Project board columns

Use the REST API to 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.
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"
}

Update an existing project column

Works with GitHub Apps

Parameters

Headers
Name, Type, Description
`accept`string Setting to `application/vnd.github+json` is recommended.
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"
}

Delete a project column

Works with GitHub Apps

Parameters

Headers
Name, Type, Description
`accept`string Setting to `application/vnd.github+json` is recommended.
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

Move a project column

Works with GitHub Apps

Parameters

Headers
Name, Type, Description
`accept`string Setting to `application/vnd.github+json` is recommended.
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

List project columns

Works with GitHub Apps

Parameters

Headers
Name, Type, Description
`accept`string Setting to `application/vnd.github+json` is recommended.
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"
  }
]

Create a project column

Works with GitHub Apps

Parameters

Headers
Name, Type, Description
`accept`string Setting to `application/vnd.github+json` is recommended.
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"
}