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VcsChange attributes

Represents a VCS change linked to an issue.

Related Resources

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

Issue VCS Changes

Attributes

This table describes attributes of the VcsChange 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 VCS change. `Read-only`.
date	Long	The date when the VCS change was committed to the repository. `Read-only`.
fetched	Long	The date when the VCS change was fetched from the repository to YouTrack. `Read-only`. `Can be null`.
files	Int	The number of files included into the VCS change. Equals -1 if the number of files is unknown. `Read-only`.
author	User	The author of the VCS change. `Read-only`.
processors	Array of ChangesProcessors	The list of version control systems that contain the VCS change. `Read-only`.
text	String	The commit message of the VCS change. `Read-only`. `Can be null`.
urls	Array of Strings	The list of links to the VCS change in the corresponding version control systems. The order is the same as in the `processors` attribute. `Read-only`.
version	String	The commit hash of the VCS change. `Can be null`.
issue	Issue	The YouTrack issue the VCS change is linked to. `Can be null`.
state	Byte	The code of the state of the VCS change. Here is the list of available state codes: 0 = default 1 = attached manually 2 = detached 3 = legacy The list of state codes may be extended in the future API versions.

Read a List of VcsChanges

Get all accessible VCS changes linked to the specific issue.

Required permissions

Requires:

Read access to the issue.
Group membership in one of the groups in the "VCS changes visibility" setting in the VCS integration settings.

Request syntax

GET /api/issues/{issueID}/vcsChanges?{fields}&{$top}&{$skip}

Request parameters

Parameter

Type

Description

fields

String

A list of VcsChange 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

Sample request

                https://example.youtrack.cloud/api/issues/NP-5/vcsChanges?fields=id,date,fetched,files,author(login),text,version,state
            

Sample response body

                [
                  {
                    "version": "4f193a6de41c65245a3a044f568604137f1ecc09",
                    "date": 1495443753000,
                    "state": 0,
                    "files": -1,
                    "author": {
                      "login": "jane.doe",
                      "$type": "User"
                    },
                    "fetched": null,
                    "text": "#NP-5 In Progress",
                    "id": "127-3",
                    "$type": "VcsChange"
                  },
                  {
                    "version": "22bce6953b1b63c18c333efbd245a4382326b95d",
                    "date": 1495443805000,
                    "state": 2,
                    "files": -1,
                    "author": {
                      "login": "jane.doe",
                      "$type": "User"
                    },
                    "fetched": null,
                    "text": " #NP-5 Open",
                    "id": "127-4",
                    "$type": "VcsChange"
                  },
                  {
                    "version": "8174a198e670d36a649f3b4a12ab55ac88c78f71",
                    "date": 1564484957000,
                    "state": 1,
                    "files": -1,
                    "author": {
                      "login": "system_user@iSoHnНAu9X",
                      "$type": "VcsUnresolvedUser"
                    },
                    "fetched": 1640085901059,
                    "text": "Update \n\n#NP-5 fix the issue",
                    "id": "127-23",
                    "$type": "VcsChange"
                  }
                ]
            

Add a New VcsChange

Link a new VCS change to an issue with a specific ID.

Required fields: version, state.

Required permissions

Requires permissions: Update Issue Private Fields

Request syntax

POST /api/issues/{issueID}/vcsChanges?{fields}&{muteUpdateNotifications}

Request parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
fields	String	A list of VcsChange 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 issue changes caused 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

                https://example.youtrack.cloud/api/issues/NP-5/vcsChanges?fields=id,date,fetched,files,author(login),text,version,state
            

Sample request body

                {
                  "version": "03e876865ba4388205ac11788c6595f5ba8387a4",
                  "state": 1
                }
            

Sample response body

                {
                  "version": "03e876865ba4388205ac11788c6595f5ba8387a4",
                  "date": 1642167090000,
                  "state": 1,
                  "files": -1,
                  "author": {
                    "login": "jane.doe",
                    "$type": "User"
                  },
                  "fetched": 1642167188839,
                  "text": "Update Test.txt",
                  "id": "127-27",
                  "$type": "VcsChange"
                }
            

Resource	/api/issues/{issueID}/vcsChanges
Returned entity	VcsChange. For the description of the entity attributes, see Supported Fields section.
Supported methods	`GET`: Issue VCS Changes. `POST`: Issue VCS Changes.