--- title: "Get worklog" method: GET path: "/rest/api/3/issue/{issueIdOrKey}/worklog/{id}" tags: ["Issue worklogs"] --- # Get worklog `GET /rest/api/3/issue/{issueIdOrKey}/worklog/{id}` Returns a worklog. Time tracking must be enabled in Jira, otherwise this operation returns an error. For more information, see [Configuring time tracking](https://confluence.atlassian.com/x/qoXKM). This operation can be accessed anonymously. **[Permissions](#permissions) required:** * *Browse projects* [project permission](https://confluence.atlassian.com/x/yodKLg) for the project that the issue is in. * If [issue-level security](https://confluence.atlassian.com/x/J4lKLg) is configured, issue-level security permission to view the issue. * If the worklog has visibility restrictions, belongs to the group or has the role visibility is restricted to. ## Path parameters - `issueIdOrKey` string, required - `id` string, required ## Query parameters - `expand` string ## Response `200` Returned if the request is successful. - Worklog — Details of a worklog. - `author` UserDetails — User details permitted by the user's Atlassian Account privacy settings. However, be aware of these exceptions: * User record deleted from Atlassian: This occurs as the result of a right to be forgotten request. In this case, `displayName` provides an indication and other parameters have default values or are blank (for example, email is blank). * User record corrupted: This occurs as a results of events such as a server import and can only happen to deleted users. In this case, `accountId` returns *unknown* and all other parameters have fallback values. * User record unavailable: This usually occurs due to an internal service outage. In this case, all parameters have fallback values. - `accountId` string — The account ID of the user, which uniquely identifies the user across all Atlassian products. For example, *5b10ac8d82e05b22cc7d4ef5*. - `accountType` string — The type of account represented by this user. This will be one of 'atlassian' (normal users), 'app' (application user) or 'customer' (Jira Service Desk customer user) - `active` boolean — Whether the user is active. - `avatarUrls` AvatarUrlsBean - `16x16` string, uri — The URL of the item's 16x16 pixel avatar. - `24x24` string, uri — The URL of the item's 24x24 pixel avatar. - `32x32` string, uri — The URL of the item's 32x32 pixel avatar. - `48x48` string, uri — The URL of the item's 48x48 pixel avatar. - `displayName` string — The display name of the user. Depending on the user’s privacy settings, this may return an alternative value. - `emailAddress` string — The email address of the user. Depending on the user’s privacy settings, this may be returned as null. - `key` string — This property is no longer available and will be removed from the documentation soon. See the [deprecation notice](https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/jira/platform/deprecation-notice-user-privacy-api-migration-guide/) for details. - `name` string — This property is no longer available and will be removed from the documentation soon. See the [deprecation notice](https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/jira/platform/deprecation-notice-user-privacy-api-migration-guide/) for details. - `self` string — The URL of the user. - `timeZone` string — The time zone specified in the user's profile. Depending on the user’s privacy settings, this may be returned as null. - `comment` unknown - `created` string, date-time — The datetime on which the worklog was created. - `id` string — The ID of the worklog record. - `issueId` string — The ID of the issue this worklog is for. - `properties` EntityProperty[] — Details of properties for the worklog. Optional when creating or updating a worklog. - `key` string — The key of the property. Required on create and update. - `value` unknown - `self` string, uri — The URL of the worklog item. - `started` string, date-time — The datetime on which the worklog effort was started. Required when creating a worklog. Optional when updating a worklog. - `timeSpent` string — The time spent working on the issue as days (\#d), hours (\#h), or minutes (\#m or \#). Required when creating a worklog if `timeSpentSeconds` isn't provided. Optional when updating a worklog. Cannot be provided if `timeSpentSecond` is provided. - `timeSpentSeconds` integer — The time in seconds spent working on the issue. Required when creating a worklog if `timeSpent` isn't provided. Optional when updating a worklog. Cannot be provided if `timeSpent` is provided. - `updateAuthor` UserDetails — User details permitted by the user's Atlassian Account privacy settings. However, be aware of these exceptions: * User record deleted from Atlassian: This occurs as the result of a right to be forgotten request. In this case, `displayName` provides an indication and other parameters have default values or are blank (for example, email is blank). * User record corrupted: This occurs as a results of events such as a server import and can only happen to deleted users. In this case, `accountId` returns *unknown* and all other parameters have fallback values. * User record unavailable: This usually occurs due to an internal service outage. In this case, all parameters have fallback values. - `accountId` string — The account ID of the user, which uniquely identifies the user across all Atlassian products. For example, *5b10ac8d82e05b22cc7d4ef5*. - `accountType` string — The type of account represented by this user. This will be one of 'atlassian' (normal users), 'app' (application user) or 'customer' (Jira Service Desk customer user) - `active` boolean — Whether the user is active. - `avatarUrls` AvatarUrlsBean - `16x16` string, uri — The URL of the item's 16x16 pixel avatar. - `24x24` string, uri — The URL of the item's 24x24 pixel avatar. - `32x32` string, uri — The URL of the item's 32x32 pixel avatar. - `48x48` string, uri — The URL of the item's 48x48 pixel avatar. - `displayName` string — The display name of the user. Depending on the user’s privacy settings, this may return an alternative value. - `emailAddress` string — The email address of the user. Depending on the user’s privacy settings, this may be returned as null. - `key` string — This property is no longer available and will be removed from the documentation soon. See the [deprecation notice](https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/jira/platform/deprecation-notice-user-privacy-api-migration-guide/) for details. - `name` string — This property is no longer available and will be removed from the documentation soon. See the [deprecation notice](https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/jira/platform/deprecation-notice-user-privacy-api-migration-guide/) for details. - `self` string — The URL of the user. - `timeZone` string — The time zone specified in the user's profile. Depending on the user’s privacy settings, this may be returned as null. - `updated` string, date-time — The datetime on which the worklog was last updated. - `visibility` Visibility — The group or role to which this item is visible. - `identifier` string, nullable — The ID of the group or the name of the role that visibility of this item is restricted to. - `type` 'group' | 'role' — Whether visibility of this item is restricted to a group or role. - `value` string — The name of the group or role that visibility of this item is restricted to. Please note that the name of a group is mutable, to reliably identify a group use `identifier`. ## Other responses - `401` — Returned if the authentication credentials are incorrect. - `404` — Returned if: * the issue is not found or the user does not have permission to view it. * the worklog is not found or the user does not have permission to view it. * time tracking is disabled. . --- [API](https://skmtc.net/atlassian/apis/the-jira-cloud-platform-rest-api-3.md) · [All operations](https://skmtc.net/atlassian/apis/the-jira-cloud-platform-rest-api-3/llms.txt) · [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc-service-staging.skmtc.workers.dev/v1/apis/atlassian/the-jira-cloud-platform-rest-api-3/versions/5a51740d7ab3/schema)