provider Issue link types POST /rest/api/3/issueLinkType
@utdk/jira /rest/api/3/issueLinkType
Create issue link type
Creates an issue link type. Use this operation to create descriptions of the reasons why issues are linked. The issue link type consists of a name and descriptions for a link's inward and outward relationships. To use this operation, the site must have [issue linking](https://confluence.atlassian.com/x/yoXKM) enabled. **[Permissions](#permissions) required:** *Administer Jira* [global permission](https://confluence.atlassian.com/x/x4dKLg).

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createissuelinktype
POST/rest/api/3/issueLinkType
Creates an issue link type. Use this operation to create descriptions of the reasons why issues are linked. The issue link type consists of a name and descriptions for a link's inward and outward relationships. To use this operation, the site must have [issue linking](https://confluence.atlassian.com/x/yoXKM) enabled. **[Permissions](#permissions) required:** *Administer Jira* [global permission](https://confluence.atlassian.com/x/x4dKLg).

Input

The ID of the issue link type and is used as follows: * In the [ issueLink](#api-rest-api-3-issueLink-post) resource it is the type of issue link. Required on create when `name` isn't provided. Otherwise, read only. * In the [ issueLinkType](#api-rest-api-3-issueLinkType-post) resource it is read only.

The description of the issue link type inward link and is used as follows: * In the [ issueLink](#api-rest-api-3-issueLink-post) resource it is read only. * In the [ issueLinkType](#api-rest-api-3-issueLinkType-post) resource it is required on create and optional on update. Otherwise, read only.

The name of the issue link type and is used as follows: * In the [ issueLink](#api-rest-api-3-issueLink-post) resource it is the type of issue link. Required on create when `id` isn't provided. Otherwise, read only. * In the [ issueLinkType](#api-rest-api-3-issueLinkType-post) resource it is required on create and optional on update. Otherwise, read only.

The description of the issue link type outward link and is used as follows: * In the [ issueLink](#api-rest-api-3-issueLink-post) resource it is read only. * In the [ issueLinkType](#api-rest-api-3-issueLinkType-post) resource it is required on create and optional on update. Otherwise, read only.

The URL of the issue link type. Read only.

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TypeScript

import jira from '@utdk/jira';

await jira.createissuelinktype()