# Operations with Specific Issue Project

This resource lets you read the project where the issue belongs, and move the issue to another project.
|  Resource  |     ```GENERIC /api/issues/{issueID}/project ```    |
| --- | --- |
|  Returned entity  |  [Project](api-entity-Project.html). For the description of the entity attributes, see [Supported Fields](#Project-supported-fields) section.  |
|  Supported methods  |      * `GET`: [Issue Project](#get-Project-method).    * `POST`: [Issue Project](#update-Project-method).    |

## Project attributes

Represents a YouTrack project.

### Related Resources

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

* [Projects](resource-api-admin-projects.html)

* [Issue Project](resource-api-issues-issueID-project.html)

Extends [IssueFolder](api-entity-IssueFolder.html)

### Attributes

This table describes attributes of the `Project` 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 database ID of the project. `Read-only`.  |
|  archived  |  Boolean  |  If the project is currently archived, this property is `true`.  |
|  createdBy  |  [User](api-entity-User.html)  |  The user who created the project. `Can be null`.  |
|  customFields  |  [ProjectCustomField](api-entity-ProjectCustomField.html)  |  The set of custom fields that are available in the project.  |
|  description  |  String  |  The description of the project as shown on the project profile page. `Can be null`.  |
|  fromEmail  |  String  |  The email address that is used to send notifications for the project. If a 'From' address is not set for the project, the default 'From' address for the YouTrack server is returned.  |
|  iconUrl  |  String  |  The URL of the icon of the project. `Read-only`. `Can be null`.  |
|  issues  |  [Array of Issues](api-entity-Issue.html)  |  A list of all issues that belong to the project.  |
|  leader  |  [User](api-entity-User.html)  |  The user who is set as the project owner.  |
|  name  |  String  |  The name of the project.  |
|  replyToEmail  |  String  |  The email address that is used as the reply email to send notifications for the project. If it is not set for the project, the default address for the YouTrack server is returned. `Can be null`.  |
|  shortName  |  String  |  The ID of the project. This short name is also a prefix for an issue ID.  |
|  startingNumber  |  Long  |  Starting number for issues in project. This property can be set only during creation of the new project.  |
|  team  |  [ProjectTeam](api-entity-ProjectTeam.html)  |  Read-only user group representing all members of the project team.    Available since YouTrack 2026.1.    `Read-only`.  |
|  template  |  Boolean  |  If `true`, this project is a template.  |

## Read the Project of an Issue

Get the project to which the issue belongs.

### Request syntax

```GENERIC
GET /api/issues/{issueID}/project?{fields}
```

|  null  |  The database ID of Project  |
| --- | --- |

### Request parameters

|  Parameter  |  Type  |  Description  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  fields  |  String  |  A list of Project 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/issues/SP-8/project?fields=id,name,shortName
```

#### Sample response body

```JSON
{
  "shortName": "SP",
  "name": "Sample Project",
  "id": "0-0",
  "$type": "Project"
}
```

## Move Issue to Another Project

Change the project of the issue. That is, move the issue to another project.

### Request syntax

```GENERIC
POST /api/issues/{issueID}/project?{fields}&{muteUpdateNotifications}
```

|  null  |  The database ID of Project  |
| --- | --- |

### Request parameters

|  Parameter  |  Type  |  Description  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  fields  |  String  |  A list of Project 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 move the issue to another project, you must provide the database ID of the target project in the request payload.

#### Sample request

```CURL
https://example.youtrack.cloud/api/issues/SP-8/project?fields=id,name,shortName
```

#### Sample request body

```JSON
{"id":"0-14"}
```

#### Sample response body

```JSON
{
  "shortName": "KNBN",
  "name": "Another Kanban project from REST",
  "id": "0-14",
  "$type": "Project"
}
```