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# Parent Article﻿

Last modified: 19 March 2025

This resource lets you get the parent article of the current one.

| Resource | ``` /api/articles/{articleID}/parentArticle ``` |
| --- | --- |
| Returned entity | Article. For the description of the entity attributes, see [Supported Fields](/help/youtrack/devportal/resource-api-articles-articleID-parentArticle.html#Article-supported-fields) section. |

## Article attributes﻿

Represents an article.

### Related Resources﻿

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

- [Articles](jetbrains__com__help__youtrack__devportal__resource-api-articles.md)
- Parent Article
- Sub-articles
- Articles in a Project

Extends BaseArticle

### Attributes﻿

This table describes attributes of the `Article` 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 ID of the article. `Read-only`. |
| attachments | Array of ArticleAttachments | The list of files attached to the article. |
| childArticles | Array of Articles | The list of sub-articles of the current one. |
| comments | Array of ArticleComments | The list of comments to the article. |
| content | String | The content of the article. `Can be null`. |
| created | Long | The timestamp in milliseconds indicating the moment when the article was created. Stored as a unix timestamp at UTC. `Read-only`. |
| externalArticle | ExternalArticle | The reference to the article or a similar object in the originating third-party system. `Read-only`. `Can be null`. |
| hasChildren | Boolean | When `true`, the article has sub-articles. `Read-only`. |
| hasStar | Boolean | `true` if the current user added the "Star" tag to this article. Otherwise, `false`. |
| idReadable | String | The article ID. `Read-only`. |
| ordinal | Long | The position of the article in the tree. `Read-only`. |
| parentArticle | Article | The parent article of the current one. `Can be null`. |
| pinnedComments | Array of ArticleComments | The list of comments that are pinned in the article. `Read-only`. |
| project | Project | The project where the article belongs. `Read-only`. |
| reporter | User | The user who created the article. `Can be null`. |
| summary | String | The article title. `Can be null`. |
| tags | Array of Tags | The list of tags that are added to the article. |
| updated | Long | The timestamp in milliseconds indicating the last update of the article. Stored as a unix timestamp at UTC. `Read-only`. |
| updatedBy | User | The user who last updated the article. `Read-only`. `Can be null`. |
| visibility | Visibility | Visibility settings of the article. These settings describe who is allowed to see the article. `Can be null`. |

- [Parent Article](/help/youtrack/devportal/resource-api-articles-articleID-parentArticle.html)
- [Article attributes](/help/youtrack/devportal/resource-api-articles-articleID-parentArticle.html#Article-supported-fields)

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