provider Issue watchers DELETE
/rest/api/3/issue/{issueIdOrKey}/watchers @utdk/jira
/rest/api/3/issue/{issueIdOrKey}/watchers Delete watcher
Deletes a user as a watcher of an issue.
This operation requires the **Allow users to watch issues** option to be *ON*. This option is set in General configuration for Jira. See [Configuring Jira application options](https://confluence.atlassian.com/x/uYXKM) for details.
**[Permissions](#permissions) required:**
* *Browse projects* [project permission](https://confluence.atlassian.com/x/yodKLg) for the project that the issue is in.
* If [issue-level security](https://confluence.atlassian.com/x/J4lKLg) is configured, issue-level security permission to view the issue.
* To remove users other than themselves from the watchlist, *Manage watcher list* [project permission](https://confluence.atlassian.com/x/yodKLg) for the project that the issue is in.
- issueIdOrKey path required
- The ID or key of the issue.
- string
- username query
- This parameter is no longer available. See the [deprecation notice](https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/jira/platform/deprecation-notice-user-privacy-api-migration-guide/) for details.
- string
- accountId query
- The account ID of the user, which uniquely identifies the user across all Atlassian products. For example, *5b10ac8d82e05b22cc7d4ef5*. Required.
- string
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Authentication
Configure credentials for The Jira Cloud platform REST API
Gateway
The gateway proxies requests and injects credentials server-side. Configure credentials above, then enter your gateway URL.
Saved automatically to browser storage.
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TypeScript
import jira from '@utdk/jira';
await jira.removewatcher()