Get Started with REST API

Use this section to get started with the YouTrack REST API. Learn how to choose an authentication method, determine the REST API URL for your YouTrack service, and work with request patterns for fields, queries, headers, and pagination. For task-specific request examples, see the REST API use cases.

• Log in to YouTrack
  • Permanent Token Authorization
  • Manage Permanent Tokens
  • OAuth 2.0 Authorization
• REST API URL and Endpoints
• OpenAPI Specification (OAS)
• Fields Syntax
• Query Syntax
• Request Headers
• Custom Fields in REST API
• Pagination
• Users, Groups, and Access Management
• Hub REST API Endpoints and Entities Deprecated in YouTrack 2026.1
• $type
• Postman Collection for the YouTrack REST API