Labels

List labels

Get all labels for a given project.

GET /projects/:id/labels
Attribute Type Required Description
id integer yes The ID of the project
curl --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: 9koXpg98eAheJpvBs5tK" https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/1/labels

Example response:

[
  {
    "id" : 1,
    "name" : "bug",
    "color" : "#d9534f",
    "description": "Bug reported by user",
    "open_issues_count": 1,
    "closed_issues_count": 0,
    "open_merge_requests_count": 1,
    "subscribed": false,
    "priority": 10
  },
  {
    "id" : 4,
    "color" : "#d9534f",
    "name" : "confirmed",
    "description": "Confirmed issue",
    "open_issues_count": 2,
    "closed_issues_count": 5,
    "open_merge_requests_count": 0,
    "subscribed": false,
    "priority": null
  },
  {
    "id" : 7,
    "name" : "critical",
    "color" : "#d9534f",
    "description": "Critical issue. Need fix ASAP",
    "open_issues_count": 1,
    "closed_issues_count": 3,
    "open_merge_requests_count": 1,
    "subscribed": false,
    "priority": null
  },
  {
    "id" : 8,
    "name" : "documentation",
    "color" : "#f0ad4e",
    "description": "Issue about documentation",
    "open_issues_count": 1,
    "closed_issues_count": 0,
    "open_merge_requests_count": 2,
    "subscribed": false,
    "priority": null
  },
  {
    "id" : 9,
    "color" : "#5cb85c",
    "name" : "enhancement",
    "description": "Enhancement proposal",
    "open_issues_count": 1,
    "closed_issues_count": 0,
    "open_merge_requests_count": 1,
    "subscribed": true,
    "priority": null
  }
]

Create a new label

Creates a new label for the given repository with the given name and color.

POST /projects/:id/labels
Attribute Type Required Description
id integer yes The ID of the project
name string yes The name of the label
color string yes The color of the label in 6-digit hex notation with leading # sign
description string no The description of the label
priority integer no The priority of the label. Must be greater or equal than zero or null to remove the priority.
curl --data "name=feature&color=#5843AD" --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: 9koXpg98eAheJpvBs5tK" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/1/labels"

Example response:

{
  "id" : 10,
  "name" : "feature",
  "color" : "#5843AD",
  "description":null,
  "open_issues_count": 0,
  "closed_issues_count": 0,
  "open_merge_requests_count": 0,
  "subscribed": false,
  "priority": null
}

Delete a label

Deletes a label with a given name.

DELETE /projects/:id/labels
Attribute Type Required Description
id integer yes The ID of the project
name string yes The name of the label
curl --request DELETE --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: 9koXpg98eAheJpvBs5tK" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/1/labels?name=bug"

Edit an existing label

Updates an existing label with new name or new color. At least one parameter is required, to update the label.

PUT /projects/:id/labels
Attribute Type Required Description
id integer yes The ID of the project
name string yes The name of the existing label
new_name string yes if color is not provided The new name of the label
color string yes if new_name is not provided The new color of the label in 6-digit hex notation with leading # sign
description string no The new description of the label
priority integer no The new priority of the label. Must be greater or equal than zero or null to remove the priority.
curl --request PUT --data "name=documentation&new_name=docs&color=#8E44AD&description=Documentation" --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: 9koXpg98eAheJpvBs5tK" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/1/labels"

Example response:

{
  "id" : 8,
  "name" : "docs",
  "color" : "#8E44AD",
  "description": "Documentation",
  "open_issues_count": 1,
  "closed_issues_count": 0,
  "open_merge_requests_count": 2,
  "subscribed": false,
  "priority": null
}

Subscribe to a label

Subscribes the authenticated user to a label to receive notifications. If the user is already subscribed to the label, the status code 304 is returned.

POST /projects/:id/labels/:label_id/subscribe
Attribute Type Required Description
id integer yes The ID of a project
label_id integer or string yes The ID or title of a project's label
curl --request POST --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: 9koXpg98eAheJpvBs5tK" https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/5/labels/1/subscribe

Example response:

{
  "id" : 1,
  "name" : "bug",
  "color" : "#d9534f",
  "description": "Bug reported by user",
  "open_issues_count": 1,
  "closed_issues_count": 0,
  "open_merge_requests_count": 1,
  "subscribed": true,
  "priority": null
}

Unsubscribe from a label

Unsubscribes the authenticated user from a label to not receive notifications from it. If the user is not subscribed to the label, the status code 304 is returned.

POST /projects/:id/labels/:label_id/unsubscribe
Attribute Type Required Description
id integer yes The ID of a project
label_id integer or string yes The ID or title of a project's label
curl --request POST --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: 9koXpg98eAheJpvBs5tK" https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/5/labels/1/unsubscribe