Delete all comments of an issue.

This article provides the code snippet to delete all comments of the current issue using Build-your-own (scripted) Post-function post-function, callJira Nunjucks filter, and this Jira Cloud REST API.

 Instructions

1. Navigate to the intended workflow and open it in Edit mode.

2. Select the required transition.

3. Select the Post functions tab and click Add post function.

4. Add the Build-your-own (scripted) Post-function post-function.

5. Add the below code in “Nunjucks script”:

   {% set allComments = issue.fields.comment.comments | field("id") %} {% for comm in allComments %} {{ "/rest/api/2/issue/:issueKey/comment/:id" | callJira( params={issueKey:issue.key,id:comm}, verb="delete" )}} {% endfor %}

6. Add the post-function and publish the workflow.

Open

With this, all the comments on the current issue are deleted when the transition is executed.

References

• Using Nunjucks Templates

• Accessing JIRA Standard fields

• Tags and Expressions

• field filter

• callJira filter

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