Print "Response Status Code = " & respStatusCode
    Debug.Print "Response Header:"
    Debug.Print rest.ResponseHeader
    Debug.Print "Response Body:"
    Debug.Print sbResponseBody.GetAsString()
    Exit Sub
End If

Dim jsonResponse As New ChilkatJsonObject
success = jsonResponse.LoadSb(sbResponseBody)

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

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")
Do While i < count_i
    jsonResponse.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")
    Do While j < count_j
        jsonResponse.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
    Loop
    i = i + 1
Loop

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"
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}