How to build a simple table from REST API data - Cloud

Overview

This page shows how to bring REST API data from a Jira query directly into a Confluence table using the JSON Table macro, which is part of the Advanced Tables for Confluence app.

Macro browser input

Select this macro

Macro nameAdvanced Tables - JSON Table
Macro syntax (Old editor){json-table}
Macro syntax (New editor - case insensitive)/JSON Table

Define these parameters/values

Paths to fieldsissues
Paths to fields to be includedkey,fields.summary,fields.issuetype.name,fields.issuetype.id,fields.fixVersions[*].name
URL to JSON data

https://xxxxxxxx.atlassian.net/rest/api/latest/search?jql=key%20in%20(TBL-174%2C%20TBL-300)%20order%20by%20key

Auto number on each rowOn

JSON data

Click the URL link above to view the live JSON data.

Parameters set in the macro editor

Wiki markup input (Old editor)

{json-table:
paths=issues|
fieldPaths=key,fields.summary,fields.issuetype.name,fields.issuetype.id,fields.fixVersions[*].name|
url=https://xxxxxxxx.atlassian.net/rest/api/latest/search?jql=key%20in%20(TBL-174%2C%20TBL-300)%20order%20by%20key|
autoNumber=true}
{json-table}

Example result

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