---
title: "Get is watching issue bulk"
method: POST
path: "/rest/api/2/issue/watching"
tags: ["Issue watchers"]
---

# Get is watching issue bulk

`POST /rest/api/2/issue/watching`

Returns, for the user, details of the watched status of issues from a list. If an issue ID is invalid, the returned watched status is `false`.

This operation requires the **Allow users to watch issues** option to be *ON*. This option is set in General configuration for Jira. See [Configuring Jira application options](https://confluence.atlassian.com/x/uYXKM) for details.

**[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.

## Request body

- IssueList — A list of issue IDs.
  - `issueIds` string[], required — The list of issue IDs.

## Response `200`

Returned if the request is successful

- BulkIssueIsWatching — A container for the watch status of a list of issues.
  - `issuesIsWatching` object — The map of issue ID to boolean watch status.

## Other responses

- `401` — Returned if the authentication credentials are incorrect or missing.

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