my $fields = $perl->{issues}[0]{fields}; # Now you can get my $customfield_22181 = $fields->{customfield_22181}; # Should get you the desired 'Jira Testing' my $customfield_11150_val = $fields->{customfield_11150}{value}; # Should be 'Yes' my @weekdays = map {$_->{value}} @{ $fields->{customfield_11780} };