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Work item types categorize different kinds of work in your project (e.g., “Task”, “Bug”, “Feature”). Learn more about Work Item Types →
Deprecation noticeWe are deprecating all /api/v1/.../issue-types/ endpoints in favor of /api/v1/.../work-item-types/.End of support
31st March 2026What you need to do
To ensure uninterrupted service, replace all /issue-types/ references with /work-item-types/ in your codebase before the support end date.

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The Work Item Type object

Attributes
  • id uuid Unique identifier for the work item type
  • name string Name of the work item type
  • description string Description of the work item type
  • logo_props object Logo properties for the work item type
  • is_epic boolean Whether this work item type is an epic
  • is_default boolean Whether this is the default work item type
  • is_active boolean Whether this work item type is active
  • level number Level of the work item type
  • workspace uuid The workspace which the work item type is part of (auto generated from backend)
  • project uuid The project which the work item type is part of (auto generated from backend)
  • created_at timestamp Timestamp when the work item type was created
  • updated_at timestamp Timestamp when the work item type was last updated
  • created_by uuid ID of the user who created the work item type (auto saved)
  • updated_by uuid ID of the user who last updated the work item type (auto saved)
  • deleted_at timestamp Timestamp when the work item type was deleted (null if not deleted)
  • external_id string External ID for the work item type (auto saved)
  • external_source string External source for the work item type (auto saved) 
{
	"id": "d6af3c13-3459-43ab-b91c-c33ef2fd7131",
	"name": "Postman work item type",
	"description": "Postman work item type description",
	"logo_props": {},
	"is_epic": false,
	"is_default": false,
	"is_active": true,
	"level": 0,
	"workspace": "70b6599f-9313-4c0d-b5c0-406a13a05647",
	"project": "a1b2c3d4-e5f6-7890-abcd-ef1234567890",
	"created_at": "2024-10-23T06:54:46.169344Z",
	"updated_at": "2024-10-23T06:54:46.169390Z",
	"created_by": "9d6d1ecd-bf73-4169-80c8-7dee79b217f4",
	"updated_by": "9d6d1ecd-bf73-4169-80c8-7dee79b217f4",
	"deleted_at": null,
	"external_id": null,
	"external_source": null
}