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Inject variable list of into a parameter.

AMacourek — Tue, 17 Feb 2026 18:13:09 GMT

I have a list of Ids in a variable:
{ObjectTypes:[6,118,119]}

want to have this injected into a JSON parameter for a JIRA API call

{
"qlQuery": "objectTypeId IN ()"
}

I tried using the variable between the () and it did not like the formula.

The resulting JSON should be:

{
"qlQuery": "objectTypeId IN (6,118,119)"
}

I could hard code this, but it is always better to be data driven.

Re: Inject variable list of into a parameter.

gary1 — Tue, 17 Feb 2026 18:12:35 GMT

If the JSON is encoded as a string you have to use string interpolation like this:

"{\"qlQuery\": \"objectTypeId IN (#{data pill goes here})\""

Seeing a screenshot of your recipe would be more helpful.

Re: Inject variable list of into a parameter.

AMacourek — Tue, 17 Feb 2026 20:54:41 GMT

Here is the step:

I can put in the pure JSON, but I want the values of the array here.

If I do the following, it fails.

Re: Inject variable list of into a parameter.

gary1 — Tue, 17 Feb 2026 21:34:13 GMT

You probably don't want to use the "step output" data pill because that's going to insert the entire variable. You want to select the data pill within the variable that represent the value of ObjectTypes.

It also depends on how your previous step is configured. If ObjectTypes is truly an array, you can't just insert the array into the JSON because it will insert with [brackets]. You'll need to stringify it first because qlQuery is a string data type and you want your text to be formatted correctly.

Assuming you have a data pill for ObjectTypes, I would try this:

{ "qlQuery": "objectTypeId IN (#{[ObjectTypes data pill].join(',')})" }

I tried the above and it worked fine. If it doesn't work on your end, I would need to see how you have step 7 configured.

Re: Inject variable list of into a parameter.

AMacourek — Wed, 18 Feb 2026 04:22:38 GMT

I am still getting errors:

Here is the schema for step 7

And the values I am setting on initialization:

Re: Inject variable list of into a parameter.

gary1 — Wed, 18 Feb 2026 04:32:45 GMT

You're not supposed to copy the exact text I sent you.

Where I write:

{ "qlQuery": "objectTypeId IN (#{[ObjectTypes data pill].join(',')})" }

You need to replace "[ObjectTypes data pill]" with the actual data pill from the previous step of your recipe. A "data pill" is the UI element that you drag/click into the input field.