---
title: "Search for issues using JQL enhanced search (GET)"
method: GET
path: "/rest/api/3/search/jql"
tags: ["Issue search"]
---

# Search for issues using JQL enhanced search (GET)

`GET /rest/api/3/search/jql`

Searches for issues using [JQL](https://confluence.atlassian.com/x/egORLQ). Recent updates might not be immediately visible in the returned search results. If you need [read-after-write](https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/jira/platform/search-and-reconcile/) consistency, you can utilize the `reconcileIssues` parameter to ensure stronger consistency assurances. This operation can be accessed anonymously.

If the JQL query expression is too large to be encoded as a query parameter, use the [POST](#api-rest-api-3-search-post) version of this resource.

**[Permissions](#permissions) required:** Issues are included in the response where the user has:

 *  *Browse projects* [project permission](https://confluence.atlassian.com/x/yodKLg) for the project containing the issue.
 *  If [issue-level security](https://confluence.atlassian.com/x/J4lKLg) is configured, issue-level security permission to view the issue.

## Query parameters

- `jql` string
- `nextPageToken` string
- `maxResults` integer
- `fields` string[]
- `expand` string
- `properties` string[]
- `fieldsByKeys` boolean
- `failFast` boolean
- `reconcileIssues` integer[]

## Response `200`

Returned if the request is successful.

- SearchAndReconcileResults — The result of a JQL search with issues reconsilation.
  - `isLast` boolean — Indicates whether this is the last page of the paginated response.
  - `issues` IssueBean[] — The list of issues found by the search or reconsiliation.
    - `changelog` PageOfChangelogs — A page of changelogs.
      - `histories` Changelog[] — The list of changelogs.
        - `author` UserDetails — User details permitted by the user's Atlassian Account privacy settings. However, be aware of these exceptions: * User record deleted from Atlassian: This occurs as the result of a right to be forgotten request. In this case, `displayName` provides an indication and other parameters have default values or are blank (for example, email is blank). * User record corrupted: This occurs as a results of events such as a server import and can only happen to deleted users. In this case, `accountId` returns *unknown* and all other parameters have fallback values. * User record unavailable: This usually occurs due to an internal service outage. In this case, all parameters have fallback values.
          - `accountId` string — The account ID of the user, which uniquely identifies the user across all Atlassian products. For example, *5b10ac8d82e05b22cc7d4ef5*.
          - `accountType` string — The type of account represented by this user. This will be one of 'atlassian' (normal users), 'app' (application user) or 'customer' (Jira Service Desk customer user)
          - `active` boolean — Whether the user is active.
          - `avatarUrls` AvatarUrlsBean
            - `16x16` string, uri — The URL of the item's 16x16 pixel avatar.
            - `24x24` string, uri — The URL of the item's 24x24 pixel avatar.
            - `32x32` string, uri — The URL of the item's 32x32 pixel avatar.
            - `48x48` string, uri — The URL of the item's 48x48 pixel avatar.
          - `displayName` string — The display name of the user. Depending on the user’s privacy settings, this may return an alternative value.
          - `emailAddress` string — The email address of the user. Depending on the user’s privacy settings, this may be returned as null.
          - `key` string — This property is no longer available and will be removed from the documentation soon. See the [deprecation notice](https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/jira/platform/deprecation-notice-user-privacy-api-migration-guide/) for details.
          - `name` string — This property is no longer available and will be removed from the documentation soon. See the [deprecation notice](https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/jira/platform/deprecation-notice-user-privacy-api-migration-guide/) for details.
          - `self` string — The URL of the user.
          - `timeZone` string — The time zone specified in the user's profile. Depending on the user’s privacy settings, this may be returned as null.
        - `created` string, date-time — The date on which the change took place.
        - `historyMetadata` HistoryMetadata — Details of issue history metadata.
          - `activityDescription` string — The activity described in the history record.
          - `activityDescriptionKey` string — The key of the activity described in the history record.
          - `actor` HistoryMetadataParticipant — Details of user or system associated with a issue history metadata item.
            - `avatarUrl` string — The URL to an avatar for the user or system associated with a history record.
            - `displayName` string — The display name of the user or system associated with a history record.
            - `displayNameKey` string — The key of the display name of the user or system associated with a history record.
            - `id` string — The ID of the user or system associated with a history record.
            - `type` string — The type of the user or system associated with a history record.
            - `url` string — The URL of the user or system associated with a history record.
          - `cause` HistoryMetadataParticipant — Details of user or system associated with a issue history metadata item.
            - `avatarUrl` string — The URL to an avatar for the user or system associated with a history record.
            - `displayName` string — The display name of the user or system associated with a history record.
            - `displayNameKey` string — The key of the display name of the user or system associated with a history record.
            - `id` string — The ID of the user or system associated with a history record.
            - `type` string — The type of the user or system associated with a history record.
            - `url` string — The URL of the user or system associated with a history record.
          - `description` string — The description of the history record.
          - `descriptionKey` string — The description key of the history record.
          - `emailDescription` string — The description of the email address associated the history record.
          - `emailDescriptionKey` string — The description key of the email address associated the history record.
          - `extraData` object — Additional arbitrary information about the history record.
          - `generator` HistoryMetadataParticipant — Details of user or system associated with a issue history metadata item.
            - `avatarUrl` string — The URL to an avatar for the user or system associated with a history record.
            - `displayName` string — The display name of the user or system associated with a history record.
            - `displayNameKey` string — The key of the display name of the user or system associated with a history record.
            - `id` string — The ID of the user or system associated with a history record.
            - `type` string — The type of the user or system associated with a history record.
            - `url` string — The URL of the user or system associated with a history record.
          - `type` string — The type of the history record.
        - `id` string — The ID of the changelog.
        - `items` ChangeDetails[] — The list of items changed.
          - `field` string — The name of the field changed.
          - `fieldId` string — The ID of the field changed.
          - `fieldtype` string — The type of the field changed.
          - `from` string — The details of the original value.
          - `fromString` string — The details of the original value as a string.
          - `to` string — The details of the new value.
          - `toString` string — The details of the new value as a string.
      - `maxResults` integer — The maximum number of results that could be on the page.
      - `startAt` integer — The index of the first item returned on the page.
      - `total` integer — The number of results on the page.
    - `editmeta` IssueUpdateMetadata — A list of editable field details.
      - `fields` object
    - `expand` string — Expand options that include additional issue details in the response.
    - `fields` object
    - `fieldsToInclude` IncludedFields
      - `actuallyIncluded` string[]
      - `excluded` string[]
      - `included` string[]
    - `id` string — The ID of the issue.
    - `key` string — The key of the issue.
    - `names` object — The ID and name of each field present on the issue.
    - `operations` Operations — Details of the operations that can be performed on the issue.
      - `linkGroups` LinkGroup[] — Details of the link groups defining issue operations.
        - `groups` LinkGroup[]
        - `header` SimpleLink — Details about the operations available in this version.
          - `href` string
          - `iconClass` string
          - `id` string
          - `label` string
          - `styleClass` string
          - `title` string
          - `weight` integer
        - `id` string
        - `links` SimpleLink[]
          - `href` string
          - `iconClass` string
          - `id` string
          - `label` string
          - `styleClass` string
          - `title` string
          - `weight` integer
        - `styleClass` string
        - `weight` integer
    - `properties` object — Details of the issue properties identified in the request.
    - `renderedFields` object — The rendered value of each field present on the issue.
    - `schema` object — The schema describing each field present on the issue.
    - `self` string, uri — The URL of the issue details.
    - `transitions` IssueTransition[] — The transitions that can be performed on the issue.
      - `expand` string — Expand options that include additional transition details in the response.
      - `fields` object — Details of the fields associated with the issue transition screen. Use this information to populate `fields` and `update` in a transition request.
      - `hasScreen` boolean — Whether there is a screen associated with the issue transition.
      - `id` string — The ID of the issue transition. Required when specifying a transition to undertake.
      - `isAvailable` boolean — Whether the transition is available to be performed.
      - `isConditional` boolean — Whether the issue has to meet criteria before the issue transition is applied.
      - `isGlobal` boolean — Whether the issue transition is global, that is, the transition is applied to issues regardless of their status.
      - `isInitial` boolean — Whether this is the initial issue transition for the workflow.
      - `looped` boolean
      - `name` string — The name of the issue transition.
      - `to` StatusDetails — A status.
        - `description` string — The description of the status.
        - `iconUrl` string — The URL of the icon used to represent the status.
        - `id` string — The ID of the status.
        - `name` string — The name of the status.
        - `scope` Scope — The projects the item is associated with. Indicated for items associated with [next-gen projects](https://confluence.atlassian.com/x/loMyO).
          - `project` ProjectDetails — Details about a project.
            - `avatarUrls` AvatarUrlsBean
              - …
            - `id` string — The ID of the project.
            - `key` string — The key of the project.
            - `name` string — The name of the project.
            - `projectCategory` UpdatedProjectCategory — A project category.
              - …
            - `projectTypeKey` 'software' | 'service_desk' | 'business' — The [project type](https://confluence.atlassian.com/x/GwiiLQ#Jiraapplicationsoverview-Productfeaturesandprojecttypes) of the project.
            - `self` string — The URL of the project details.
            - `simplified` boolean — Whether or not the project is simplified.
          - `type` 'PROJECT' | 'TEMPLATE' — The type of scope.
        - `self` string — The URL of the status.
        - `statusCategory` StatusCategory — A status category.
          - `colorName` string — The name of the color used to represent the status category.
          - `id` integer — The ID of the status category.
          - `key` string — The key of the status category.
          - `name` string — The name of the status category.
          - `self` string — The URL of the status category.
    - `versionedRepresentations` object — The versions of each field on the issue.
  - `names` object — The ID and name of each field in the search results.
  - `nextPageToken` string — Continuation token to fetch the next page. If this result represents the last or the only page this token will be null. This token will expire in 7 days.
  - `schema` object — The schema describing the field types in the search results.
  - `warnings` SearchWarning[] — Experimental. Warnings generated during the search, e.g. when a JQL clause exceeded its argument limit or when the result set was truncated due to an ingestion limit. This field is currently rolling out behind a feature flag and may be absent, empty, or change shape without notice until generally available.
    - `details` SearchWarningLimitDetails — Experimental. Structured details about a JQL clause exceeding its argument limit.
      - `actual` integer — The actual number of arguments supplied that exceeded the limit.
      - `arguments` string — The arguments passed to the JQL clause.
      - `clause` string — The JQL clause that triggered the limit, e.g. issueHistory().
      - `limit` integer — The maximum number of arguments allowed for the clause.
    - `message` string — A human-readable explanation of the warning suitable for surfacing to end users.
    - `type` string — The type of warning, e.g. CLAUSE\_LIMIT\_EXCEEDED.

## Other responses

- `400` — Returned if the search request is invalid
- `401` — Returned if the authentication credentials are incorrect or missing.

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