## Summary We’re delivering a first-class Work Item REST API that mirrors the capabilities of the existing GraphQL API, enabling third-party integrations, automations, and internal tooling to interact with Work Items via familiar REST conventions. The effort covers the foundational infrastructure, read/write endpoints across namespace, group, and project scopes, filter parity, and sparse field selection. ## Outcomes - REST endpoints for listing, retrieving, creating, updating, and deleting Work Items, exposed under namespace/project/group routes and protected by the :work_items_rest_api feature flag. - Filter, pagination, field-selection, and feature-loading mechanics aligned with GraphQL semantics, including tooling/tests to prevent drift. - Support for feature payloads plus dedicated feature endpoints (e.g., labels), backed by the existing Work Item service layers. Proposal: https://handbook.gitlab.com/handbook/engineering/architecture/design-documents/work_item_rest_api/