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4. [Organizations](#0)

# Organizations﻿

Last modified: 24 March 2026

This resource lets you work with organizations in YouTrack.

| Resource | ``` /api/admin/organizations ``` |
| --- | --- |
| Returned entity | Organization. For the description of the entity attributes, see [Supported Fields](/help/youtrack/devportal/resource-api-admin-organizations.html#Organization-supported-fields) section. |
| Supported methods | - `GET`: [Read a List of Organizations](/help/youtrack/devportal/resource-api-admin-organizations.html#get_all-Organization-method). - `POST`: [Add a New Organization](/help/youtrack/devportal/resource-api-admin-organizations.html#create-Organization-method). |

## Organization attributes﻿

Represents an organization in YouTrack.

### Attributes﻿

This table describes attributes of the `Organization` 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 organization. `Read-only`. |
| key | String | The unique key of the organization. |
| name | String | The name of the organization. |
| description | String | The description of the organization. `Can be null`. |
| iconUrl | String | The URL of the organization's icon. `Read-only`. `Can be null`. |
| projects | Array of Projects | The list of projects that belong to the organization. |

## Read a List of Organizations﻿

Get the list of all organizations in YouTrack.

### Request syntax﻿

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

| null | The database ID of Organization |
| --- | --- |

### Request parameters﻿

| Parameter | Type | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| fields | String | A list of Organization 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/admin/organizations?fields=id,key,name,projects(id,name,shortName)
```

#### Sample response body﻿

```
[
  {
    "id": "120-1",
    "key": "92da6595-c398-481d-9071-c821ff49772b",
    "name": "JetBrains",
    "projects": [
      {
        "id": "0-0",
        "name": "Sample Project",
        "shortName": "SP",
        "$type": "Project"
      }
    ],
    "$type": "Organization"
  },
  {
    "id": "120-2",
    "key": "V2x9UNmH_L-5PHQ71qd0S",
    "name": "Acme Corp",
    "projects": [],
    "$type": "Organization"
  }
]
```

## Add a New Organization﻿

Create a new organization in YouTrack.

Required fields: `name`.

### Request syntax﻿

```
POST /api/admin/organizations?{fields}
```

| null | The database ID of Organization |
| --- | --- |

### Request parameters﻿

| Parameter | Type | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| fields | String | A list of Organization attributes that should be returned in the response. If no field is specified, only the `entityID` is returned. |

### Sample﻿

#### Sample request﻿

```
https://example.youtrack.cloud/api/admin/organizations?fields=id,key,name,projects(id,name,shortName)
```

#### Sample request body﻿

```
{
  "name": "Acme Corp",
  "key": "acme"
}
```

#### Sample response body﻿

```
{
  "id": "120-2",
  "key": "acme",
  "name": "Acme Corp",
  "projects": [],
  "$type": "Organization"
}
```

- [Organizations](/help/youtrack/devportal/resource-api-admin-organizations.html)
- [Organization attributes](/help/youtrack/devportal/resource-api-admin-organizations.html#Organization-supported-fields)
- [Read a List of Organizations](/help/youtrack/devportal/resource-api-admin-organizations.html#get_all-Organization-method)
- [Add a New Organization](/help/youtrack/devportal/resource-api-admin-organizations.html#create-Organization-method)

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