Project board columns

The project board columns API lets you create and manage columns on a project board.

Get a project column

Parameters

Headers
Name, Type, Description
`accept`string Setting to `application/vnd.github+json` is recommended. See preview notice
Path parameters
Name, Type, Description
`column_id`integerRequired The unique identifier of the column.

HTTP response status codes

Status code	Description
`200`	OK
`304`	Not modified
`401`	Requires authentication
`403`	Forbidden
`404`	Resource not found

Code samples

get/projects/columns/{column_id}

curl \
  -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \
  http(s)://HOSTNAME/api/v3/projects/columns/COLUMN_ID

Response

Status: 200

{
  "url": "https://api.github.com/projects/columns/367",
  "project_url": "https://api.github.com/projects/120",
  "cards_url": "https://api.github.com/projects/columns/367/cards",
  "id": 367,
  "node_id": "MDEzOlByb2plY3RDb2x1bW4zNjc=",
  "name": "To Do",
  "created_at": "2016-09-05T14:18:44Z",
  "updated_at": "2016-09-05T14:22:28Z"
}

Preview notice

The Projects API is currently available for developers to preview. During the preview period, the API may change without advance notice. Please see the blog post for full details. To access the API during the preview period, you must provide a custom media type in the Accept header:

application/vnd.github.inertia-preview+json

Update an existing project column

Works with GitHub Apps

Parameters

Headers
Name, Type, Description
`accept`string Setting to `application/vnd.github+json` is recommended. See preview notice
Path parameters
Name, Type, Description
`column_id`integerRequired The unique identifier of the column.
Body parameters
Name, Type, Description
`name`stringRequired Name of the project column

HTTP response status codes

Status code	Description
`200`	OK
`304`	Not modified
`401`	Requires authentication
`403`	Forbidden

Code samples

patch/projects/columns/{column_id}

curl \
  -X PATCH \
  -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \
  http(s)://HOSTNAME/api/v3/projects/columns/COLUMN_ID \
  -d '{"name":"To Do"}'

Response

Status: 200

{
  "url": "https://api.github.com/projects/columns/367",
  "project_url": "https://api.github.com/projects/120",
  "cards_url": "https://api.github.com/projects/columns/367/cards",
  "id": 367,
  "node_id": "MDEzOlByb2plY3RDb2x1bW4zNjc=",
  "name": "To Do",
  "created_at": "2016-09-05T14:18:44Z",
  "updated_at": "2016-09-05T14:22:28Z"
}

Preview notice

The Projects API is currently available for developers to preview. During the preview period, the API may change without advance notice. Please see the blog post for full details. To access the API during the preview period, you must provide a custom media type in the Accept header:

application/vnd.github.inertia-preview+json

Delete a project column

Works with GitHub Apps

Parameters

Headers
Name, Type, Description
`accept`string Setting to `application/vnd.github+json` is recommended. See preview notice
Path parameters
Name, Type, Description
`column_id`integerRequired The unique identifier of the column.

HTTP response status codes

Status code	Description
`204`	No Content
`304`	Not modified
`401`	Requires authentication
`403`	Forbidden

Code samples

delete/projects/columns/{column_id}

curl \
  -X DELETE \
  -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \
  http(s)://HOSTNAME/api/v3/projects/columns/COLUMN_ID

Response

Status: 204

Preview notice

The Projects API is currently available for developers to preview. During the preview period, the API may change without advance notice. Please see the blog post for full details. To access the API during the preview period, you must provide a custom media type in the Accept header:

application/vnd.github.inertia-preview+json

Move a project column

Works with GitHub Apps

Parameters

Headers
Name, Type, Description
`accept`string Setting to `application/vnd.github+json` is recommended. See preview notice
Path parameters
Name, Type, Description
`column_id`integerRequired The unique identifier of the column.
Body parameters
Name, Type, Description
`position`stringRequired The position of the column in a project. Can be one of: `first`, `last`, or `after:<column_id>` to place after the specified column.

HTTP response status codes

Status code	Description
`201`	Created
`304`	Not modified
`401`	Requires authentication
`403`	Forbidden
`422`	Validation failed, or the endpoint has been spammed.

Code samples

post/projects/columns/{column_id}/moves

curl \
  -X POST \
  -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \
  http(s)://HOSTNAME/api/v3/projects/columns/COLUMN_ID/moves \
  -d '{"position":"last"}'

Response

Status: 201

Preview notice

The Projects API is currently available for developers to preview. During the preview period, the API may change without advance notice. Please see the blog post for full details. To access the API during the preview period, you must provide a custom media type in the Accept header:

application/vnd.github.inertia-preview+json

List project columns

Works with GitHub Apps

Parameters

Headers
Name, Type, Description
`accept`string Setting to `application/vnd.github+json` is recommended. See preview notice
Path parameters
Name, Type, Description
`project_id`integerRequired The unique identifier of the project.
Query parameters
Name, Type, Description
`per_page`integer The number of results per page (max 100). Default: `30`
`page`integer Page number of the results to fetch. Default: `1`

HTTP response status codes

Status code	Description
`200`	OK
`304`	Not modified
`401`	Requires authentication
`403`	Forbidden

Code samples

get/projects/{project_id}/columns

curl \
  -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \
  http(s)://HOSTNAME/api/v3/projects/PROJECT_ID/columns

Response

Status: 200

[
  {
    "url": "https://api.github.com/projects/columns/367",
    "project_url": "https://api.github.com/projects/120",
    "cards_url": "https://api.github.com/projects/columns/367/cards",
    "id": 367,
    "node_id": "MDEzOlByb2plY3RDb2x1bW4zNjc=",
    "name": "To Do",
    "created_at": "2016-09-05T14:18:44Z",
    "updated_at": "2016-09-05T14:22:28Z"
  }
]

Preview notice

The Projects API is currently available for developers to preview. During the preview period, the API may change without advance notice. Please see the blog post for full details. To access the API during the preview period, you must provide a custom media type in the Accept header:

application/vnd.github.inertia-preview+json

Create a project column

Works with GitHub Apps

Parameters

Headers
Name, Type, Description
`accept`string Setting to `application/vnd.github+json` is recommended. See preview notice
Path parameters
Name, Type, Description
`project_id`integerRequired The unique identifier of the project.
Body parameters
Name, Type, Description
`name`stringRequired Name of the project column

HTTP response status codes

Status code	Description
`201`	Created
`304`	Not modified
`401`	Requires authentication
`403`	Forbidden
`422`	Validation failed, or the endpoint has been spammed.

Code samples

post/projects/{project_id}/columns

curl \
  -X POST \
  -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \
  http(s)://HOSTNAME/api/v3/projects/PROJECT_ID/columns \
  -d '{"name":"Remaining tasks"}'

Response

Status: 201

{
  "url": "https://api.github.com/projects/columns/367",
  "project_url": "https://api.github.com/projects/120",
  "cards_url": "https://api.github.com/projects/columns/367/cards",
  "id": 367,
  "node_id": "MDEzOlByb2plY3RDb2x1bW4zNjc=",
  "name": "To Do",
  "created_at": "2016-09-05T14:18:44Z",
  "updated_at": "2016-09-05T14:22:28Z"
}

Preview notice

The Projects API is currently available for developers to preview. During the preview period, the API may change without advance notice. Please see the blog post for full details. To access the API during the preview period, you must provide a custom media type in the Accept header:

application/vnd.github.inertia-preview+json