Agiles

This resource lets you work with agile boards in YouTrack using the REST API.

Resource	/api/agiles
Returned entity	Agile. For the description of the entity attributes, see Supported Fields section.
Supported methods	`GET`: Read a List of Agiles. `POST`: Add a New Agile.
Supported sub-resources	/api/agiles/{agileID}: Operations with Specific Agile /api/agiles/{agileID}/sprints: Sprints

Agile attributes

Represents an agile board configuration.

This table describes attributes of the Agile entity.

To receive an attribute in the response from server, specify it explicitly in the request parameter fields.
To update an attribute, provide it in the body of a POST request.

Field	Type	Description
name	String	The name of the agile board. `Can be null`.
owner	User	Owner of the agile board. `Can be null`.
visibleFor	UserGroup	The user group that can view this board. `Can be null`.
visibleForProjectBased	Boolean	When true, the board is visible to everyone who can view all projects that are associated with the board.
updateableBy	UserGroup	Group of users who can update board settings. `Can be null`.
updateableByProjectBased	Boolean	When true, anyone who can update the associated projects can update the board.
orphansAtTheTop	Boolean	When true, the orphan swimlane is placed at the top of the board. Otherwise, the orphans swimlane is located below all other swimlanes.
hideOrphansSwimlane	Boolean	When true, the orphans swimlane is not displayed on the board.
estimationField	CustomField	A custom field that is used as the estimation field for the board. `Can be null`.
originalEstimationField	CustomField	A custom field that is used as the original estimation field for the board. `Can be null`.
projects	Array of Projects	A collection of projects associated with the board.
sprints	Array of Sprints	The set of sprints that are associated with the board.
currentSprint	Sprint	A sprint that is actual for the current date. `Read-only`. `Can be null`.
columnSettings	ColumnSettings	Column settings of the board. `Read-only`.
swimlaneSettings	SwimlaneSettings	Settings of the board swimlanes. `Can be null`.
sprintsSettings	SprintsSettings	Settings of the board sprints. `Read-only`.
colorCoding	ColorCoding	Color coding settings for the board. `Can be null`.
status	AgileStatus	Status of the board. `Read-only`.

Read a List of Agiles

Get the list of all available agile boards in the system.

Request syntax

GET /api/agiles?{fields}&{$top}&{$skip}

Request parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
fields	String	A list of Agile 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.

Sample

Sample request

https://example.myjetbrains.com/youtrack/api/agiles?fields=id,name,owner(id,name),projects(id,name),sprints(id,name)&$top=3
            

Sample response body

[
  {
    "owner": {
      "name": "John Smith",
      "id": "1-1",
      "$type": "User"
    },
    "projects": [
      {
        "name": "Sandbox",
        "id": "0-3",
        "$type": "Project"
      }
    ],
    "sprints": [
      {
        "name": "First sprint",
        "id": "109-0",
        "$type": "Sprint"
      }
    ],
    "name": "Sandbox Scrum Board",
    "id": "108-0",
    "$type": "Agile"
  },
  {
    "owner": {
      "name": "John Doe",
      "id": "1-2",
      "$type": "User"
    },
    "projects": [
      {
        "name": "GRA Project",
        "id": "0-7",
        "$type": "Project"
      }
    ],
    "sprints": [
      {
        "name": "First sprint",
        "id": "109-1",
        "$type": "Sprint"
      }
    ],
    "name": "GRA Project",
    "id": "108-1",
    "$type": "Agile"
  },
  {
    "owner": {
      "name": "John Doe",
      "id": "1-2",
      "$type": "User"
    },
    "projects": [
      {
        "name": "Sample Project",
        "id": "0-0",
        "$type": "Project"
      },
      {
        "name": "Rest Api Project",
        "id": "0-2",
        "$type": "Project"
      }
    ],
    "sprints": [
      {
        "name": "First sprint",
        "id": "109-3",
        "$type": "Sprint"
      }
    ],
    "name": "Kanban board",
    "id": "108-3",
    "$type": "Agile"
  }
]
            

Add a New Agile

Create a new agile board.

Mandatory attributes: name and projects.

Request syntax

POST /api/agiles?{fields}&{template}

Request parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
fields	String	A list of Agile attributes that should be returned in the response. If no field is specified,only the `entityID` is returned
template	String	The name of the board template that should be used. Possible values: `kanban`, `scrum`, `version`, `custom`, `personal`.

Sample

Sample request

https://example.myjetbrains.com/youtrack/api/agiles?template=kanban&fields=id,name,owner(id,name),projects(id,name),sprints(id,name)
            

Sample request body

{
  "name":"Kanban board",
  "projects":[{"id":"0-0"},{"id":"0-2"}],
  "updateableByProjectBased":true,
  "visibleForProjectBased":true
}
            

Sample response body

{
  "owner": {
    "name": "John Doe",
    "id": "1-2",
    "$type": "User"
  },
  "projects": [
    {
      "name": "Sample Project",
      "id": "0-0",
      "$type": "Project"
    },
    {
      "name": "Rest Api Project",
      "id": "0-2",
      "$type": "Project"
    }
  ],
  "sprints": [
    {
      "name": "First sprint",
      "id": "109-30",
      "$type": "Sprint"
    }
  ],
  "name": "Kanban board",
  "id": "108-23",
  "$type": "Agile"
}
            

Last modified: 30 March 2021