# WorkItemType

Represents a work type that can be assigned to a work item.

## Related Resources

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

* [Work Item Types](resource-api-admin-timeTrackingSettings-workItemTypes.html)

* [Work Item Types in a Project](resource-api-admin-projects-projectID-timeTrackingSettings-workItemTypes.html)

## Attributes

This table describes attributes of the `WorkItemType` 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 work item type. `Read-only`.  |
|  name  |  String  |  The name of the work item type.  |
|  autoAttached  |  Boolean  |  If true, this work item type is automatically added to a project, when you enable the time tracking for it.  |