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# Work Item Types﻿

Last modified: 24 March 2026

This resource lets you read, update, and delete types of work items.

| Resource | ``` /api/admin/timeTrackingSettings/workItemTypes ``` |
| --- | --- |
| Returned entity | WorkItemType. For the description of the entity attributes, see [Supported Fields](/help/youtrack/devportal/resource-api-admin-timeTrackingSettings-workItemTypes.html#WorkItemType-supported-fields) section. |
| Supported methods | - `GET`: [Read a List of WorkItemTypes](/help/youtrack/devportal/resource-api-admin-timeTrackingSettings-workItemTypes.html#get_all-WorkItemType-method). - `POST`: [Add a New WorkItemType](/help/youtrack/devportal/resource-api-admin-timeTrackingSettings-workItemTypes.html#create-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](jetbrains__com__help__youtrack__devportal__resource-api-admin-projects-projectid-timetrackingsettings-workitemtypes.md)

### 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 List of WorkItemTypes﻿

Read the list of currently available work item types.

### Request syntax﻿

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

| null | The database ID of WorkItemType |
| --- | --- |

### 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. |
| $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/timeTrackingSettings/workItemTypes?fields=id,name,url,autoAttached
```

#### Sample response body﻿

```
[
  {
    "autoAttached": true,
    "name": "Development",
    "id": "65-0",
    "$type": "WorkItemType"
  },
  {
    "autoAttached": true,
    "name": "Testing",
    "id": "65-1",
    "$type": "WorkItemType"
  },
  {
    "autoAttached": false,
    "name": "Documentation",
    "id": "65-2",
    "$type": "WorkItemType"
  },
  {
    "autoAttached": false,
    "name": "R-n-D",
    "id": "65-3",
    "$type": "WorkItemType"
  }
]
```

## Add a New WorkItemType﻿

Create a new work item type.

Required fields: `name`.

### Required permissions﻿

Requires permissions: Low-level Admin Write or Update Project

### Request syntax﻿

```
POST /api/admin/timeTrackingSettings/workItemTypes?{fields}
```

| null | The database ID of WorkItemType |
| --- | --- |

### 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/timeTrackingSettings/workItemTypes?fields=name,id
```

#### Sample request body﻿

```
{
  "name": "Investigation",
  "autoAttached": true
}
```

#### Sample response body﻿

```
{
  "name": "Investigation",
  "id": "65-5",
  "$type": "WorkItemType"
}
```

- [Work Item Types](/help/youtrack/devportal/resource-api-admin-timeTrackingSettings-workItemTypes.html)
- [WorkItemType attributes](/help/youtrack/devportal/resource-api-admin-timeTrackingSettings-workItemTypes.html#WorkItemType-supported-fields)
- [Read a List of WorkItemTypes](/help/youtrack/devportal/resource-api-admin-timeTrackingSettings-workItemTypes.html#get_all-WorkItemType-method)
- [Add a New WorkItemType](/help/youtrack/devportal/resource-api-admin-timeTrackingSettings-workItemTypes.html#create-WorkItemType-method)

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