Delete a work item from your list

You must have the following to do the things described on this page.

Permission: Delete work items

To delete a work item from the list view:

  1. Use the checkbox to select the work item you’d like to delete.

  2. Select Delete.

  3. Select Delete again to confirm.

Alternatively, you can:

  1. Open the work item you’d like to delete by selecting its key.

  2. Select More actions (•••), then Delete.

  3. Select Archive if you want to archive the work item, or enter Delete in the text box to confirm that you want to delete it.

  4. Select Delete to confirm.

You can perform this action with your keyboard via Jira’s command palette. Use command + K (for Mac) or Ctrl + K (for Windows) to open the command palette while you’re in Jira. Read more about Jira’s command palette



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