REST API Use Cases

This section contains a set of pages that describe how to perform different operations in YouTrack using the new REST API.

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Please notice that this example is valid for YouTrack 2019.1 and later versions. In the previous versions, though the principle is the same, query parameters and entity attributes may differ. Also, a number of features, like addressing an entity by its name, were introduced in 2019.1 and are not supported in the previous versions.

• Create an Issue
• Create an Issue and Set Custom Fields
• Get Issues List with All Values
• Get Value for an Issue Custom Field
• Add Value to a Set
• Update Issue Custom Fields
• Update a Text Field Value
• Clear Values of Custom Fields
• Apply Commands to Issues
• Tag or Untag Issues
• Work with Issue Tags
• Attach Files to an Issue
• Download an Issue Attachment
• Link Issues
• Get Issue History
• Get a Database Backup
• Add User to Project Team