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Issues
The Issues API enables you to view and manage issues, including issue assignees, comments, labels, and milestones.
Issues
List issues assigned to the authenticated user
List organization issues assigned to the authenticated user
List repository issues
Create an issue
Get an issue
Update an issue
Lock an issue
Unlock an issue
List user account issues assigned to the authenticated user
Issue assignees
List assignees
Check if a user can be assigned
Add assignees to an issue
Remove assignees from an issue
Issue comments
List issue comments for a repository
Get an issue comment
Update an issue comment
Delete an issue comment
List issue comments
Create an issue comment
Issue events
List issue events for a repository
Get an issue event
List issue events
Labels
List labels for an issue
Add labels to an issue
Set labels for an issue
Remove all labels from an issue
Remove a label from an issue
List labels for a repository
Create a label
Get a label
Update a label
Delete a label
List labels for issues in a milestone
Milestones
List milestones
Create a milestone
Get a milestone
Update a milestone
Delete a milestone
Timeline events
List timeline events for an issue