Question
What happens with my worklogs if the work item is deleted? Can I still see them in the reports?
Answer
Worklogs for a deleted work item won't appear in reports. When a work item is deleted, its associated worklogs are not removed from the database. However, they are no longer accessible through the UI or standard API endpoints.
Worklogs can only be retrieved through the API if the worklog ID is known.
If the work item ID is available, the related worklog information may still be recoverable through a data dump request, where the relevant worklogs can be located manually.
To help preserve historical data, we recommend archiving work items or transitioning them to a status that prevents time logging instead of deleting them.