Labeling issues and pull requests

About labels

Labels on GitHub Enterprise help you organize and prioritize your work. You can apply labels to issues and pull requests to signify priority, category, or any other information you find useful.

Creating a label

In repositories where you have write access, you can create labels to organize issues and pull requests.

Applying labels to issues and pull requests

In repositories where you have write access, you can assign labels to issues and pull requests to help organize your projects.

Editing a label

In repositories where you have write access, you can edit the name, color, and description of an existing label.

Deleting a label

In repositories where you have write access, you can delete a label if you no longer need it to classify issues or pull requests.