Article

Represents an article in YouTrack.

Available since 2021.4.23500

Properties

Name	Type	Description
attachments	Set .< BaseArticleAttachment >	Read-only. The set of attachments that are attached to the article.
author	User	Read-only. The user who created the article.
becomesRemoved	Boolean	Read-only. When `true`, the entity is removed in the current transaction. Otherwise, `false`. This property can become `true` only in on-change rules when the rule is triggered on the removal of an issue or an article. In the rule code, the `runOn` rule property must contain the `removal` parameter set to `true`. Available since 2017.4.37915 runOn: {removal: true}
childArticles	Set .< Article >	The set of sub-articles of the current one. Available since 2024.4
comments	Set .< ArticleComment >	Read-only. The set of comments for the article or article draft.
content	String	The text that is entered as the article content.
created	Number	Read-only. The date when the article was created.
editedComments	Set .< ArticleComment >	Read-only. The set of comments that are edited in the current transaction. Comments that are added and removed are not considered to be edited. Instead, these are represented by the `article.comments.added` and `article.comments.removed` properties.
extensionProperties	Object	The object containing extension properties for this entity and their values. Extension properties are custom properties that might be added to core YouTrack entities by an app. For details about extension properties, see Extension Properties. Available since 2024.3 const entities = require('@jetbrains/youtrack-scripting-api/entities'); exports.rule = entities.Issue.action({ command: 'test', action: function (ctx) { const printValues = () => { return 'stringProp:' + ctx.issue.extensionProperties.stringProp + ';' + 'integerProp:' + ctx.issue.extensionProperties.integerProp + ';' + 'booleanProp:' + ctx.issue.extensionProperties.booleanProp + ';' + 'issueProp:' + ctx.issue.extensionProperties.issueProp?.id + ';' + 'issuesProp:' + ctx.issue.extensionProperties.issuesProp?.first()?.id + ';' } ctx.issue.addComment(printValues()); } });
id	String	Read-only. The article ID.
isNew	Boolean	Read-only. When `true`, the entity is created in the current transaction. Otherwise, `false`. Available since 2018.2.42351
isStarred	Boolean	Read-only. If the current user has added the 'Star' to watch the article, this property is `true`. Available since 2023.1
numberInProject	Number	Read-only. The article number in the project.
originalArticle	Article	Read-only. The article from which the current article draft was created, or `null` if the current article is not a draft. Available since 2026.1
parentArticle	Article	The parent article of the current one. Available since 2024.4
permittedGroups	Set .< UserGroup >	The groups for which the article is visible when the visibility is restricted to multiple groups. Available since 2026.1
permittedUsers	Set .< User >	The list of users for whom the article is visible. Available since 2026.1
pinnedComments	Set .< ArticleComment >	Read-only. The set of comments that are pinned in the article or draft. Available since 2024.1
project	Project	The project to which the article is assigned.
summary	String	The article title.
tags	Set .< Tag >	The list of tags that are attached to the article. Available since 2023.1
updated	Number	Read-only. The date when the article was last updated.
updatedBy	User	Read-only. The user who last updated the article.
url	String	Read-only. The absolute URL that points to the article. Available since 2025.1

Constructors

Article

Article(author, project, summary)

Available since 2021.4.23500

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
author	User, JsonForArticleConstructor	The author of the article. Alternatively, pass a JSON specified by JsonForArticleConstructor
project	Project	The project where the new article is created.
summary	String	The article title.

Methods

action

static action(ruleProperties)

Creates a declaration of a rule that a user can apply to an article using a menu option. The object that is returned by this method is normally exported to the rule property, otherwise it is not treated as a rule.

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
ruleProperties	Object	A JSON object that defines the properties for the rule.

Properties of ruleProperties

Name	Type	Description
title	string	The human-readable name of the rule. Displayed in the administrative UI in YouTrack.
userInput	Object	An object that defines the properties for information that will be requested from the user who triggers the action rule.
userInput.type	string, Object	The data type for the value that is requested from the user. The supported types are `entities.Field.dateTimeType`, `entities.Field.dateType`, `entities.Field.integerType`, `entities.Field.floatType`, `entities.Field.periodType`, `entities.Field.stringType`, `entities.Build`, `entities.EnumField`, `entities.Issue`, `entities.IssueTag`, `entities.OwnedField`, `entities.Project`, `entities.ProjectVersion`, `entities.UserGroup`, and `entities.User`.
userInput.description	string	The label for the control that is used to collect additional information from the user.
guard	Article~guardFunction	A function that is invoked to determine whether the action is applicable to an article.
action	Article~actionFunction	The function that is invoked when a user triggers this action.
requirements	Requirements	The set of entities that must be present for the script to work as expected.

Return Value

Type	Description
Object	The object representation of the rule.

Example

createDraft

static createDraft(project, author)

Creates a new article draft.

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
project	Project	The project where the new article draft is created.
author	User	The author of the article draft.

Return Value

Type	Description
ArticleDraft	The newly created article draft.

findByExtensionProperties

static findByExtensionProperties(extensionPropertiesQuery)

Searches for Article entities with extension properties that match the specified query.

Available since 2024.3.43260

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
extensionPropertiesQuery	Object	The extension properties query, defined as a set of key-value pairs representing properties and their corresponding values.

Return Value

Type	Description
Set .< Article >	The set of Article entities that contain the specified extension properties.

Example

{ property1: "value1", property2: "value2" }

findById

static findById(id)

Finds an article by its visible ID.

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
id	String	The article ID.

Return Value

Type	Description
Article	The article that is assigned the specified ID.

onChange

static onChange(ruleProperties)

Creates a declaration of a rule that is triggered when a change is applied to an article. The object that is returned by this method is normally exported to the rule property, otherwise it is not treated as a rule.

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
ruleProperties	Object	A JSON object that defines the properties for the rule.

Properties of ruleProperties

Name	Type	Description
title	string	The human-readable name of the rule. Displayed in the administrative UI in YouTrack.
guard	Article~guardFunction	A function that determines the conditions for executing the rule. If the guard condition is not met, the action specified in the rule is not applied to the article.
action	Article~actionFunction	The function that is invoked on an article change.
requirements	Requirements	The set of entities that must be present for the script to work as expected.
runOn	Object	Determines which article events trigger the on-change rule. When not specified, the rule is triggered on an article change.
runOn.change	boolean	When `true`, the rule is triggered on an article change.
runOn.removal	boolean	When `true`, the rule is triggered when an article is logically deleted.

Return Value

Type	Description
Object	The object representation of the rule.

Example

var entities = require('@jetbrains/youtrack-scripting-api/entities'); exports.rule = entities.Article.onChange({ title: 'On article change, log its ID', action: function(ctx) { console.log(ctx.article.id); } });

addAttachment

addAttachment(content, name, charset, mimeType)

Attaches a file to the article. Makes article.attachments.isChanged return true for the current transaction.

Available since 2020.2

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
content	InputStream, String, JsonForArticleAddAttachment	The content of the file in binary or base64 form. Alternatively, pass a JSON specified by JsonForArticleAddAttachment
name	String	The name of the file.
charset	String	The charset of the file. Only applicable to text files.
mimeType	String	The MIME type of the file.

Return Value

Type	Description
ArticleAttachment	The attachment that is added to the article.

addComment

addComment(text, author)

Adds a comment to the article.

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
text	String, JsonForArticleAddComment	The text to add to the article as a comment. Alternatively, pass a JSON specified by JsonForArticleAddComment
author	User	The author of the comment.

Return Value

Type	Description
ArticleComment	A newly created comment.

addTag

addTag(name)

Adds a tag with the specified name to an article. YouTrack adds the first matching tag that is visible to the current user. If a match is not found, a new private tag is created for the current user.

Available since 2023.1

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
name	String	The name of the tag to add to the article.

Return Value

Type	Description
Tag	The tag that has been added to the article.

Example

article.addTag('review');

becomes

becomes(fieldName, expected)

Checks whether a field is set to an expected value in the current transaction.

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
fieldName	string	The name of the field to check.
expected	string	The expected value.

Return Value

Type	Description
boolean	If the field is set to the expected value, returns `true`.

canBeReadBy

canBeReadBy(fieldName, user)

Checks whether a user has permission to read the field.

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
fieldName	string	The name of the field.
user	User	The user for whom the permission to read the field is checked.

Return Value

Type	Description
boolean	If the user can read the field, returns `true`.

canBeWrittenBy

canBeWrittenBy(fieldName, user)

Checks whether a user has permission to update the field.

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
fieldName	string	The name of the field.
user	User	The user for whom the permission to update the field is checked.

Return Value

Type	Description
boolean	If the user can update the field, returns `true`.

hasTag

hasTag(tagName)

Checks whether the specified tag is attached to the article.

Available since 2023.1

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
tagName	String	The name of the tag to check for the article.

Return Value

Type	Description
Boolean	If the specified tag is attached to the article, returns `true`.

is

is(fieldName, expected)

Checks whether a field is equal to an expected value.

Available since 2019.2.55603

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
fieldName	string	The name of the field to check.
expected	string	The expected value.

Return Value

Type	Description
boolean	If the field is equal to the expected value, returns `true`.

isChanged

isChanged(fieldName)

Checks whether the value of a field is changed in the current transaction.

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
fieldName	string	The name of the field to check.

Return Value

Type	Description
boolean	If the value of the field is changed in the current transaction, returns `true`.

oldValue

oldValue(fieldName)

Returns the previous value of a single-value field before an update was applied. If the field is not changed in the transaction, returns null.

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
fieldName	string	The name of the field.

Return Value

Type	Description
Object	If the field is changed in the current transaction, the previous value of the field. Otherwise, `null`.

removeTag

removeTag(name)

Removes a tag with the specified name from an article. If the specified tag is not attached to the article, nothing happens. This method first searches through tags owned by the current user, then through all other visible tags.

Available since 2023.1

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
name	String	The name of the tag to remove from the article.

Return Value

Type	Description
Tag	The tag that has been removed from the article.

Example

article.removeTag('waiting for review');

required

required(fieldName, message)

Asserts that a value is set for a field. If a value for the required field is not set, the specified message is displayed in the user interface.

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
fieldName	string	The name of the field to check.
message	string	The message that is displayed to the user that describes the field requirement.

was

was(fieldName, expected)

Checks whether a field was equal to an expected value prior to the current transaction.

Available since 2019.2.55603

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
fieldName	string	The name of the field to check.
expected	string	The expected value.

Return Value

Type	Description
boolean	If the field was equal to the expected value, returns `true`.

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