OpenProject Projects API
Projects are one of the types of [workspaces](https://www.openproject.org/docs/api/endpoints/workspaces) in OpenProject structuring the information (e.g. work packages, wikis) into smaller sets. They can be used in a classic project management approach but also when structuring work by departments.As containers, they also control behaviour of the elements within them. One of the most important aspects of this is that projects limit permissions by having members with a certain permission set (roles) assigned to them.Prior to OpenProject 17.0, only projects existed and the concept of workspaces wasn't implemented in the API. With 17.0 the other workspace types (program and portfolio) exist and might be returned in places where before, only projects were.## Actions| Link | Description | Condition ||:--------------------------: |----------------------------------------------------------------------| --------------------------------- || update | Form endpoint that aids in updating this project | **Permission**: edit workspace || updateImmediately | Directly update this project | **Permission**: edit workspace || delete | Delete this project | **Permission**: admin || favor | Mark this project as favorited by the current user | **Permission**: none but login is required, only present if the project is not yet favorited || disfavor | Mark this project as no longer favorited by the current user | **Permission**: none but login is required, only present if the project is favorited || createWorkPackage | Form endpoint that aids in preparing and creating a work package | **Permission**: add work packages || createWorkPackageImmediately | Directly creates a work package in the project | **Permission**: add work packages |## Linked Properties| Link | Description | Type | Constraints | Supported operations |Condition || :----------: | ------------- | ---- | ----------- | -------------------- |----------------------------------------- || self | This project | Project | not null | READ | || ancestors | Array of all ancestors of the project, down from the root node (first element) to the parent (last element). | Collection | not null | READ | **Permission** any permission on the ancestor project. Non visible projects will be omitted || categories | Categories available in this project | Collection | not null | READ | || types | Types available in this project | Collection | not null | READ | **Permission**: view work packages or manage types || versions | Versions available in this project | Collection | not null | READ | **Permission**: view work packages or manage versions || memberships | Memberships in the project | Collection | not null | READ | **Permission**: view members || workPackages | Work Packages of this project | Collection | not null | READ | || parent | Parent project of the project | Project | | READ/WRITE | **Permission** edit workspace || status | Denotes the status of the project, so whether the project is on track, at risk or is having trouble. | ProjectStatus | | READ/WRITE | **Permission** edit workspace |Depending on custom fields defined for projects, additional links might exist.Note, that the parent and ancestor links may contain the "undisclosed uri" `urn:openproject-org:api:v3:undisclosed` in case anancestor project is defined but the client lacks permission to see it. See the[general introduction into links' properties](https://www.openproject.org/docs/api/basic-objects/#local-properties) for more information.## Local Properties| Property | Description | Type | Constraints | Supported operations || :---------------------:| ------------- | ---- | ----------- | -------------------- || id | Projects' id | Integer | x > 0 | READ/WRITE || identifier | | String | | READ/WRITE || name | | String | | READ/WRITE || active | Indicates whether the project is currently active or already archived | Boolean | | READ/WRITE || favorited | Indicates whether the project is favorited by the current user | Boolean | | READ || statusExplanation | A text detailing and explaining why the project has the reported status | Formattable | | READ/WRITE || public | Indicates whether the project is accessible for everybody | Boolean | | READ/WRITE || description | | Formattable | | READ/WRITE || createdAt | Time of creation | DateTime | | READ || updatedAt | Time of the most recent change to the project | DateTime | | READ |Depending on custom fields defined for projects, additional properties might exist.
OpenProject Projects API is one of 62 APIs that OpenProject publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.
Tagged areas include Project. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification and API documentation.
This API exposes 17 operations across 13 paths, and defines 20 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.1.2, at version 3.
Requests are made against 3 base URLs: https://qa.openproject-edge.com, https://qa.openproject-stage.com, https://community.openproject.org.
Metadata
The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.
Authentication & Security 1
OpenProject Projects API declares
1 security scheme
for authenticating requests.
It accepts HTTP basic authentication (BasicAuth).
By default, every request must be authenticated.
Paths & Operations 17
Across 13 paths, the API surfaces 17 operations — 2 DELETE, 8 GET, 1 PATCH, 6 POST. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.
Projects are one of the types of [workspaces](https://www.openproject.org/docs/api/endpoints/workspaces) in OpenProject structuring the information (e.g. work packages, wikis) int…
Schemas 20
The contract defines 20 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are Workspaces_schemaModel (15 properties), SchemaPropertyModel (9 properties), Link (7 properties), ConfigurationModel (5 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.
Specification
The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.
Source
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