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# Overview

Cycles are custom time periods in which a team works to complete items from their backlog. At the end of a cycle, the team typically has a new version of their project or product ready.

[Learn more about Cycles →](https://docs.plane.so/core-concepts/cycles)

## The Cycles object

**Attributes**

* `name` string (required)

  Name of the cycle

* `description` string

  Description of the cycle

* `start_date` date

  Start date of the cycle

* `end_date` date

  End date of the cycle

* `created_at` *timestamp*

  The timestamp of the time when the project was created

* `updated_at` *timestamp*

  The timestamp of the time when the project was last updated

* `view_props`

  It store the filters and the display properties selected by the user to visualize the issues in the module

* `sort_order`

  It gives the position of the module at which it should be displayed

* `created_by` , `updated_by` *uuid*

  These values are auto saved and represent the id of the user that created or the updated the

* `Project` uuid

  It contains projects uuid which is automatically saved.

* `Workspace` uuid

  It contains workspace uuid which is automatically saved

* `owned_by` uuid

  The user ID of the cycle owner

* `archived_at` *timestamp*

  The timestamp when the cycle was archived (if archived)

* `timezone` string

  The timezone for the cycle

* `version` number

  Version number of the cycle

<ResponseExample>
  ```json CYCLES OBJECT theme={null}
  {
  	"id": "50ebc791-65e4-4b4d-a164-3b4e529e55a5",
  	"created_at": "2023-11-19T12:18:14.900078Z",
  	"updated_at": "2023-11-19T12:18:14.900088Z",
  	"name": "cycle testing",
  	"description": "",
  	"start_date": null,
  	"end_date": null,
  	"view_props": {},
  	"sort_order": 35535.0,
  	"created_by": "0649cb9d-05c8-4ef4-8e8b-d108ccddd42c",
  	"updated_by": "0649cb9d-05c8-4ef4-8e8b-d108ccddd42c",
  	"project": "6436c4ae-fba7-45dc-ad4a-5440e17cb1b2",
  	"workspace": "c467e125-59e3-44ec-b5ee-f9c1e138c611",
  	"owned_by": "0649cb9d-05c8-4ef4-8e8b-d108ccddd42c"
  }
  ```
</ResponseExample>