---
title: "Get custom field option"
method: GET
path: "/rest/api/2/customFieldOption/{id}"
tags: ["Issue custom field options"]
---

# Get custom field option

`GET /rest/api/2/customFieldOption/{id}`

Returns a custom field option. For example, an option in a select list.

Note that this operation **only works for issue field select list options created in Jira or using operations from the [Issue custom field options](#api-group-Issue-custom-field-options) resource**, it cannot be used with issue field select list options created by Connect apps.

This operation can be accessed anonymously.

**[Permissions](#permissions) required:** The custom field option is returned as follows:

 *  if the user has the *Administer Jira* [global permission](https://confluence.atlassian.com/x/x4dKLg).
 *  if the user has the *Browse projects* [project permission](https://confluence.atlassian.com/x/yodKLg) for at least one project the custom field is used in, and the field is visible in at least one layout the user has permission to view.

## Path parameters

- `id` string, required

## Response `200`

Returned if the request is successful.

- CustomFieldOption — Details of a custom option for a field.
  - `self` string, uri — The URL of these custom field option details.
  - `value` string — The value of the custom field option.

## Other responses

- `401` — Returned if the authentication credentials are incorrect or missing.
- `404` — Returned if: * the custom field option is not found. * the user does not have permission to view the custom field.

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[API](https://skmtc.net/atlassian/apis/the-jira-cloud-platform-rest-api.md) · [All operations](https://skmtc.net/atlassian/apis/the-jira-cloud-platform-rest-api/llms.txt) · [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc-service-staging.skmtc.workers.dev/v1/apis/atlassian/the-jira-cloud-platform-rest-api/versions/a26541c2f8bd/schema)