Issue Work Items

Resource that provides access to work items.

Resource	/api/workItems
Returned entity	IssueWorkItem. For the description of the entity attributes, see Supported Fields section.
Supported methods	`GET`: Read a List of IssueWorkItems.

IssueWorkItem attributes

Represents a work item in an issue.

Related Resources

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

Work Items
Work Items in an Issue

Extends BaseWorkItem

Attributes

This table describes attributes of the IssueWorkItem 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 issue work item. `Read-only`.
author	User	The user to whom the work is attributed in the work item. `Can be null`.
creator	User	The user who added the work item to the issue. `Read-only`. `Can be null`.
text	String	The work item description. `Can be null`.
textPreview	String	Parsed preview of the description. `Read-only`.
type	WorkItemType	The work item type. `Can be null`.
created	Long	The timestamp in milliseconds indicating the moment when the work item was created. Stored as a unix timestamp at UTC. `Can be null`.
updated	Long	The timestamp in milliseconds indicating the last update of the work item. Stored as a unix timestamp at UTC. `Can be null`.
duration	DurationValue	The duration of the work item.
date	Long	The timestamp in milliseconds indicating the date and time of the work item. Stored as a Unix timestamp in UTC. The time part is set to midnight for the current date.
issue	Issue	Stores attributes of the issue to which the work item is attached. `Read-only`.
attributes	Array of WorkItemAttributes	The list of attributes of the work item. `Read-only`.

Read a List of IssueWorkItems

Get all work items that belong to issues that match a search query. If the query is not provided, all work items from all issues are returned.

Request syntax

                GET /api/workItems?{fields}&{$top}&{$skip}&{query}&{startDate}&{endDate}&{start}&{end}&{createdStart}&{createdEnd}&{updatedStart}&{updatedEnd}&{author}&{creator}
            

null	Database ID of IssueWorkItem

Request parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
fields	String	A list of IssueWorkItem attributes that should be returned in the response. If no field is specified, only the `entityID` is returned.
$skip	Int	Optional. Lets you set a number of returned entities to skip before returning the first one.
$top	Int	Optional. Lets you specify the maximum number of entries that are returned in the response. If you don't set the $top value, the server limits the maximum number of returned entries. The server returns a maximum of 42 entries for most resources that return collections. For more information, see Pagination.
query	String	Issue search query. Read more about the search syntax here: Search Query Reference
startDate	Date	The start date of the time interval where the work item dates belong. Accepts a date in a string format: `YYYY-MM-DD`.
endDate	Date	The end date of the time interval where the work item dates belong. Accepts a date in a string format: `YYYY-MM-DD`.
start	Long	A timestamp in milliseconds indicating the start of the interval where the work item dates belong.
end	Long	A timestamp in milliseconds indicating the end of the interval where the work item dates belong.
createdStart	Long	A timestamp in milliseconds indicating the start of the interval during which work items were created.
createdEnd	Long	A timestamp in milliseconds indicating the end of the interval during which work items were created.
updatedStart	Long	A timestamp in milliseconds indicating the start of the interval during which work items were updated.
updatedEnd	Long	A timestamp in milliseconds indicating the end of the interval during which work items were updated.
author	String	Lets you filter work items by their author. Possible values: Database ID of the user. Login of the user. `ringId` value, or the ID of the user in Hub. `me` value for the currently logged in user. Include a separate `author` parameter in your request URI for each author value that you want to see in the response.
creator	String	Lets you filter work items by their creator. Possible values: Database ID of the user. Login of the user. `ringId` value, or the ID of the user in Hub. `me` value for the currently logged in user. Include a separate `creator` parameter in your request URI for each creator value that you want to see in the response.

Sample

Sample request

                    https://example.youtrack.cloud/api/workItems?$top=3&fields=created,duration(presentation,minutes),author(name),creator(name),date,id&author=john.smith&author=minnie.terry
                

Sample response body

                    [
                      {
                        "date": 1471996800000,
                        "created": 1472199143298,
                        "duration": {
                          "minutes": 480,
                          "presentation": "8h",
                          "$type": "DurationValue"
                        },
                        "creator": {
                          "name": "John Smith",
                          "$type": "User"
                        },
                        "author": {
                          "name": "John Smith",
                          "$type": "User"
                        },
                        "id": "124-0",
                        "$type": "IssueWorkItem"
                      },
                      {
                        "date": 1471910400000,
                        "created": 1472199212097,
                        "duration": {
                          "minutes": 480,
                          "presentation": "8h",
                          "$type": "DurationValue"
                        },
                        "creator": {
                          "name": "Minnie Terry",
                          "$type": "User"
                        },
                        "author": {
                          "name": "Minnie Terry",
                          "$type": "User"
                        },
                        "id": "124-2",
                        "$type": "IssueWorkItem"
                      },
                      {
                        "date": 1473811200000,
                        "created": 1473863404279,
                        "duration": {
                          "minutes": 480,
                          "presentation": "8h",
                          "$type": "DurationValue"
                        },
                        "creator": {
                          "name": "Minnie Terry",
                          "$type": "User"
                        },
                        "author": {
                          "name": "Minnie Terry",
                          "$type": "User"
                        },
                        "id": "124-4",
                        "$type": "IssueWorkItem"
                      }
                    ]
                

19 March 2025