Set custom field contexts default values

Sets default for contexts of a custom field. Default are defined using these objects:

• CustomFieldContextDefaultValueDate (type datepicker) for date fields.
• CustomFieldContextDefaultValueDateTime (type datetimepicker) for date-time fields.
• CustomFieldContextDefaultValueSingleOption (type option.single) for single choice select lists and radio buttons.
• CustomFieldContextDefaultValueMultipleOption (type option.multiple) for multiple choice select lists and checkboxes.
• CustomFieldContextDefaultValueCascadingOption (type option.cascading) for cascading select lists.
• CustomFieldContextSingleUserPickerDefaults (type single.user.select) for single users.
• CustomFieldContextDefaultValueMultiUserPicker (type multi.user.select) for user lists.
• CustomFieldContextDefaultValueSingleGroupPicker (type grouppicker.single) for single choice group pickers.
• CustomFieldContextDefaultValueMultipleGroupPicker (type grouppicker.multiple) for multiple choice group pickers.
• CustomFieldContextDefaultValueURL (type url) for URLs.
• CustomFieldContextDefaultValueProject (type project) for project pickers.
• CustomFieldContextDefaultValueFloat (type float) for floats (floating-point numbers).
• CustomFieldContextDefaultValueLabels (type labels) for labels.
• CustomFieldContextDefaultValueTextField (type textfield) for text fields.
• CustomFieldContextDefaultValueTextArea (type textarea) for text area fields.
• CustomFieldContextDefaultValueLongText (type longtext) for plain text paragraph fields.
• CustomFieldContextDefaultValueReadOnly (type readonly) for read only (text) fields.
• CustomFieldContextDefaultValueMultipleVersion (type version.multiple) for single choice version pickers.
• CustomFieldContextDefaultValueSingleVersion (type version.single) for multiple choice version pickers.

Forge custom fields types are also supported, returning:

• CustomFieldContextDefaultValueForgeStringFieldBean (type forge.string) for Forge string fields.
• CustomFieldContextDefaultValueForgeMultiStringFieldBean (type forge.string.list) for Forge string collection fields.
• CustomFieldContextDefaultValueForgeObjectFieldBean (type forge.object) for Forge object fields.
• CustomFieldContextDefaultValueForgeDateTimeFieldBean (type forge.datetime) for Forge date-time fields.
• CustomFieldContextDefaultValueForgeGroupFieldBean (type forge.group) for Forge group fields.
• CustomFieldContextDefaultValueForgeMultiGroupFieldBean (type forge.group.list) for Forge group collection fields.
• CustomFieldContextDefaultValueForgeNumberFieldBean (type forge.number) for Forge number fields.
• CustomFieldContextDefaultValueForgeUserFieldBean (type forge.user) for Forge user fields.
• CustomFieldContextDefaultValueForgeMultiUserFieldBean (type forge.user.list) for Forge user collection fields.

Only one type of default object can be included in a request. To remove a default for a context, set the default parameter to null.

Deprecated: This API is deprecated and will be removed in October 2026. A replacement API that supports multiple default values per issue type within a context is coming soon. See the deprecation notice CHANGE-3082 for more details.

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