Operations with Specific IssueAttachment

This resource lets you work with attachments in the specific issue.

Resource	/api/issues/{issueID}/attachments/{attachmentID}
Returned entity	IssueAttachment. For the description of the entity attributes, see Supported Fields section.
Supported methods	`GET`: Read a Specific IssueAttachment. `POST`: Update a Specific IssueAttachment. `DELETE`: Delete a Specific IssueAttachment.

IssueAttachment attributes

Represents a file that is attached to an issue or a comment.

Related Resources

Below you can find the list of resources that let you work with this entity.

Issue Attachments

Attributes

This table describes attributes of the IssueAttachment 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 attachment. `Read-only`.
name	String	The name of the file. `Can be null`.
author	User	The user who attached the file to the issue. `Read-only`. `Can be null`.
created	Long	The timestamp in milliseconds indicating the moment when the attachment was created. Stored as a unix timestamp at UTC. `Read-only`.
updated	Long	The timestamp in milliseconds indicating the last update of the attachment. Stored as a unix timestamp at UTC. `Read-only`.
size	Long	The size of the attached file in bytes. `Read-only`.
extension	String	The extension that defines the file type. `Read-only`. `Can be null`.
charset	String	Charset of the file. `Read-only`. `Can be null`.
mimeType	String	Mime type of the file. `Read-only`. `Can be null`.
metaData	String	The dimensions of an image file. For an image file, the value is `rw=&rh=`. For a non-image file, the value is empty. `Read-only`. `Can be null`.
draft	Boolean	If true, attachment is not yet published, otherwise false. `Read-only`.
removed	Boolean	If true, then attachment is considered to be removed. `Read-only`.
base64Content	String	The Data URI that represents the attachment with the following syntax: data:[<media type>][;base64],<data> For example: "data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAUAAAAFCAYAAACNbyblAAAAHElEQVQI12P4//8/w38GIAXDIBKE0DHxgljNBAAO9TXL0Y4OHwAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==" `Can be null`.
url	String	URL of the file. `Read-only`. `Can be null`.
visibility	Visibility	Access setting of the attachment. `Can be null`.
issue	Issue	The issue that the file is attached to. `Read-only`. `Can be null`.
comment	IssueComment	The comment that the file is attached to. Returns `null`, if the file was attached directly to the issue. `Read-only`.
thumbnailURL	String	URL of the attachment thumbnail. `Read-only`. `Can be null`.

Read a Specific IssueAttachment

Read a specific attachment of the issue.

Required permissions

Requires read access to the issue where the attachment belongs.
If the attachment is added to a comment, access to this comment is also required.
If the attachment visibility is limited to specific groups or users, only users from this set and attachment author will be able to access the attachment. Override Visibility Restrictions permissions allows to override these limitations.

Request syntax

GET /api/issues/{issueID}/attachments/{attachmentID}?{fields}

{attachmentID}

Database ID of the attachment.

Request parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
fields	String	A list of IssueAttachment 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/issues/2-6/attachments/7-2?fields=id,name,author(id,name),created,updated,size,mimeType,extension,metaData,url
            

Sample response body

                {
                  "created": 1554209839634,
                  "updated": 1554209839578,
                  "author": {
                    "name": "John Smith",
                    "id": "1-1",
                    "$type": "User"
                  },
                  "metaData": "rw=568&rh=902",
                  "name": "2019-03-28_14-30-46.png",
                  "size": 208788,
                  "extension": "png",
                  "url": "/youtrack/api/files/1-1/sign=fake",
                  "mimeType": "image/png",
                  "id": "7-2",
                  "$type": "IssueAttachment"
                }
            

Update a Specific IssueAttachment

Update a specific attachment.

Required permissions

The author of the attachment can always update it. Otherwise, requires Update Attachment permission.

Request syntax

POST /api/issues/{issueID}/attachments/{attachmentID}?{fields}

{attachmentID}

Database ID of the attachment.

Request parameters

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

Sample

For an existing attachment, you can update only its name, visibility settings, and base64Content, if applicable. For this sample, we just re-name the attached image file.

Sample request

                https://example.youtrack.cloud/api/issues/2-6/attachments/7-2?fields=id,name,author(id,name),created,updated,size,mimeType,extension,metaData,url
            

Sample request body

{ "name":"orphan-modules.png" }

Sample response body

                {
                  "created": 1554209839634,
                  "updated": 1569436739288,
                  "author": {
                    "name": "John Smith",
                    "id": "1-1",
                    "$type": "User"
                  },
                  "metaData": "rw=568&rh=902",
                  "name": "orphan-modules.png",
                  "size": 208788,
                  "extension": "png",
                  "url": "/youtrack/api/files/1-1/sign=fake",
                  "mimeType": "image/png",
                  "id": "7-2",
                  "$type": "IssueAttachment"
                }
            

Delete a Specific IssueAttachment

Delete a specific attachment.

Required permissions

The author of the attachment can always delete it. Otherwise, requires Delete Attachment permission.

Request syntax

DELETE /api/issues/{issueID}/attachments/{attachmentID}

{attachmentID}

Database ID of the attachment.

Request parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
fields	String	A list of IssueAttachment 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/issues/2-6/attachments/7-2

Last modified: 15 March 2024