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# Saved Queries﻿

Last modified: 24 March 2026

This resource lets you get the list of saved searches that the specific user created.

| Resource | ``` /api/users/{userID}/savedQueries ``` |
| --- | --- |
| Returned entity | SavedQuery. For the description of the entity attributes, see [Supported Fields](/help/youtrack/devportal/resource-api-users-userID-savedQueries.html#SavedQuery-supported-fields) section. |
| Supported methods | - `GET`: [Read a List of SavedQueries](/help/youtrack/devportal/resource-api-users-userID-savedQueries.html#get_all-SavedQuery-method). |

## SavedQuery attributes﻿

Represents a saved search.

### Related Resources﻿

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

- Saved Queries
- Saved Queries of a User

Extends WatchFolder

### Attributes﻿

This table describes attributes of the `SavedQuery` 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 saved search. `Read-only`. |
| query | String | The query that is saved in this search. `Can be null`. |
| issues | Array of Issues | The collection of issues that match this saved search. `Read-only`. |
| visibleFor | UserGroup | Deprecated. Use the `readSharingSettings` attribute instead.  Group of users that can see this saved search. If the saved search is visible only to its owner, this property is null.  `Can be null`. |
| updateableBy | UserGroup | Deprecated. Use the `updateSharingSettings` attribute instead.  Group of users that can update this saved search. If only the owner of the saved search can update it, this property is null.  `Can be null`. |
| readSharingSettings | WatchFolderSharingSettings | Users and groups that can see this saved search. If the saved search is visible only to its owner, this property contains an empty array. `Read-only`. |
| updateSharingSettings | WatchFolderSharingSettings | Users and groups that can update this saved search. If only the owner of the saved search can update it, this property contains an empty array. `Read-only`. |
| owner | User | The user who created the watch folder. `Read-only`. `Can be null`. |
| name | String | The name of the issue folder. |

## Read a List of SavedQueries﻿

Get the list of all saved searches that this user created.

### Request syntax﻿

```
GET /api/users/{userID}/savedQueries?{fields}&{$top}&{$skip}
```

| null | The database ID of SavedQuery |
| --- | --- |

### Request parameters﻿

| Parameter | Type | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| fields | String | A list of SavedQuery 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/users/1-2/savedQueries?fields=query,id,name,visibleFor(id,name),isUpdateable,owner(id,name)&$top=3
```

#### Sample response body﻿

```
[
    "query": "project: RAP #Unassigned",
    "visibleFor": null,
    "owner": {
      "name": "John Doe",
      "id": "1-2",
      "$type": "User"
    },
    "name": "Unassigned in RAP",
    "id": "51-4",
    "$type": "SavedQuery"
  },
    "query": "project: RP #Unassigned",
    "visibleFor": null,
    "owner": {
      "name": "John Doe",
      "id": "1-2",
      "$type": "User"
    },
    "name": "Unassigned in RP",
    "id": "51-7",
    "$type": "SavedQuery"
  },
    "query": "project: GRP #Unassigned",
    "visibleFor": null,
    "owner": {
      "name": "John Doe",
      "id": "1-2",
      "$type": "User"
    },
    "name": "Unassigned in GRP",
    "id": "51-8",
    "$type": "SavedQuery"
  }
]
```

- [Saved Queries](/help/youtrack/devportal/resource-api-users-userID-savedQueries.html)
- [SavedQuery attributes](/help/youtrack/devportal/resource-api-users-userID-savedQueries.html#SavedQuery-supported-fields)
- [Read a List of SavedQueries](/help/youtrack/devportal/resource-api-users-userID-savedQueries.html#get_all-SavedQuery-method)

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