Replace all labels for an issue

PUT /repos/:owner/:repo/issues/:issue_number/labels

Parameters

Name Type Description
labels array of strings The names of the labels to add to the issue. You can pass an empty array to remove all labels. Note: Alternatively, you can pass a single label as a string or an array of labels directly, but GitHub recommends passing an object with the labels key.

Example

{
  "labels": ["bug", "enhancement"]
}

Response

Status: 200 OK
[
  {
    "id": 208045946,
    "node_id": "MDU6TGFiZWwyMDgwNDU5NDY=",
    "url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/labels/bug",
    "name": "bug",
    "description": "Something isn't working",
    "color": "f29513",
    "default": true
  },
  {
    "id": 208045947,
    "node_id": "MDU6TGFiZWwyMDgwNDU5NDc=",
    "url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/labels/enhancement",
    "name": "enhancement",
    "description": "New feature or request",
    "color": "a2eeef",
    "default": false
  }
]