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Get Started with Apps

The topics in this section provide general guidelines for building YouTrack apps.

Topic

Description

App Quick Start Guide

Create your first app following this quick start guide.

App Package Overview

Get an overview of an app package structure and its main parts.

App Manifest

Learn more about the app manifest and the information stored there.

App Settings

Learn how to add settings that can be configured to customize and personalize features supported by your apps.

Extension Properties

Learn how to extend core entities in YouTrack using custom properties.

App Permissions

Check the list of available permissions that let you manage who has access to the widgets supported by your apps.

Authentication for Apps

Learn about the authentication approach and the permissions required to work with apps.

App Visibility

Learn how visibility can be used to limit access to an app in YouTrack.

Global and Project Scopes

Learn how scopes are used to define availability for different features.

Launch Checklist

Make sure that your app is ready for general use by checking all boxes in the launch checklist.

Sample Apps

Software Developers from the YouTrack team at JetBrains have published a collection of apps to a public repository on GitHub. Feel free to browse the source code and use it as a springboard to develop your own widgets.

YouTrack Community Slack

If you're having a difficult time getting your app to work the way you want it to, join us in Slack. Get help in real time directly from the development team. Connect with other users to find real solutions to challenging situations.

Last modified: 7 October 2024