Issue Attachments

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

Resource	/api/issues/{issueID}/attachments
Returned entity	IssueAttachment. For the description of the entity attributes, see Supported Fields section.
Supported methods	`GET`: Read a List of IssueAttachments. `POST`: Add a New 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 List of IssueAttachments

Get a list of all attachments of the specific issue.

Required permissions

Requires access to the issue where the attachment belongs.

Request syntax

GET /api/issues/{issueID}/attachments?{fields}&{$top}&{$skip}

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.

$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.

Sample

Sample request

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

Sample response body

                [
                  {
                    "created": 1554209839634,
                    "updated": 1554209839578,
                    "author": {
                      "name": "John Smith",
                      "id": "1-1",
                      "$type": "User"
                    },
                    "metaData": "rw=568&rh=902",
                    "charset": null,
                    "name": "2019-03-28_14-30-46.png",
                    "size": 208788,
                    "extension": "png",
                    "url": "/youtrack/api/files/1-1/sign=fake",
                    "mimeType": "image/png",
                    "id": "7-2",
                    "$type": "IssueAttachment"
                  },
                  {
                    "created": 1554209920779,
                    "updated": 1554209920719,
                    "author": {
                      "name": "John Smith",
                      "id": "1-1",
                      "$type": "User"
                    },
                    "metaData": "rw=375&rh=226",
                    "charset": null,
                    "name": "older-versions.png",
                    "size": 23812,
                    "extension": "png",
                    "url": "/youtrack/api/files/1-2/sign=fake",
                    "mimeType": "image/png",
                    "id": "7-3",
                    "$type": "IssueAttachment"
                  },
                  {
                    "created": 1554223990031,
                    "updated": 0,
                    "author": {
                      "name": "Jane Doe",
                      "id": "1-3",
                      "$type": "User"
                    },
                    "metaData": "rw=375&rh=226",
                    "charset": null,
                    "name": "older-versions.png",
                    "size": 23812,
                    "extension": "png",
                    "url": "/youtrack/api/files/1-3/sign=fake",
                    "mimeType": "image/png",
                    "id": "7-6",
                    "$type": "IssueAttachment"
                  },
                  {
                    "created": 1554223990031,
                    "updated": 0,
                    "author": {
                      "name": "Jane Doe",
                      "id": "1-3",
                      "$type": "User"
                    },
                    "metaData": "empty",
                    "charset": null,
                    "name": "readme-rest-docs.md",
                    "size": 3503,
                    "extension": "md",
                    "url": "/youtrack/api/files/1-4/sign=fake",
                    "mimeType": "text/markdown",
                    "id": "7-7",
                    "$type": "IssueAttachment"
                  }
                ]
            

Add a New IssueAttachment

Add an attachment to the issue.

Required permissions

Requires permissions: Add Attachment

Request syntax

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

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.
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

To create an attachment in an issue, you need to send a POST request to an endpoint like the one specified in this sample. As the format for request differs for various languages and tools, we do not provide specific example here. Instead, see a sample step-by-step procedure on the use case page.

Sample request

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

Last modified: 23 April 2024