---
title: "Bulk delete worklogs"
method: DELETE
path: "/rest/api/3/issue/{issueIdOrKey}/worklog"
tags: ["Issue worklogs"]
---

# Bulk delete worklogs

`DELETE /rest/api/3/issue/{issueIdOrKey}/worklog`

Deletes a list of worklogs from an issue. This is an experimental API with limitations:

 *  You can't delete more than 5000 worklogs at once.
 *  No notifications will be sent for deleted worklogs.

Time tracking must be enabled in Jira, otherwise this operation returns an error. For more information, see [Configuring time tracking](https://confluence.atlassian.com/x/qoXKM).

**[Permissions](#permissions) required:**

 *  *Browse projects* [project permission](https://confluence.atlassian.com/x/yodKLg) for the project containing the issue.
 *  If [issue-level security](https://confluence.atlassian.com/x/J4lKLg) is configured, issue-level security permission to view the issue.
 *  *Delete all worklogs*[ project permission](https://confluence.atlassian.com/x/yodKLg) to delete any worklog.
 *  If any worklog has visibility restrictions, belongs to the group or has the role visibility is restricted to.

## Path parameters

- `issueIdOrKey` string, required

## Query parameters

- `adjustEstimate` 'leave' | 'auto'
- `overrideEditableFlag` boolean

## Request body

- WorklogIdsRequestBean
  - `ids` integer[], required — A list of worklog IDs.

## Response `200`

Returned if the bulk deletion request was partially successful, with a message indicating partial success.

## Other responses

- `204` — Returned if the request is successful.
- `400` — Returned if: * `request` is not provided or is invalid * the user does not have permission to delete the worklogs * the number of worklogs being deleted exceeds the limit
- `401` — Returned if the authentication credentials are incorrect.
- `404` — Returned if: * the issue is not found or user does not have permission to view the issue * at least one of the worklogs is not associated with the provided issue * time tracking is disabled

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[API](https://skmtc.dev/atlassian/apis/the-jira-cloud-platform-rest-api-3.md) · [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/atlassian/apis/the-jira-cloud-platform-rest-api-3/llms.txt) · [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc-service-production.skmtc.workers.dev/v1/apis/atlassian/the-jira-cloud-platform-rest-api-3/revisions/7b92e6a64584/schema)