How to Set Required Custom User Field When Creating an Issue?

[fbuffalo]

Hello,

I'm trying to create a Jira issue using the CLI, but there's a required custom field of type "user" that I’m having trouble setting correctly.

jira issue create \
  -t "Bug Type" \
  -s "NEW ISSUE" \
  -b "TODO" \
  -P "BUG-7711" \
  --custom "responsible-for-testing=Peter Griffin" \
  --no-input

And here's the output I get:

Error:
- customfield_20196: Responsible for Testing is required.

I’ve tried using different formats for the user value, including the full display name, email address, and accountId, but none of them seem to work.

What is the correct way to pass a user-type custom field in this context?

Thanks in advance!

[kyleahardy]

Hey there @fbuffalo - I believe you need to drop the quotes off of the field name. The value being assigned should quotes:

--custom responsible-for-testing="Peter Griffin"