To get a defect specified by its ID, you call the …/projects/{ProjectId}/defects/{Id} (GET) method. The Id parameter specifies the ID of the needed defect.
To get items of other types (tests or requirements), you use the appropriate methods. See /projects/{ProjectId}/requirements/{Id} (GET) and /projects/{ProjectId}/tests/{Id} (GET).
Request
curl -u [email protected]:p@ssword -X GET -H "Content-Type: application/json" -H "Accept: application/json" http://yourserver.com/rest-api/service/api/v1/projects/11873/defects/12
Response
The server will return information on the defect:
{
"id": 12,
"title": "Floating toolbar improvements",
"status": "Resolved",
"__permissions": {
"acl": 7
},
"act_finish": "2015-06-31T00:00:00.0000000",
"act_hrs": 0,
"act_start": "2015-06-17T00:00:00.000000",
"actual_results": "The design of the floating toolbar is inconsistent.",
"assigned_to_name": "Smith, John",
"assignee_user_id": 27942,
"closed_by": 27942,
"custom_fields": [],
"date_closed": "0001-01-01T00:00:00.0000000",
"date_created": "2015-05-26T10:54:21.0930000",
"date_opened": "2015-05-27T11:42:29.1700000",
"date_resolved": "2015-06-24T09:55:25.4500000",
"date_updated": "2015-06-24T09:55:25.4500000",
"description": "The design of the floating toolbar needs improvement",
"est_finish": "0001-01-01T00:00:00.0000000",
"est_hrs": 0,
"est_hrs_remaining": 0,
"est_start": "0001-01-01T00:00:00.0000000",
"expected_results": "This should work",
"folder_id": 52359,
"folder_name": "UI Defects",
"functional_area_code": "",
"how_found_code": "Code Review",
"import_id": 0,
"issue_code": "Code Defect",
"nbr_events": 0,
"nbr_files": 1,
"nbr_notes": 1,
"nbr_tasks": 0,
"opened_by": 27942,
"opened_by_company": "EDGB",
"opened_by_email": "[email protected]",
"opened_by_name": "Smith, John",
"original_id": 0,
"owner_name": "Smith, John",
"owner_user_id": 27942,
"pct_complete": 0,
"priority_code": "1-Fix ASAP",
"project_id": 11873,
"resolution": "Toolbar is redesigned",
"resolution_code": "Fixed",
"resolved_by": 27942,
"resolved_by_name": "Smith, John",
"severity_code": "1-Crash",
"software_version_code": "1.0",
"steps_to_repro": "step 1\r\nstep 2\r\nstep 3\r\nstep 3.1\r\nstep 3.2\r\n",
"update_user_id": 27942,
"user_name": "Smith, John"
}