Sub-articles

This resource lets you work with the sub-articles of the current article.

Resource	/api/articles/{articleID}/childArticles/{articleID}
Returned entity	Article. For the description of the entity attributes, see Supported Fields section.
Supported methods	`GET`: Sub-articles. `POST`: Sub-articles. `DELETE`: Sub-articles.

Article attributes

Represents an article.

Extends BaseArticle

This table describes attributes of the Article entity.

To receive an attribute in the response from the server, specify it explicitly in the fields request parameter.
To update an attribute, provide it in the body of a POST request.

Field	Type	Description
id	String	The ID of the article. `Read-only`.
reporter	User	The user who created the article. `Can be null`.
visibility	Visibility	Visibility settings of the article. These settings describe who is allowed to see the article. `Can be null`.
summary	String	The article title. `Can be null`.
content	String	The content of the article. `Can be null`.
attachments	Array of ArticleAttachments	The list of files attached to the article.
project	Project	The project where the article belongs. `Read-only`.
parentArticle	Article	The parent article of the current one. `Can be null`.
childArticles	Array of Articles	The list of sub-articles of the current one.
hasChildren	Boolean	When `true`, the article has sub-articles. `Read-only`.
updatedBy	User	The user who last updated the article. `Read-only`. `Can be null`.
updated	Long	The timestamp when the article was last updated. `Read-only`. `Can be null`.
created	Long	The timestamp when the article was created. `Read-only`. `Can be null`.
idReadable	String	The article ID. `Read-only`.
ordinal	Long	The position of the article in the tree. `Read-only`.
comments	Array of ArticleComments	The list of comments to the article.
hasStar	Boolean	`true` if the current user added the "Star" tag to this article. Otherwise, `false`.
externalArticle	ExternalArticle	The reference to the article or a similar object in the originating third-party system. `Read-only`. `Can be null`.

Read a Specific Article

Get a specific sub-article of the current one.

Required permissions

Requires Read Article permission for the parent article and the sub-article. If article visibility is limited to some users or groups, the current user should be a part of this set or have the Override Visibility Restrictions permission. For the article reporter only the Create Article permission is required.

Request syntax

GET /api/articles/{articleID}/childArticles/{articleID}?{fields}

{articleID}

The database ID of the target sub-article.

Request parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
fields	String	A list of Article attributes that should be returned in the response. If no field is specified, only the `entityID` is returned.

Sample

Sample request

                https://example.youtrack.cloud/api/articles/NP-A-7/childArticles/226-0?fields=id,idReadable,summary
            

Sample response body

                {
                  "idReadable": "NP-A-1",
                  "summary": "The Basics of the Process",
                  "id": "226-0",
                  "$type": "Article"
                }
            

Update a Specific Article

Update a specific sub-article.

Required permissions

Requires permissions: Update Article for both articles

Request syntax

            POST /api/articles/{articleID}/childArticles/{articleID}?{fields}&{muteUpdateNotifications}
        

{articleID}

The database ID of the target sub-article.

Request parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
fields	String	A list of Article attributes that should be returned in the response. If no field is specified, only the `entityID` is returned.
muteUpdateNotifications	Boolean	Set this parameter to `true` if no notifications should be sent on changes made by this request. This doesn't mute notifications sent by any workflow rules. Using this parameter requires Apply Commands Silently permission in all projects affected by the request. Available since 2021.3.

Sample

Sample request

                https://example.youtrack.cloud/api/articles/NP-A-7/childArticles/226-0?fields=id,idReadable,summary
            

Sample request body

                {
                  "summary": "The Tutorial for the Feature Development"
                }
            

Sample response body

                {
                  "idReadable": "NP-A-1",
                  "summary": "The Tutorial for the Feature Development",
                  "id": "226-0",
                  "$type": "Article"
                }
            

Delete a Specific Article

Remove the parent-child link between the specific sub-article and the current article. This operation does not delete the specified sub-article.

Required permissions

Requires permissions: Update Article for both articles

Request syntax

DELETE /api/articles/{articleID}/childArticles/{articleID}

{articleID}

The database ID of the target sub-article.

Request parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
fields	String	A list of Article attributes that should be returned in the response. If no field is specified, only the `entityID` is returned.

Sample

Sample request

https://example.youtrack.cloud/api/articles/NP-A-7/childArticles/226-0

Last modified: 24 February 2023