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Labels
Use the REST API to manage labels for repositories, issues and pull requests.
About labels
You can use the REST API to manage labels for a repository and add or remove labels to issues and pull requests. Every pull request is an issue, but not every issue is a pull request. For this reason, "shared" actions for both features, like managing assignees, labels, and milestones, are provided within the Issues endpoints.
List labels for an issue
Parameters
Headers |
---|
Name, Type, Description |
accept stringSetting to |
Path parameters |
Name, Type, Description |
owner stringRequiredThe account owner of the repository. The name is not case sensitive. |
repo stringRequiredThe name of the repository. The name is not case sensitive. |
issue_number integerRequiredThe number that identifies the issue. |
Query parameters |
Name, Type, Description |
per_page integerThe number of results per page (max 100). Default: |
page integerPage number of the results to fetch. Default: |
HTTP response status codes
Status code | Description |
---|---|
200 | OK |
301 | Moved permanently |
404 | Resource not found |
410 | Gone |
Code samples
curl \
-H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \
http(s)://HOSTNAME/api/v3/repos/OWNER/REPO/issues/ISSUE_NUMBER/labels
Response
Status: 200
[
{
"id": 208045946,
"node_id": "MDU6TGFiZWwyMDgwNDU5NDY=",
"url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/labels/bug",
"name": "bug",
"description": "Something isn't working",
"color": "f29513",
"default": true
},
{
"id": 208045947,
"node_id": "MDU6TGFiZWwyMDgwNDU5NDc=",
"url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/labels/enhancement",
"name": "enhancement",
"description": "New feature or request",
"color": "a2eeef",
"default": false
}
]
Add labels to an issue
Parameters
Headers |
---|
Name, Type, Description |
accept stringSetting to |
Path parameters |
Name, Type, Description |
owner stringRequiredThe account owner of the repository. The name is not case sensitive. |
repo stringRequiredThe name of the repository. The name is not case sensitive. |
issue_number integerRequiredThe number that identifies the issue. |
Body parameters |
Name, Type, Description |
labels array of stringsThe names of the labels to add to the issue's existing labels. You can pass an empty array to remove all labels. Alternatively, you can pass a single label as a |
HTTP response status codes
Status code | Description |
---|---|
200 | OK |
301 | Moved permanently |
404 | Resource not found |
410 | Gone |
422 | Validation failed, or the endpoint has been spammed. |
Code samples
curl \
-X POST \
-H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \
http(s)://HOSTNAME/api/v3/repos/OWNER/REPO/issues/ISSUE_NUMBER/labels \
-d '{"labels":["bug","enhancement"]}'
Response
Status: 200
[
{
"id": 208045946,
"node_id": "MDU6TGFiZWwyMDgwNDU5NDY=",
"url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/labels/bug",
"name": "bug",
"description": "Something isn't working",
"color": "f29513",
"default": true
},
{
"id": 208045947,
"node_id": "MDU6TGFiZWwyMDgwNDU5NDc=",
"url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/labels/enhancement",
"name": "enhancement",
"description": "New feature or request",
"color": "a2eeef",
"default": false
}
]
Set labels for an issue
Removes any previous labels and sets the new labels for an issue.
Parameters
Headers |
---|
Name, Type, Description |
accept stringSetting to |
Path parameters |
Name, Type, Description |
owner stringRequiredThe account owner of the repository. The name is not case sensitive. |
repo stringRequiredThe name of the repository. The name is not case sensitive. |
issue_number integerRequiredThe number that identifies the issue. |
Body parameters |
Name, Type, Description |
labels array of stringsThe names of the labels to set for the issue. The labels you set replace any existing labels. You can pass an empty array to remove all labels. Alternatively, you can pass a single label as a |
HTTP response status codes
Status code | Description |
---|---|
200 | OK |
301 | Moved permanently |
404 | Resource not found |
410 | Gone |
422 | Validation failed, or the endpoint has been spammed. |
Code samples
curl \
-X PUT \
-H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \
http(s)://HOSTNAME/api/v3/repos/OWNER/REPO/issues/ISSUE_NUMBER/labels \
-d '{"labels":["bug","enhancement"]}'
Response
Status: 200
[
{
"id": 208045946,
"node_id": "MDU6TGFiZWwyMDgwNDU5NDY=",
"url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/labels/bug",
"name": "bug",
"description": "Something isn't working",
"color": "f29513",
"default": true
},
{
"id": 208045947,
"node_id": "MDU6TGFiZWwyMDgwNDU5NDc=",
"url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/labels/enhancement",
"name": "enhancement",
"description": "New feature or request",
"color": "a2eeef",
"default": false
}
]
Remove all labels from an issue
Parameters
Headers |
---|
Name, Type, Description |
accept stringSetting to |
Path parameters |
Name, Type, Description |
owner stringRequiredThe account owner of the repository. The name is not case sensitive. |
repo stringRequiredThe name of the repository. The name is not case sensitive. |
issue_number integerRequiredThe number that identifies the issue. |
HTTP response status codes
Status code | Description |
---|---|
204 | No Content |
301 | Moved permanently |
404 | Resource not found |
410 | Gone |
Code samples
curl \
-X DELETE \
-H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \
http(s)://HOSTNAME/api/v3/repos/OWNER/REPO/issues/ISSUE_NUMBER/labels
Response
Status: 204
Remove a label from an issue
Removes the specified label from the issue, and returns the remaining labels on the issue. This endpoint returns a 404 Not Found
status if the label does not exist.
Parameters
Headers |
---|
Name, Type, Description |
accept stringSetting to |
Path parameters |
Name, Type, Description |
owner stringRequiredThe account owner of the repository. The name is not case sensitive. |
repo stringRequiredThe name of the repository. The name is not case sensitive. |
issue_number integerRequiredThe number that identifies the issue. |
name stringRequired |
HTTP response status codes
Status code | Description |
---|---|
200 | OK |
301 | Moved permanently |
404 | Resource not found |
410 | Gone |
Code samples
curl \
-X DELETE \
-H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \
http(s)://HOSTNAME/api/v3/repos/OWNER/REPO/issues/ISSUE_NUMBER/labels/NAME
Response
Status: 200
[
{
"id": 208045946,
"node_id": "MDU6TGFiZWwyMDgwNDU5NDY=",
"url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/labels/bug",
"name": "bug",
"description": "Something isn't working",
"color": "f29513",
"default": true
}
]
List labels for a repository
Parameters
Headers |
---|
Name, Type, Description |
accept stringSetting to |
Path parameters |
Name, Type, Description |
owner stringRequiredThe account owner of the repository. The name is not case sensitive. |
repo stringRequiredThe name of the repository. The name is not case sensitive. |
Query parameters |
Name, Type, Description |
per_page integerThe number of results per page (max 100). Default: |
page integerPage number of the results to fetch. Default: |
HTTP response status codes
Status code | Description |
---|---|
200 | OK |
404 | Resource not found |
Code samples
curl \
-H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \
http(s)://HOSTNAME/api/v3/repos/OWNER/REPO/labels
Response
Status: 200
[
{
"id": 208045946,
"node_id": "MDU6TGFiZWwyMDgwNDU5NDY=",
"url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/labels/bug",
"name": "bug",
"description": "Something isn't working",
"color": "f29513",
"default": true
},
{
"id": 208045947,
"node_id": "MDU6TGFiZWwyMDgwNDU5NDc=",
"url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/labels/enhancement",
"name": "enhancement",
"description": "New feature or request",
"color": "a2eeef",
"default": false
}
]
Create a label
Parameters
Headers |
---|
Name, Type, Description |
accept stringSetting to |
Path parameters |
Name, Type, Description |
owner stringRequiredThe account owner of the repository. The name is not case sensitive. |
repo stringRequiredThe name of the repository. The name is not case sensitive. |
Body parameters |
Name, Type, Description |
name stringRequiredThe name of the label. Emoji can be added to label names, using either native emoji or colon-style markup. For example, typing |
color stringThe hexadecimal color code for the label, without the leading |
description stringA short description of the label. Must be 100 characters or fewer. |
HTTP response status codes
Status code | Description |
---|---|
201 | Created |
404 | Resource not found |
422 | Validation failed, or the endpoint has been spammed. |
Code samples
curl \
-X POST \
-H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \
http(s)://HOSTNAME/api/v3/repos/OWNER/REPO/labels \
-d '{"name":"bug","description":"Something isn'\''t working","color":"f29513"}'
Response
Status: 201
{
"id": 208045946,
"node_id": "MDU6TGFiZWwyMDgwNDU5NDY=",
"url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/labels/bug",
"name": "bug",
"description": "Something isn't working",
"color": "f29513",
"default": true
}
Get a label
Parameters
Headers |
---|
Name, Type, Description |
accept stringSetting to |
Path parameters |
Name, Type, Description |
owner stringRequiredThe account owner of the repository. The name is not case sensitive. |
repo stringRequiredThe name of the repository. The name is not case sensitive. |
name stringRequired |
HTTP response status codes
Status code | Description |
---|---|
200 | OK |
404 | Resource not found |
Code samples
curl \
-H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \
http(s)://HOSTNAME/api/v3/repos/OWNER/REPO/labels/NAME
Response
Status: 200
{
"id": 208045946,
"node_id": "MDU6TGFiZWwyMDgwNDU5NDY=",
"url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/labels/bug",
"name": "bug",
"description": "Something isn't working",
"color": "f29513",
"default": true
}
Update a label
Parameters
Headers |
---|
Name, Type, Description |
accept stringSetting to |
Path parameters |
Name, Type, Description |
owner stringRequiredThe account owner of the repository. The name is not case sensitive. |
repo stringRequiredThe name of the repository. The name is not case sensitive. |
name stringRequired |
Body parameters |
Name, Type, Description |
new_name stringThe new name of the label. Emoji can be added to label names, using either native emoji or colon-style markup. For example, typing |
color stringThe hexadecimal color code for the label, without the leading |
description stringA short description of the label. Must be 100 characters or fewer. |
HTTP response status codes
Status code | Description |
---|---|
200 | OK |
Code samples
curl \
-X PATCH \
-H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \
http(s)://HOSTNAME/api/v3/repos/OWNER/REPO/labels/NAME \
-d '{"new_name":"bug :bug:","description":"Small bug fix required","color":"b01f26"}'
Response
Status: 200
{
"id": 208045946,
"node_id": "MDU6TGFiZWwyMDgwNDU5NDY=",
"url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/labels/bug%20:bug:",
"name": "bug :bug:",
"description": "Small bug fix required",
"color": "b01f26",
"default": true
}
Delete a label
Parameters
Headers |
---|
Name, Type, Description |
accept stringSetting to |
Path parameters |
Name, Type, Description |
owner stringRequiredThe account owner of the repository. The name is not case sensitive. |
repo stringRequiredThe name of the repository. The name is not case sensitive. |
name stringRequired |
HTTP response status codes
Status code | Description |
---|---|
204 | No Content |
Code samples
curl \
-X DELETE \
-H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \
http(s)://HOSTNAME/api/v3/repos/OWNER/REPO/labels/NAME
Response
Status: 204
List labels for issues in a milestone
Parameters
Headers |
---|
Name, Type, Description |
accept stringSetting to |
Path parameters |
Name, Type, Description |
owner stringRequiredThe account owner of the repository. The name is not case sensitive. |
repo stringRequiredThe name of the repository. The name is not case sensitive. |
milestone_number integerRequiredThe number that identifies the milestone. |
Query parameters |
Name, Type, Description |
per_page integerThe number of results per page (max 100). Default: |
page integerPage number of the results to fetch. Default: |
HTTP response status codes
Status code | Description |
---|---|
200 | OK |
Code samples
curl \
-H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \
http(s)://HOSTNAME/api/v3/repos/OWNER/REPO/milestones/MILESTONE_NUMBER/labels
Response
Status: 200
[
{
"id": 208045946,
"node_id": "MDU6TGFiZWwyMDgwNDU5NDY=",
"url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/labels/bug",
"name": "bug",
"description": "Something isn't working",
"color": "f29513",
"default": true
},
{
"id": 208045947,
"node_id": "MDU6TGFiZWwyMDgwNDU5NDc=",
"url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/labels/enhancement",
"name": "enhancement",
"description": "New feature or request",
"color": "a2eeef",
"default": false
}
]