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5. [Operations with Specific Organization](#0)

# Operations with Specific Organization﻿

Last modified: 24 March 2026

This resource lets you work with organizations in YouTrack.

| Resource | ``` /api/admin/organizations/{organizationID} ``` |
| --- | --- |
| Returned entity | Organization. For the description of the entity attributes, see [Supported Fields](/help/youtrack/devportal/operations-api-admin-organizations.html#Organization-supported-fields) section. |
| Supported methods | - `GET`: [Read a Specific Organization](/help/youtrack/devportal/operations-api-admin-organizations.html#get-Organization-method). - `POST`: [Update a Specific Organization](/help/youtrack/devportal/operations-api-admin-organizations.html#update-Organization-method). - `DELETE`: [Delete a Specific Organization](/help/youtrack/devportal/operations-api-admin-organizations.html#delete-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 Specific Organization﻿

Get a specific organization in YouTrack.

### Request syntax﻿

GET /api/admin/organizations/{organizationID}?{fields}

| {organizationID} | The database ID of the 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/120-1?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"
}

## Update a Specific Organization﻿

Update a specific organization in YouTrack.

### Request syntax﻿

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

| {organizationID} | The database ID of the 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/120-2?fields=id,key,name,projects(id,name,shortName)

#### Sample request body﻿

{
  "name": "Acme Corporation"
}

#### Sample response body﻿

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

## Delete a Specific Organization﻿

Delete a specific organization in YouTrack.

### Request syntax﻿

DELETE /api/admin/organizations/{organizationID}

| {organizationID} | The database ID of the 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/120-2

- [Operations with Specific Organization](/help/youtrack/devportal/operations-api-admin-organizations.html)
- [Organization attributes](/help/youtrack/devportal/operations-api-admin-organizations.html#Organization-supported-fields)
- [Read a Specific Organization](/help/youtrack/devportal/operations-api-admin-organizations.html#get-Organization-method)
- [Update a Specific Organization](/help/youtrack/devportal/operations-api-admin-organizations.html#update-Organization-method)
- [Delete a Specific Organization](/help/youtrack/devportal/operations-api-admin-organizations.html#delete-Organization-method)

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