---
title: "Remove issues from epic"
method: POST
path: "/rest/agile/1.0/epic/none/issue"
tags: ["Epic"]
---

# Remove issues from epic

`POST /rest/agile/1.0/epic/none/issue`

Removes issues from epics. The user needs to have the edit issue permission for all issue they want to remove from epics. The maximum number of issues that can be moved in one operation is 50. **Note:** This operation does not work for epics in next-gen projects. Instead, update the issue using `\{ fields: \{ parent: \{\} \} \}`

## 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 the epic does not exist or the user does not have permission to 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/revisions/4e108d54b990/schema)