Group labels API

This API supports managing group labels. It allows users to list, create, update, and delete group labels. Furthermore, users can subscribe to and unsubscribe from group labels.

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List group labels

Get all labels for a given group.

GET /groups/:id/labels

Attribute Type Required Description

id integer/string yes The ID or URL-encoded path of the group owned by the authenticated user.

with_counts boolean no Whether or not to include issue and merge request counts. Defaults to false. (

include_ancestor_groups boolean no Include ancestor groups. Defaults to true.

include_descendant_groups

boolean

Include descendant groups. Defaults to false.

only_group_labels

boolean

Toggle to include only group labels or also project labels. Defaults to true.

search

string

Keyword to filter labels by.

curl --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/groups/5/labels?with_counts=true"

Example response:

[
  {
    "id": 7,
    "name": "bug",
    "color": "#FF0000",
    "text_color" : "#FFFFFF",
    "description": null,
    "description_html": null,
    "open_issues_count": 0,
    "closed_issues_count": 0,
    "open_merge_requests_count": 0,
    "subscribed": false
  },
  {
    "id": 4,
    "name": "feature",
    "color": "#228B22",
    "text_color" : "#FFFFFF",
    "description": null,
    "description_html": null,
    "open_issues_count": 0,
    "closed_issues_count": 0,
    "open_merge_requests_count": 0,
    "subscribed": false
  }
]

Get a single group label

Get a single label for a given group.

GET /groups/:id/labels/:label_id

Attribute Type Required Description

id integer or string yes The ID or URL-encoded path of the group owned by the authenticated user.

label_id integer or string yes The ID or title of a group’s label.

include_ancestor_groups boolean no Include ancestor groups. Defaults to true.

include_descendant_groups

boolean

Include descendant groups. Defaults to false.

only_group_labels

boolean

Toggle to include only group labels or also project labels. Defaults to true.

curl --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/groups/5/labels/bug"

Example response:

{
  "id": 7,
  "name": "bug",
  "color": "#FF0000",
  "text_color" : "#FFFFFF",
  "description": null,
  "description_html": null,
  "open_issues_count": 0,
  "closed_issues_count": 0,
  "open_merge_requests_count": 0,
  "subscribed": false
}

Create a new group label

Create a new group label for a given group.

POST /groups/:id/labels

Attribute	Type	Required	Description
`id`	integer/string	yes	The ID or URL-encoded path of the group owned by the authenticated user
`name`	string	yes	The name of the label
`color`	string	yes	The color of the label given in 6-digit hex notation with leading ‘#’ sign (for example, #FFAABB) or one of the
`description`	string	no	The description of the label,

curl --request POST --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" --header "Content-Type: application/json" \
     --data '{"name": "Feature Proposal", "color": "#FFA500", "description": "Describes new ideas" }' \
     "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/groups/5/labels"

Example response:

{
  "id": 9,
  "name": "Feature Proposal",
  "color": "#FFA500",
  "text_color" : "#FFFFFF",
  "description": "Describes new ideas",
  "description_html": "Describes new ideas",
  "open_issues_count": 0,
  "closed_issues_count": 0,
  "open_merge_requests_count": 0,
  "subscribed": false
}

Update a group label

Updates an existing group label. At least one parameter is required, to update the group label.

PUT /groups/:id/labels/:label_id

Attribute	Type	Required	Description
`id`	integer or string	yes	The ID or URL-encoded path of the group owned by the authenticated user
`label_id`	integer or string	yes	The ID or title of a group’s label.
`new_name`	string	no	The new name of the label
`color`	string	no	The color of the label given in 6-digit hex notation with leading ‘#’ sign (for example, #FFAABB) or one of the
`description`	string	no	The description of the label.

curl --request PUT --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" --header "Content-Type: application/json" \
     --data '{"new_name": "Feature Idea" }' "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/groups/5/labels/Feature%20Proposal"

Example response:

{
  "id": 9,
  "name": "Feature Idea",
  "color": "#FFA500",
  "text_color" : "#FFFFFF",
  "description": "Describes new ideas",
  "description_html": "Describes new ideas",
  "open_issues_count": 0,
  "closed_issues_count": 0,
  "open_merge_requests_count": 0,
  "subscribed": false
}

An older endpoint PUT /groups/:id/labels with name in the parameters is still available, but deprecated.

Delete a group label

Deletes a group label with a given name.

DELETE /groups/:id/labels/:label_id

Attribute	Type	Required	Description
`id`	integer or string	yes	The ID or URL-encoded path of the group owned by the authenticated user
`label_id`	integer or string	yes	The ID or title of a group’s label.

curl --request DELETE --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/groups/5/labels/bug"

An older endpoint DELETE /groups/:id/labels with name in the parameters is still available, but deprecated.

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

POST /groups/:id/labels/:label_id/subscribe

Attribute	Type	Required	Description
`id`	integer or string	yes	The ID or URL-encoded path of the group owned by the authenticated user
`label_id`	integer or string	yes	The ID or title of a group’s label.

curl --request POST --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/groups/5/labels/9/subscribe"

Example response:

{
  "id": 9,
  "name": "Feature Idea",
  "color": "#FFA500",
  "text_color" : "#FFFFFF",
  "description": "Describes new ideas",
  "description_html": "Describes new ideas",
  "open_issues_count": 0,
  "closed_issues_count": 0,
  "open_merge_requests_count": 0,
  "subscribed": true
}

Unsubscribe from a group label

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

POST /groups/:id/labels/:label_id/unsubscribe

Attribute	Type	Required	Description
`id`	integer or string	yes	The ID or URL-encoded path of the group owned by the authenticated user
`label_id`	integer or string	yes	The ID or title of a group’s label.

curl --request POST --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/groups/5/labels/9/unsubscribe"

Example response:

{
  "id": 9,
  "name": "Feature Idea",
  "color": "#FFA500",
  "text_color" : "#FFFFFF",
  "description": "Describes new ideas",
  "description_html": "Describes new ideas",
  "open_issues_count": 0,
  "closed_issues_count": 0,
  "open_merge_requests_count": 0,
  "subscribed": false
}