---
title: "Get available priorities by priority scheme"
method: GET
path: "/rest/api/2/priorityscheme/priorities/available"
tags: ["Priority schemes"]
---

# Get available priorities by priority scheme

`GET /rest/api/2/priorityscheme/priorities/available`

Returns a [paginated](#pagination) list of priorities available for adding to a priority scheme.

**[Permissions](#permissions) required:** *Administer Jira* [global permission](https://confluence.atlassian.com/x/x4dKLg).

## Query parameters

- `startAt` string
- `maxResults` string
- `query` string
- `schemeId` string, required
- `exclude` string[]

## Response `200`

Returned if the request is successful.

- PageBeanPriorityWithSequence — A page of items.
  - `isLast` boolean — Whether this is the last page.
  - `maxResults` integer — The maximum number of items that could be returned.
  - `nextPage` string, uri — If there is another page of results, the URL of the next page.
  - `self` string, uri — The URL of the page.
  - `startAt` integer — The index of the first item returned.
  - `total` integer — The number of items returned.
  - `values` PriorityWithSequence[] — The list of items.
    - `description` string — The description of the issue priority.
    - `iconUrl` string — The URL of the icon for the issue priority.
    - `id` string — The ID of the issue priority.
    - `isDefault` boolean — Whether this priority is the default.
    - `name` string — The name of the issue priority.
    - `self` string — The URL of the issue priority.
    - `sequence` string — The sequence of the issue priority.
    - `statusColor` string — The color used to indicate the issue priority.

## Other responses

- `400` — Returned if the request isn't valid.
- `401` — Returned if the authentication credentials are incorrect.

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