Apply Command to an Issue

POST /issue/{issue}/execute

Apply a command to an issue.

POST /rest/issue/{issue}/execute?{command}&{comment}&{group}&{disableNotifications}&{runAs}

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description
issue	issueById	A command will be applied to an issue with this issueID.
command	string	A command to apply. A command might content a string of attributes and their values, that is: You can change multiple fields with one complex command. For example, the following command will set an issue's Type=Bug, Priority=Critical, Fix version=5.1, and will add tag "regression": `Type Bug Priority Critical add Fix versions 5.1 tag regression` For more details about YouTrack commands, please take a look at the basic description and Command Reference.
comment	string	A comment to add to an issue.
group	string	User group name. Use to specify visibility settings of a comment to be post.
disableNotifications	boolean	If set 'true' then no notifications about changes made with the specified command will be send. By default, is 'false'.
runAs	string	Login for a user on whose behalf the command should be executed. To use `runAs` parameter you should have '`Update project`' permission in the project, to which the issue belongs. For more information about permissions see Permissions Reference

Samples

Sample 1

Request

The following request applies command for the issue with ID "HBR-60" and sets issue Type to "exception" and simultaneously adds a comment "exception naturally!":

POST https://example.com/youtrack/rest/issue/HBR-60/execute
Content-Length: 46
Connection: keep-alive
Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded
Cookie: $Version=0; JSESSIONID=n7hq7t8o49ae15sgbq5hn9ic; $Path=/; jetbrains.charisma.main.security.PRINCIPAL=MTVhMjY2OGUxMTUxMTI5MGMzNjhlZWM5NTJiNGJkNmIyNzc3NjdjZmM3YWU4MTVjYzQwYWE1MWZlYTkwNTcxNzphcHBfZXhjZXB0aW9u; $Path=/

command=exception&comment=exception naturally!

Response

HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-Type: application/xml;charset=UTF-8
Content-Length: 0

Sample 2

The command in this sample is applied to the issue "TP-30" and sets its Priority to "Major" and State to "Fixed".

Request

POST /youtrack/rest/issue/TP-30/execute HTTP/1.0
Host: sample.myjetbrains.com 
Content-Length: 41
Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded
Cookie: JSESSIONID=dxe03plylrrg1nkwf23twrl49; Path=/youtrack; jetbrains.charisma.main.security.PRINCIPAL=ZmNhNzIwYmQwYyM0YjNjMWYyNzQ4MjRiMDgzZDNhNGVlZjEwZGFlOTAwNmZlOTZmZDNiYzJiMzIyYWZlMDM5ZDpyb290; Path=/youtrack;

command=Priority%20Major%20State%20Fixed

Response

HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Server: nginx
Date: Tue, 21 Jan 2014 11:08:05 GMT
Content-Type: application/xml; charset=UTF-8
Content-Length: 0
Connection: close

Sample 3

Below you will find a sample of an erroneous command.

Request

POST /youtrack/rest/issue/TP-30/execute HTTP/1.0
Host: sample.myjetbrains.com 
Content-Length: 41
Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded
Cookie: JSESSIONID=dxe03plylrrg1nkwf23twrl49; Path=/youtrack; jetbrains.charisma.main.security.PRINCIPAL=ZmNhNzIwYmQwYyM0YjNjMWYyNzQ4MjRiMDgzZDNhNGVlZjEwZGFlOTAwNmZlOTZmZDNiYzJiMzIyYWZlMDM5ZDpyb290; Path=/youtrack;

command=Priority%20Major%20State%20Fixes

Response

HTTP/1.1 400 Bad Request
Server: nginx
Date: Tue, 21 Jan 2014 11:10:24 GMT
Content-Type: application/xml; charset=UTF-8
Content-Length: 108
Connection: close

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?><error>Unknown command: State expected: Fixes</error>
Connection closed by foreign host.

Last modified: 7 March 2019