type property

The type of the custom field. These built-in custom field types are available:

• cascadingselect: Enables values to be selected from two levels of select lists (value: com.atlassian.jira.plugin.system.customfieldtypes:cascadingselect)
• datepicker: Stores a date using a picker control (value: com.atlassian.jira.plugin.system.customfieldtypes:datepicker)
• datetime: Stores a date with a time component (value: com.atlassian.jira.plugin.system.customfieldtypes:datetime)
• float: Stores and validates a numeric (floating point) input (value: com.atlassian.jira.plugin.system.customfieldtypes:float)
• grouppicker: Stores a user group using a picker control (value: com.atlassian.jira.plugin.system.customfieldtypes:grouppicker)
• importid: A read-only field that stores the ID the issue had in the system it was imported from (value: com.atlassian.jira.plugin.system.customfieldtypes:importid)
• labels: Stores labels (value: com.atlassian.jira.plugin.system.customfieldtypes:labels)
• multicheckboxes: Stores multiple values using checkboxes (value: ``)
• multigrouppicker: Stores multiple user groups using a picker control (value: ``)
• multiselect: Stores multiple values using a select list (value: com.atlassian.jira.plugin.system.customfieldtypes:multicheckboxes)
• multiuserpicker: Stores multiple users using a picker control (value: com.atlassian.jira.plugin.system.customfieldtypes:multigrouppicker)
• multiversion: Stores multiple versions from the versions available in a project using a picker control (value: com.atlassian.jira.plugin.system.customfieldtypes:multiversion)
• project: Stores a project from a list of projects that the user is permitted to view (value: com.atlassian.jira.plugin.system.customfieldtypes:project)
• radiobuttons: Stores a value using radio buttons (value: com.atlassian.jira.plugin.system.customfieldtypes:radiobuttons)
• readonlyfield: Stores a read-only text value, which can only be populated via the API (value: com.atlassian.jira.plugin.system.customfieldtypes:readonlyfield)
• select: Stores a value from a configurable list of options (value: com.atlassian.jira.plugin.system.customfieldtypes:select)
• textarea: Stores a long text string using a multiline text area (value: com.atlassian.jira.plugin.system.customfieldtypes:textarea)
• textfield: Stores a text string using a single-line text box (value: com.atlassian.jira.plugin.system.customfieldtypes:textfield)
• url: Stores a URL (value: com.atlassian.jira.plugin.system.customfieldtypes:url)
• userpicker: Stores a user using a picker control (value: com.atlassian.jira.plugin.system.customfieldtypes:userpicker)
• version: Stores a version using a picker control (value: com.atlassian.jira.plugin.system.customfieldtypes:version)

To create a field based on a Forge custom field type, use the ID of the Forge custom field type as the value. For example, ari:cloud:ecosystem::extension/e62f20a2-4b61-4dbe-bfb9-9a88b5e3ac84/548c5df1-24aa-4f7c-bbbb-3038d947cb05/static/my-cf-type-key.