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title: "How to remove options from a custom field using Jira CLI"
canonical: "https://support.appfire.com/space/SUPPORT/89141537/How%20to%20remove%20options%20from%20a%20custom%20field%20using%20Jira%20CLI"
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This article explains how to remove one or more options of a custom field <span style="color: #091e42">that has field type </span>*<span style="color: #091e42">option</span>* in Jira using Jira Command Line Interface (CLI).

## Instructions

The support for removing custom field options using the [removeCustomFieldOptions](https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/JCLI/pages/70789678/removeCustomFieldOptions) action, is available since CLI v9.3.0. In this example, a select list field is used named *input* that has options 1, 2, and 3.

The screenshot below shows the "*input*" custom field configuration:  
> Macro (inline-media-image)



1. Run the action below to delete the custom field option "2" from the list of options:
  [*--field*](https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/JCLI/pages/70784837/--field) represents the custom field name   
[*--options*](https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/JCLI/pages/70784233/--options)* *for the custom field option\values
2. Log in to Jira and verify the custom field configuration. The option is removed as shown in the below screenshot:
3. To remove more than one custom field options, use a <span style="color: #091e42">comma-separated list of options as shown below:</span>

> ⚠️ The action works only on the custom fields that <span style="color: #091e42">allow configuration </span><span style="color: #091e42">of options like </span><span style="color: #172b4d">Select List (single choice), </span><span style="color: #172b4d">Select List (multiple choices), </span><span style="color: #172b4d">Radio Buttons, etc..</span><span style="color: #091e42"> </span>


> ℹ️ <span style="color: #333333">It is recommended to test this scenario in a non-production environment or run the action with the </span>[*--simulate*](https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/x/pIHiAw)<span style="color: #333333"> parameter, to verify the behavior before deploying on production environment.</span>