Operations with Specific Issue

Resource that provides access to issues.

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

Issue attributes

Represents an issue in YouTrack.

Related Resources

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

Attributes

This table describes attributes of the Issue 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 database ID of the issue. `Read-only`.
attachments	Array of IssueAttachments	The list of attachments in the issue.
comments	Array of IssueComments	A list of comments for the issue.
commentsCount	Int	The number of comments in the issue. `Read-only`.
created	Long	The timestamp in milliseconds indicating the moment when the issue was created. Stored as a unix timestamp at UTC. `Read-only`.
customFields	Array of IssueCustomFields	The collection of custom fields that are present in the issue. `Read-only`.
description	String	The issue description. `Can be null`.
draftOwner	User	The creator of the draft if the issue is a draft. `null` if the issue is reported. `Read-only`. `Can be null`.
externalIssue	ExternalIssue	Reference to the issue or similar object in an originating third-party system. `Read-only`. `Can be null`.
idReadable	String	The issue ID as seen in the YouTrack interface. `Read-only`.
isDraft	Boolean	`true` if this issue is a draft, `false` if it is reported. `Read-only`.
links	Array of IssueLinks	Issue links (for example, `relates to`, `parent for`, and so on). `Read-only`.
numberInProject	Long	The issue number in the project. `Read-only`.
parent	IssueLink	The parent issue for the current one. If the issue is not a sub-task of any issue, then `null`. `Read-only`.
pinnedComments	Array of IssueComments	The list of comments that are pinned in the issue. `Read-only`.
project	Project	The project where the issue belongs. `Can be null`.
reporter	User	The user who reported (created) the issue. `Read-only`. `Can be null`.
resolved	Long	The timestamp in milliseconds indicating the moment when the issue was assigned a state that is considered to be resolved. Stored as a unix timestamp at UTC. `null` if the issue is still in an unresolved state. `Read-only`. `Can be null`.
subtasks	IssueLink	The list of sub-tasks of the issue. `Read-only`.
summary	String	The issue summary. `Can be null`.
tags	Array of Tags	The list of tags that are added to the issue.
updated	Long	The timestamp in milliseconds indicating the last update of the issue. Stored as a unix timestamp at UTC. `Read-only`.
updater	User	The user who last updated the issue. `Read-only`. `Can be null`.
visibility	Visibility	Visibility settings of the issue. They describe who is allowed to see the issue. `Can be null`.
voters	IssueVoters	Object that contains data about voters for the issue and for its duplicates. `Read-only`.
votes	Int	The sum of votes for this issue and votes for its duplicates. A reporter of a duplicate issue automatically becomes a voter for the main issue. `Read-only`.
watchers	IssueWatchers	Object that contains data about users watching this issue or its duplicates. `Read-only`.
wikifiedDescription	String	The issue description as shown in the UI after processing wiki/Markdown markup (including HTML markup). `Read-only`.

Read a Specific Issue

Read an issue with specific ID.

Required permissions

Requires permissions: Read Issue. If issue visibility is limited to some users or groups, user should be a part of this set or have Override Visibility Restrictions permission. For issue reporter only Create Issue permission is required.

Request syntax

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

{issueID}

ID of the issue. You can specify either the database ID of the issue (for example, 2-24) or issue ID in the project (for example, TST-5).

Request parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
fields	String	A list of Issue 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/SP-38?fields=id,summary,customFields(id,name,value(avatarUrl,buildLink,color(id),fullName,id,isResolved,localizedName,login,minutes,name,presentation,text))
            

Sample response body

                {
                  "summary": "Sprint 3. Task 2",
                  "customFields": [
                    {
                      "value": {
                        "localizedName": null,
                        "color": {
                          "id": "17",
                          "$type": "FieldStyle"
                        },
                        "name": "Normal",
                        "id": "67-3",
                        "$type": "EnumBundleElement"
                      },
                      "name": "Priority",
                      "id": "92-1",
                      "$type": "SingleEnumIssueCustomField"
                    },
                    {
                      "value": {
                        "localizedName": null,
                        "color": {
                          "id": "0",
                          "$type": "FieldStyle"
                        },
                        "name": "Bug",
                        "id": "67-5",
                        "$type": "EnumBundleElement"
                      },
                      "name": "Type",
                      "id": "92-2",
                      "$type": "SingleEnumIssueCustomField"
                    },
                    {
                      "value": {
                        "isResolved": false,
                        "localizedName": null,
                        "color": {
                          "id": "0",
                          "$type": "FieldStyle"
                        },
                        "name": "Open",
                        "id": "69-1",
                        "$type": "StateBundleElement"
                      },
                      "name": "State",
                      "id": "92-3",
                      "$type": "StateIssueCustomField"
                    },
                    {
                      "value": {
                        "login": "john.doe",
                        "avatarUrl": "/hub/api/rest/avatar/cd939d5e-4c15-4080-98cd-0cde0cb3c19f?s=48",
                        "fullName": "John Doe",
                        "name": "John Doe",
                        "id": "1-2",
                        "$type": "User"
                      },
                      "name": "Assignee",
                      "id": "94-0",
                      "$type": "SingleUserIssueCustomField"
                    },
                    {
                      "value": null,
                      "name": "Subsystem",
                      "id": "92-0",
                      "$type": "SingleOwnedIssueCustomField"
                    },
                    {
                      "value": [],
                      "name": "Fix versions",
                      "id": "92-4",
                      "$type": "MultiVersionIssueCustomField"
                    },
                    {
                      "value": [],
                      "name": "Affected versions",
                      "id": "92-5",
                      "$type": "MultiVersionIssueCustomField"
                    },
                    {
                      "value": null,
                      "name": "Fixed in build",
                      "id": "92-6",
                      "$type": "SingleBuildIssueCustomField"
                    }
                  ],
                  "id": "2-42",
                  "$type": "Issue"
                }
            

Update a Specific Issue

Update single issue.

Required permissions

Requires Create Issue permission for issue's reporter and Update Issue permission otherwise.

Request syntax

POST /api/issues/{issueID}?{fields}&{muteUpdateNotifications}

{issueID}

ID of the issue. You can specify either the database ID of the issue (for example, 2-24) or issue ID in the project (for example, TST-5).

Request parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
fields	String	A list of Issue 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/issues/SP-38?fields=id,summary,customFields(id,name,value(avatarUrl,buildLink,color(id),fullName,id,isResolved,localizedName,login,minutes,name,presentation,text))
            

Sample request body

                {
                  "summary": "New summary",
                  "customFields": [
                    {
                      "value": {
                        "name": "Major"
                      },
                      "name": "Priority",
                      "id": "92-1",
                      "$type": "SingleEnumIssueCustomField"
                    }
                  ]
                }
            

Sample response body

                {
                  "summary": "New summary",
                  "customFields": [
                    {
                      "value": {
                        "localizedName": null,
                        "color": {
                          "id": "18",
                          "$type": "FieldStyle"
                        },
                        "name": "Major",
                        "id": "67-2",
                        "$type": "EnumBundleElement"
                      },
                      "name": "Priority",
                      "id": "92-1",
                      "$type": "SingleEnumIssueCustomField"
                    },
                    {
                      "value": {
                        "localizedName": null,
                        "color": {
                          "id": "0",
                          "$type": "FieldStyle"
                        },
                        "name": "Bug",
                        "id": "67-5",
                        "$type": "EnumBundleElement"
                      },
                      "name": "Type",
                      "id": "92-2",
                      "$type": "SingleEnumIssueCustomField"
                    },
                    {
                      "value": {
                        "isResolved": false,
                        "localizedName": null,
                        "color": {
                          "id": "0",
                          "$type": "FieldStyle"
                        },
                        "name": "Open",
                        "id": "69-1",
                        "$type": "StateBundleElement"
                      },
                      "name": "State",
                      "id": "92-3",
                      "$type": "StateIssueCustomField"
                    },
                    {
                      "value": {
                        "login": "john.doe",
                        "avatarUrl": "/hub/api/rest/avatar/cd939d5e-4c15-4080-98cd-0cde0cb3c19f?s=48",
                        "fullName": "John Doe",
                        "name": "John Doe",
                        "id": "1-2",
                        "$type": "User"
                      },
                      "name": "Assignee",
                      "id": "94-0",
                      "$type": "SingleUserIssueCustomField"
                    },
                    {
                      "value": null,
                      "name": "Subsystem",
                      "id": "92-0",
                      "$type": "SingleOwnedIssueCustomField"
                    },
                    {
                      "value": [],
                      "name": "Fix versions",
                      "id": "92-4",
                      "$type": "MultiVersionIssueCustomField"
                    },
                    {
                      "value": [],
                      "name": "Affected versions",
                      "id": "92-5",
                      "$type": "MultiVersionIssueCustomField"
                    },
                    {
                      "value": null,
                      "name": "Fixed in build",
                      "id": "92-6",
                      "$type": "SingleBuildIssueCustomField"
                    }
                  ],
                  "id": "2-42",
                  "$type": "Issue"
                }
            

Delete a Specific Issue

Delete the issue. Note that this operation can not be undone.

Required permissions

Requires permissions: Delete Issue

Request syntax

DELETE /api/issues/{issueID}

{issueID}

ID of the issue. You can specify either the database ID of the issue (for example, 2-24) or issue ID in the project (for example, TST-5).

Request parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
fields	String	A list of Issue 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/2-5

Last modified: 18 April 2024