---
title: "Move issues to backlog"
method: POST
path: "/rest/agile/1.0/backlog/issue"
tags: ["Backlog"]
---

# Move issues to backlog

`POST /rest/agile/1.0/backlog/issue`

Move issues to the backlog.  
This operation is equivalent to remove future and active sprints from a given set of issues. At most 50 issues may be moved at once.

## Request body

- object
  - `issues` string[]

## Response `204`

Empty response is returned if operation was successful.

## Other responses

- `400` — Returned if the request is invalid.
- `401` — Returned if the user is not logged in.
- `403` — Returned if the user does not have a valid license or does not have permission to assign issues.
- `404` — Returned if sprint does not exist or the user cannot view it.

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[API](https://skmtc.net/atlassian/apis/jira-software-cloud-api.md) · [All operations](https://skmtc.net/atlassian/apis/jira-software-cloud-api/llms.txt) · [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc-service-staging.skmtc.workers.dev/v1/apis/atlassian/jira-software-cloud-api/versions/4e108d54b990/schema)