Projects

Last modified: 11 March 2025

Resource	`/api/admin/projects`
Returned entity	Project. For the description of the entity attributes, see Supported Fields section.
Supported methods	`GET`: Read a List of Projects. `POST`: Add a New Project.
Supported sub-resources	/api/admin/projects/{projectID}: Operations with Specific Project /api/admin/projects/{projectID}/customFields: Project Custom Fields /api/admin/projects/{projectID}/timeTrackingSettings: Project Time Tracking Settings /api/admin/projects/{projectID}/issues: Issues /api/admin/projects/{projectID}/articles: Project Articles

Project attributes

Attributes

This table describes attributes of the Project entity.

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	The user who created the project. `Can be null`.
customFields	ProjectCustomField	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	A list of all issues that belong to the project.
leader	User	The user who is set as the project owner. `Can be null`.
name	String	The name of the project. `Can be null`.
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. `Can be null`.
startingNumber	Long	Starting number for issues in project. This property can be set only during creation of the new project.
team	UserGroup	Read-only user group representing all members of the project team. `Read-only`.
template	Boolean	If `true`, this project is a template.

Read a List of Projects

GET /api/admin/projects?{fields}&{$top}&{$skip}

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.

$skip

Int

Optional. Lets you set a number of returned entities to skip before returning the first one.

$top

Int

Optional. Lets you specify the maximum number of entries that are returned in the response. If you don't set the $top value, the server limits the maximum number of returned entries.

The server returns a maximum of 42 entries for most resources that return collections. For more information, see Pagination.

Sample

https://example.youtrack.cloud/api/admin/projects?fields=id,name,shortName,createdBy(login,name,id),leader(login,name,id),key&$top=2

[
  {
    "shortName": "KNBN",
    "leader": {
      "login": "john.doe",
      "name": "John Doe",
      "id": "1-2",
      "$type": "User"
    },
    "createdBy": {
      "login": "john.doe",
      "name": "John Doe",
      "id": "1-2",
      "$type": "User"
    },
    "name": "Another Kanban project from REST",
    "id": "0-14",
    "$type": "Project"
  },
  {
    "shortName": "SCR",
    "leader": {
      "login": "john.doe",
      "name": "John Doe",
      "id": "1-2",
      "$type": "User"
    },
    "createdBy": {
      "login": "john.doe",
      "name": "John Doe",
      "id": "1-2",
      "$type": "User"
    },
    "name": "AnotherScrum project from REST",
    "id": "0-10",
    "$type": "Project"
  }
]

Add a New Project

Required fields: name, shortName, leader (id - the database of the project owner user).

To create a project that is based on a template, like Scrum or Kanban, add template query parameter to the endpoint URL. For reference, see Sample 2 below.

POST /api/admin/projects?{fields}&{template}

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.
template	String	If the `template` is not specified, then the new project will use the default settings. Optional. Lets you specify the template to use for the new project. Possible values: `scrum`, `kanban`.

Sample 1

This sample shows a minimal viable request to create a new project. To check the attributes of a newly created project, we added fields request parameters.

https://example.youtrack.cloud/api/admin/projects?fields=id,shortName,name,leader(id,login,name)

{
  "description": "A new project created from rest api",
  "name": "GRA Project",
  "shortName": "GRP",
  "leader": {
    "id": "1-2"
  }
}

{
  "shortName": "NP",
  "leader": {
    "login": "john.doe",
    "name": "John Doe",
    "id": "1-2",
    "$type": "User"
  },
  "name": "New Project",
  "id": "0-16",
  "$type": "Project"
}

Sample 2

https://example.youtrack.cloud/api/admin/projects?fields=id,shortName,name,leader(id,login,name)&template=scrum

{
  "description": "A new project created with the Scrum template",
  "name": "New Scrum Project",
  "shortName": "NSCP",
  "leader":{
    "id":"1-2"
  }
}

{
  "shortName": "NSCP",
  "leader": {
    "login": "minnie.terry",
    "name": "Minnie Terry",
    "id": "1-2",
    "$type": "User"
  },
  "name": "New Scrum Project",
  "id": "81-106",
  "$type": "Project"
}

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Related Resources

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Read a List of Projects

Sample

Add a New Project

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