# Operations with Specific WorkItemType

This resource lets you configure work item types of the project.
|  Resource  |     ```GENERIC /api/admin/projects/{projectID}/timeTrackingSettings/workItemTypes/{typeID} ```    |
| --- | --- |
|  Returned entity  |  [WorkItemType](api-entity-WorkItemType.html). For the description of the entity attributes, see [Supported Fields](#WorkItemType-supported-fields) section.  |
|  Supported methods  |      * `GET`: [Read a Specific WorkItemType](#get-WorkItemType-method).    * `DELETE`: [Delete a Specific WorkItemType](#delete-WorkItemType-method).    |

## WorkItemType attributes

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.  |

## Read a Specific WorkItemType

Read the attributes of the specific work item type in the project.

### Required permissions

Requires permissions: Read Work Item, Update Work Item, or Create Work Item

### Request syntax

```GENERIC
GET /api/admin/projects/{projectID}/timeTrackingSettings/workItemTypes/{typeID}?{fields}
```

|  {typeID}  |  Database ID of the work item type.  |
| --- | --- |

### Request parameters

|  Parameter  |  Type  |  Description  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  fields  |  String  |  A list of WorkItemType attributes that should be returned in the response. If no field is specified, only the `entityID` is returned.  |

### Sample

#### Sample request

```CURL
https://example.youtrack.cloud/api/admin/projects/0-0/timeTrackingSettings/workItemTypes/65-2?fields=id,name,autoAttached
```

#### Sample response body

```JSON
{
  "name": "Documentation",
  "autoAttached": false,
  "id": "65-2",
  "$type": "WorkItemType"
}
```

## Delete a Specific WorkItemType

Detach the work item type from the project.

### Request syntax

```GENERIC
DELETE /api/admin/projects/{projectID}/timeTrackingSettings/workItemTypes/{typeID}
```

|  {typeID}  |  Database ID of the work item type.  |
| --- | --- |

### Request parameters

|  Parameter  |  Type  |  Description  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  fields  |  String  |  A list of WorkItemType attributes that should be returned in the response. If no field is specified, only the `entityID` is returned.  |

### Sample

#### Sample request

```CURL
https://example.youtrack.cloud/api/admin/projects/0-0/timeTrackingSettings/workItemTypes/65-3
```