> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://developers.plane.so/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Overview

Work item types categorize different kinds of work in your project (e.g., "Task", "Bug", "Feature").

[Learn more about Work Item Types →](https://docs.plane.so/core-concepts/issues/work-item-types)

<Warning>
  **Deprecation notice**

  We are deprecating all `/api/v1/.../issue-types/` endpoints in favor of `/api/v1/.../work-item-types/`.

  **End of support**\
  31st March 2026

  **What you need to do**\
  To ensure uninterrupted service, replace all `/issue-types/` references with `/work-item-types/` in your codebase before the support end date.
</Warning>

## The Work Item Type object

**Attributes**

* `id` *uuid*

  Unique identifier for the work item type

* `name` *string*

  Name of the work item type

* `description` *string*

  Description of the work item type

* `logo_props` *object*

  Logo properties for the work item type

* `is_epic` *boolean*

  Whether this work item type is an epic

* `is_default` *boolean*

  Whether this is the default work item type

* `is_active` *boolean*

  Whether this work item type is active

* `level` *number*

  Level of the work item type

* `workspace` *uuid*

  The workspace which the work item type is part of (auto generated from backend)

* `project` *uuid*

  The project which the work item type is part of (auto generated from backend)

* `created_at` *timestamp*

  Timestamp when the work item type was created

* `updated_at` *timestamp*

  Timestamp when the work item type was last updated

* `created_by` *uuid*

  ID of the user who created the work item type (auto saved)

* `updated_by` *uuid*

  ID of the user who last updated the work item type (auto saved)

* `deleted_at` *timestamp*

  Timestamp when the work item type was deleted (null if not deleted)

* `external_id` *string*

  External ID for the work item type (auto saved)

* `external_source` *string*

  External source for the work item type (auto saved)

<ResponseExample>
  ```json WORK ITEM TYPE OBJECT theme={null}
  {
  	"id": "d6af3c13-3459-43ab-b91c-c33ef2fd7131",
  	"name": "Postman work item type",
  	"description": "Postman work item type description",
  	"logo_props": {},
  	"is_epic": false,
  	"is_default": false,
  	"is_active": true,
  	"level": 0,
  	"workspace": "70b6599f-9313-4c0d-b5c0-406a13a05647",
  	"project": "a1b2c3d4-e5f6-7890-abcd-ef1234567890",
  	"created_at": "2024-10-23T06:54:46.169344Z",
  	"updated_at": "2024-10-23T06:54:46.169390Z",
  	"created_by": "9d6d1ecd-bf73-4169-80c8-7dee79b217f4",
  	"updated_by": "9d6d1ecd-bf73-4169-80c8-7dee79b217f4",
  	"deleted_at": null,
  	"external_id": null,
  	"external_source": null
  }
  ```
</ResponseExample>