# Is there a way to filter for issues with an old severity value of "blocker" ？

**URL:** <https://community.sonarsource.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-filter-for-issues-with-an-old-severity-value-of-blocker/126781>\
**Category:** SonarQube Server / Community Build\
**Created:** [September 27, 2024, 3:36am UTC](https://community.sonarsource.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-filter-for-issues-with-an-old-severity-value-of-blocker/126781 "2024-09-27T03:36:14Z")\
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**Author:** ![elay\_chen](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/sonarsource/user_avatar/community.sonarsource.com/elay_chen/32/62429_2.png) [@elay\_chen](https://community.sonarsource.com/u/elay_chen)\
**Post date:** [September 27, 2024, 3:36am UTC](https://community.sonarsource.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-filter-for-issues-with-an-old-severity-value-of-blocker/126781/1 "2024-09-27T03:36:14Z")

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Hi team,

SonarQube-10.5  
Docker

I would like to know how to filter for issues with an old severity value of “blocker”, as our team want to focus more on these issues. API or other way ？  
Why was the issue severity changed？  
Thanks！

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**Author:** ![Colin](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/sonarsource/user_avatar/community.sonarsource.com/colin/32/55255_2.png) [@Colin](https://community.sonarsource.com/u/Colin)\
**Post date:** [September 30, 2024, 9:18am UTC](https://community.sonarsource.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-filter-for-issues-with-an-old-severity-value-of-blocker/126781/2 "2024-09-30T09:18:21Z")

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Hey there.

In SonarQube _v10.5_, you can use the API (like [**GET api/issues/search**](https://next.sonarqube.com/sonarqube/web_api/api/rules?query=rules&deprecated=true&internal=true) and using the `severities` parameter. This is documented when you tick the “Show Deprecated API” button in the Web API documentation).

Why did this change? We wanted to simplify things, and we talk about that here:

> [@Introducing Clean Code in our products](https://community.sonarsource.com/t/introducing-clean-code-in-our-products/98431):
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> Our thinking has evolved based on feedback from our Community. While much of this post remains relevant, some details have changed. Hello everyone, You might have noticed we relaunched [our website](https://www.sonarsource.com/) and started to talk about Clean Code. We are now introducing a detailed definition of Clean Code in Sonar products. What is Clean Code? Clean Code is consistent, intentional, adaptable, and responsible. These attributes define what Clean Code is all about. Going forward, all Sonar products wi…

However, many changes will be announced soon, and I expect the ability to filter on the old severities to return in the next release or two. Keep an eye out for more announcements on that.

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**Author:** ![elay\_chen](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/sonarsource/user_avatar/community.sonarsource.com/elay_chen/32/62429_2.png) [@elay\_chen](https://community.sonarsource.com/u/elay_chen)\
**Post date:** [December 30, 2024, 3:07am UTC](https://community.sonarsource.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-filter-for-issues-with-an-old-severity-value-of-blocker/126781/3 "2024-12-30T03:07:25Z")

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Hello, I noticed that version 10.8 has already been released. Has the filtering functionality been implemented in this version?  
Thanks!

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**Author:** ![Colin](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/sonarsource/user_avatar/community.sonarsource.com/colin/32/55255_2.png) [@Colin](https://community.sonarsource.com/u/Colin)\
**Post date:** [January 2, 2025, 9:45am UTC](https://community.sonarsource.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-filter-for-issues-with-an-old-severity-value-of-blocker/126781/4 "2025-01-02T09:45:16Z")

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Hey @elay_chen!

Yes, after switching to [Standard Experience Mode](https://docs.sonarsource.com/sonarqube-server/latest/instance-administration/analysis-functions/instance-mode/instance-mode-overview/), you have access to the old filters.