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Last updated Dec 9, 2025

Jira work item blocks Jira work item

The Teamwork Graph API is available through Forge's Early Access Program (EAP).

EAPs are offered to selected users for testing and feedback purposes. These features are unsupported and are subject to change without notice.

You must only install apps that call the Teamwork Graph API in test organizations. Apps calling the Teamwork Graph API require the read:graph:jiraor read:graph:confluence scope, which provides access to Teamwork Graph data across your entire organization. While apps still respect end-user permissions, this scope may grant access to sensitive information. For safety, only install these apps in organizations with test data. Do not install apps using this API in organizations with production data while this feature is in EAP.

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The `JiraWorkItemBlocksJiraWorkItem` relationship represents the blocking dependency between a Jira Work Item and the Jira Work Item that is blocking it within the Teamwork Graph. It allows you to:
* Retrieve issues blocking a specific Jira Work Item
* Find which Jira Work Items are blocked by a specific issue
* Traverse and analyze issue-blocking relationships

Relationship type: Canonical

From object typesTo object types
Jira Work Item - ati:cloud:jira:issueJira Work Item - ati:cloud:jira:issue

Cypher

Note

We recommend sending parameterized Cypher queries as below instead of embedding the parameters directly in the query string. This approach will help ensure better performance.

Forward query

GraphQL
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query JiraWorkItemBlocksJiraWorkItem_CypherQuery($cypherQuery: String!, $params: CypherRequestParams) {
  cypherQuery(query: $cypherQuery, params: $params) {
    edges {
      node {
        columns {
          value {
            ... on CypherQueryResultNode {
              id
              data {
                __typename
                ... on JiraWorkItem {
                  id
                }
              }
            }
          }
        }
      }
    }
  }
}
Params
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{
  "cypherQuery": "MATCH (item:JiraWorkItem {ari: $id})-[:jira_work_item_blocks_jira_work_item]->(item_1:JiraWorkItem) RETURN item_1",
  "params": {
    "id": "$id"
  }
}

Inverse query

GraphQL
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query JiraWorkItemBlocksJiraWorkItem_CypherQuery($cypherQuery: String!, $params: CypherRequestParams) {
  cypherQuery(query: $cypherQuery, params: $params) {
    edges {
      node {
        columns {
          value {
            ... on CypherQueryResultNode {
              id
              data {
                __typename
                ... on JiraWorkItem {
                  id
                }
              }
            }
          }
        }
      }
    }
  }
}
Params
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{
  "cypherQuery": "MATCH (item:JiraWorkItem)-[:jira_work_item_blocks_jira_work_item]->(item_1:JiraWorkItem {ari: $id}) RETURN item",
  "params": {
    "id": "$id"
  }
}

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