# Operations with Specific IssueWorkItem

This resource lets you work with work items in the specific issue.
|  Resource  |     ```GENERIC /api/issues/{issueID}/timeTracking/workItems/{itemID} ```    |
| --- | --- |
|  Returned entity  |  [IssueWorkItem](api-entity-IssueWorkItem.html). For the description of the entity attributes, see [Supported Fields](#IssueWorkItem-supported-fields) section.  |
|  Supported methods  |      * `GET`: [Read a Specific IssueWorkItem](#get-IssueWorkItem-method).    * `POST`: [Update a Specific IssueWorkItem](#update-IssueWorkItem-method).    * `DELETE`: [Delete a Specific IssueWorkItem](#delete-IssueWorkItem-method).    |

## IssueWorkItem attributes

Represents a work item in an issue.

### Related Resources

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

* [Work Items](resource-api-workItems.html)

* [Work Items in an Issue](resource-api-issues-issueID-timeTracking-workItems.html)

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

### Attributes

This table describes attributes of the `IssueWorkItem` 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 issue work item. `Read-only`.  |
|  author  |  [User](api-entity-User.html)  |  The user to whom the work is attributed in the work item. `Can be null`.  |
|  creator  |  [User](api-entity-User.html)  |  The user who added the work item to the issue. `Read-only`. `Can be null`.  |
|  text  |  String  |  The work item description. `Can be null`.  |
|  textPreview  |  String  |  Parsed preview of the description. `Read-only`.  |
|  type  |  [WorkItemType](api-entity-WorkItemType.html)  |  The work item type. `Can be null`.  |
|  created  |  Long  |  The timestamp in milliseconds indicating the moment when the work item was created. Stored as a unix timestamp at UTC.  |
|  updated  |  Long  |  The timestamp in milliseconds indicating the last update of the work item. Stored as a unix timestamp at UTC. `Can be null`.  |
|  duration  |  [DurationValue](api-entity-DurationValue.html)  |  The duration of the work item.  |
|  date  |  Long  |  The timestamp in milliseconds indicating the date and time of the work item. Stored as a Unix timestamp in UTC. The time part is set to midnight for the current date.  |
|  issue  |  [Issue](api-entity-Issue.html)  |  Stores attributes of the issue to which the work item is attached. `Read-only`.  |
|  attributes  |  [Array of WorkItemAttributes](api-entity-WorkItemAttribute.html)  |  The list of attributes of the work item. `Read-only`.  |

## Read a Specific IssueWorkItem

Get the specific work item of the issue.

### Required permissions

Requires access to the issue work item is added to and Read Work Item permission.

### Request syntax

```GENERIC
GET /api/issues/{issueID}/timeTracking/workItems/{itemID}?{fields}
```

|  {itemID}  |  Database ID of the work item.  |
| --- | --- |

### Request parameters

|  Parameter  |  Type  |  Description  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  fields  |  String  |  A list of IssueWorkItem 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/2-35/timeTracking/workItems/115-7?fields=author(id,name),creator(id,name),date,duration(id,minutes,presentation),id,name,type(id,name)
```

#### Sample response body

```JSON
{
  "date": 1538956800000,
  "duration": {
    "id": "120",
    "minutes": 120,
    "presentation": "2h",
    "$type": "DurationValue"
  },
  "type": {
    "name": "Testing",
    "id": "65-1",
    "$type": "WorkItemType"
  },
  "creator": {
    "name": "John Doe",
    "id": "1-2",
    "$type": "User"
  },
  "author": {
    "name": "Jane Doe",
    "id": "1-3",
    "$type": "User"
  },
  "id": "115-7",
  "$type": "IssueWorkItem"
}
```

## Update a Specific IssueWorkItem

Update the specific work item of the issue.

### Required permissions

Requires Update Work Item permission if work item was created by the user and Update Not Own Work Item otherwise.

### Request syntax

```GENERIC
POST /api/issues/{issueID}/timeTracking/workItems/{itemID}?{fields}&{muteUpdateNotifications}
```

|  {itemID}  |  Database ID of the work item.  |
| --- | --- |

### Request parameters

|  Parameter  |  Type  |  Description  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  fields  |  String  |  A list of IssueWorkItem 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

#### Sample request

```CURL
https://example.youtrack.cloud/api/issues/2-35/timeTracking/workItems/124-222?fields=author(id,name),creator(id,name),date,duration(id,minutes,presentation),id,name,text,type(id,name)
```

#### Sample request body

```JSON
{
  "duration": {
    "minutes": 150
  },
  "type": {
    "id": "65-2"
  }
}
```

#### Sample response body

```JSON
{
  "duration": {
    "presentation": "2h 30m",
    "minutes": 150,
    "id": "150",
    "$type": "DurationValue"
  },
  "date": 1538956800000,
  "type": {
    "name": "Testing",
    "id": "65-2",
    "$type": "WorkItemType"
  },
  "text": "I keep on testing *samples*.",
  "author": {
    "name": "Minnie Terry",
    "id": "24-0",
    "$type": "User"
  },
  "creator": {
    "name": "Minnie Terry",
    "id": "24-0",
    "$type": "User"
  },
  "id": "124-222",
  "$type": "IssueWorkItem"
}
```

## Delete a Specific IssueWorkItem

Delete the specific work item in the issue.

### Required permissions

Requires Update Work Item permission if work item was created by the user and Update Not Own Work Item otherwise.

### Request syntax

```GENERIC
DELETE /api/issues/{issueID}/timeTracking/workItems/{itemID}
```

|  {itemID}  |  Database ID of the work item.  |
| --- | --- |

### Request parameters

|  Parameter  |  Type  |  Description  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  fields  |  String  |  A list of IssueWorkItem 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/2-35/timeTracking/workItems/115-7
```