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Create a project

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Use this request to create projects.

Request format

Before making the request, get permission to access the API.

To create a project, use an HTTP POST request. Request parameters are passed in the request body in JSON format.

POST /v2/projects/
Host: https://api.tracker.yandex.net
Authorization: OAuth <OAuth token>
X-Org-Id: <organization ID>

{
    "name: "Project name",
    "queues": "<queue key>"
}

Request body parameters

The request body contains the information required to create a new project:

Required parameters

Parameter Description Data type
name Project name. String
queues Issues to include in the project. String

Additional parameters

Parameter Description Data type
description Project description. This parameter isn't displayed in the Tracker interface. String
lead ID or username of the project assignee. Number / String
status Stage of the project:
  • DRAFT: Draft.
    • IN_PROGRESS: In progress.
  • LAUNCHED: Launched.
  • POSTPONED: Postponed.
 String
startDate Project start date in YYYY-MM-DD format. String
endDate Project end date in YYYY-MM-DD format. String

Response format

If the request is successful, the API returns a response with code 201 Created.

The response body contains information about the created project in JSON format.

{
    "self": "https://api.tracker.yandex.net/v2/projects/9",
    "id": "9",
    "version": 1,
    "key": "Project",
    "name": "Project",
    "description": "New project",
    "lead": {
        "self": "https://api.tracker.yandex.net/v2/users/12314567890",
        "id": "1234567890",
        "display": "First and Last name"
    },
    "status": "launched",
    "startDate": "2020-11-16",
    "endDate": "2020-12-16"
}

Response parameters

Parameter Description Data type
self Address of the API resource with information about the project. String
id Project ID. Number
version Project version. Each change of the parameters increases the version number. Number
key Project key. Matches the project name. String
name Project name. String
description Project description. This parameter isn't displayed in the Tracker interface. String
lead Block with information about the project assignee. Object
status Stage of the project:
  • DRAFT: Draft.
  • IN_PROGRESS: In progress.
  • LAUNCHED: Launched.
  • POSTPONED: Postponed.
 String
startDate Project start date in YYYY-MM-DD format. String
endDate Project end date in YYYY-MM-DD format. String

Object fields lead

Parameter Description Data type
self Address of the API resource with information about the user. String
id User ID. Number
display User's name displayed. String

If the request is processed incorrectly, the API returns a response with an error code:

400
One or more request parameters have an invalid value.
401
The user isn't authorized. Make sure that actions described in the API access section are performed.
403
Insufficient rights to perform this action. You can check what rights you have in the Tracker interface. The same rights are required to perform an action via the API and interface.
404
The requested object was not found. You may have specified an invalid object ID or key.
412
There was a conflict when editing the object. The error may be due to an invalid update version.
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