Delete issue type

Deletes the issue type. If the issue type is in use, all uses are updated with the alternative issue type (`alternativeIssueTypeId`). A list of alternative issue types are obtained from the [Get alternative issue types](#api-rest-api-2-issuetype-id-alternatives-get) resource. **[Permissions](#permissions) required:** *Administer Jira* [global permission](https://confluence.atlassian.com/x/x4dKLg).

Script jira Verified

by hugo697 ยท 11/2/2023

The script

Submitted by hugo697 Typescript (fetch-only)
Verified 396 days ago
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type Jira = {
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  username: string;
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  password: string;
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  domain: string;
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};
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/**
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 * Delete issue type
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 * Deletes the issue type. If the issue type is in use, all uses are updated with the alternative issue type (`alternativeIssueTypeId`). A list of alternative issue types are obtained from the [Get alternative issue types](#api-rest-api-2-issuetype-id-alternatives-get) resource.
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**[Permissions](#permissions) required:** *Administer Jira* [global permission](https://confluence.atlassian.com/x/x4dKLg).
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 */
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export async function main(
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  auth: Jira,
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  id: string,
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  alternativeIssueTypeId: string | undefined
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) {
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  const url = new URL(
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    `https://${auth.domain}.atlassian.net/rest/api/2/issuetype/${id}`
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  );
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  for (const [k, v] of [["alternativeIssueTypeId", alternativeIssueTypeId]]) {
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    if (v !== undefined && v !== "") {
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      url.searchParams.append(k, v);
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    }
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  }
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  const response = await fetch(url, {
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    method: "DELETE",
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    headers: {
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      Authorization: "Basic " + btoa(`${auth.username}:${auth.password}`),
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    },
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    body: undefined,
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  });
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  if (!response.ok) {
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    const text = await response.text();
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    throw new Error(`${response.status} ${text}`);
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  }
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  return await response.text();
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}
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