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# Operations with Specific WorkItemType﻿

Last modified: 24 March 2025

This resource lets you configure work item types of the project.

| Resource | ``` /api/admin/projects/{projectID}/timeTrackingSettings/workItemTypes/{typeID} ``` |
| --- | --- |
| Returned entity | WorkItemType. For the description of the entity attributes, see [Supported Fields](/help/youtrack/devportal/operations-api-admin-projects-projectID-timeTrackingSettings-workItemTypes.html#WorkItemType-supported-fields) section. |
| Supported methods | - `GET`: [Read a Specific WorkItemType](/help/youtrack/devportal/operations-api-admin-projects-projectID-timeTrackingSettings-workItemTypes.html#get-WorkItemType-method). - `DELETE`: [Delete a Specific WorkItemType](/help/youtrack/devportal/operations-api-admin-projects-projectID-timeTrackingSettings-workItemTypes.html#delete-WorkItemType-method). |

## WorkItemType attributes﻿

Represents a work type that can be assigned to a work item.

### Related Resources﻿

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

- Work Item Types
- Work Item Types in a Project

### Attributes﻿

This table describes attributes of the `WorkItemType` 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 work item type. `Read-only`. |
| name | String | The name of the work item type. |
| autoAttached | Boolean | If true, this work item type is automatically added to a project, when you enable the time tracking for it. |

## Read a Specific WorkItemType﻿

Read the attributes of the specific work item type in the project.

### Required permissions﻿

Requires permissions: Read Work Item, Update Work Item, or Create Work Item

### Request syntax﻿

GET /api/admin/projects/{projectID}/timeTrackingSettings/workItemTypes/{typeID}?{fields}

| {typeID} | Database ID of the work item type. |
| --- | --- |

### Request parameters﻿

| Parameter | Type | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| fields | String | A list of WorkItemType 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/projects/0-0/timeTrackingSettings/workItemTypes/65-2?fields=id,name,autoAttached

#### Sample response body﻿

{
  "name": "Documentation",
  "autoAttached": false,
  "id": "65-2",
  "$type": "WorkItemType"
}

## Delete a Specific WorkItemType﻿

Detach the work item type from the project.

### Request syntax﻿

DELETE /api/admin/projects/{projectID}/timeTrackingSettings/workItemTypes/{typeID}

| {typeID} | Database ID of the work item type. |
| --- | --- |

### Request parameters﻿

| Parameter | Type | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| fields | String | A list of WorkItemType 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/projects/0-0/timeTrackingSettings/workItemTypes/65-3

- [Operations with Specific WorkItemType](/help/youtrack/devportal/operations-api-admin-projects-projectID-timeTrackingSettings-workItemTypes.html)
- [WorkItemType attributes](/help/youtrack/devportal/operations-api-admin-projects-projectID-timeTrackingSettings-workItemTypes.html#WorkItemType-supported-fields)
- [Read a Specific WorkItemType](/help/youtrack/devportal/operations-api-admin-projects-projectID-timeTrackingSettings-workItemTypes.html#get-WorkItemType-method)
- [Delete a Specific WorkItemType](/help/youtrack/devportal/operations-api-admin-projects-projectID-timeTrackingSettings-workItemTypes.html#delete-WorkItemType-method)

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