Operations with Specific WorkItemType

This resource lets you read, update, and delete types of work items.

Resource	/api/admin/timeTrackingSettings/workItemTypes/{typeID}
Returned entity	WorkItemType. For the description of the entity attributes, see Supported Fields section.
Supported methods	`GET`: Read a Specific WorkItemType. `POST`: Update a Specific WorkItemType. `DELETE`: Delete a Specific WorkItemType.

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.

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 a work item type with a specific ID.

Required permissions

Requires permissions: Read Work Item

Request syntax

GET /api/admin/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

                    https://example.youtrack.cloud/api/admin/timeTrackingSettings/workItemTypes/65-5?fields=name,id,autoAttached
                

Sample response body

                    {
                      "autoAttached": true,
                      "name": "Investigation",
                      "id": "65-5",
                      "$type": "WorkItemType"
                    }
                

Update a Specific WorkItemType

Update a work item type with a specific ID. In the body of the request, provide the properties that you need to change as JSON.

Required permissions

Requires permissions: Low-level Admin Write

Request syntax

POST /api/admin/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

                    https://example.youtrack.cloud/api/admin/timeTrackingSettings/workItemTypes/65-5?fields=name,id,autoAttached
                

Sample request body

                    {
                      "autoAttached": false
                    }
                

Sample response body

                    {
                      "autoAttached": false,
                      "name": "Implementation",
                      "id": "65-5",
                      "$type": "WorkItemType"
                    }
                

Delete a Specific WorkItemType

Delete a work item type with a specific ID.

Required permissions

Requires permissions: Low-level Admin Write

Request syntax

DELETE /api/admin/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

                    https://example.youtrack.cloud/api/admin/timeTrackingSettings/workItemTypes/65-5
                

24 March 2025