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# Group issue boards API **(FREE)**
Every API call to [group issue boards](../user/project/issue_board.md#group-issue-boards) must be authenticated.
If a user is not a member of a group and the group is private, a `GET`
request results in `404` status code.
## List all group issue boards in a group
Lists issue boards in the given group.
```plaintext
GET /groups/:id/boards
```
| Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
| --------- | ---- | -------- | ----------- |
| `id` | integer/string | yes | The ID or [URL-encoded path of the group](index.md#namespaced-path-encoding) owned by the authenticated user |
```shell
curl --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/groups/5/boards"
```
Example response:
```json
[
{
"id": 1,
"name": "group issue board",
"group": {
"id": 5,
"name": "Documentcloud",
"web_url": "http://example.com/groups/documentcloud"
},
"milestone": {
"id": 12,
"title": "10.0"
},
"lists" : [
{
"id" : 1,
"label" : {
"name" : "Testing",
"color" : "#F0AD4E",
"description" : null
},
"position" : 1
},
{
"id" : 2,
"label" : {
"name" : "Ready",
"color" : "#FF0000",
"description" : null
},
"position" : 2
},
{
"id" : 3,
"label" : {
"name" : "Production",
"color" : "#FF5F00",
"description" : null
},
"position" : 3
}
]
}
]
```
Users on GitLab [Premium or higher](https://about.gitlab.com/pricing/) see
different parameters, due to the ability to have multiple group boards.
Example response:
```json
[
{
"id": 1,
"name": "group issue board",
"group": {
"id": 5,
"name": "Documentcloud",
"web_url": "http://example.com/groups/documentcloud"
},
"milestone": {
"id": 12,
"title": "10.0"
},
"lists" : [
{
"id" : 1,
"label" : {
"name" : "Testing",
"color" : "#F0AD4E",
"description" : null
},
"position" : 1
},
{
"id" : 2,
"label" : {
"name" : "Ready",
"color" : "#FF0000",
"description" : null
},
"position" : 2
},
{
"id" : 3,
"label" : {
"name" : "Production",
"color" : "#FF5F00",
"description" : null
},
"position" : 3
}
]
}
]
```
## Single group issue board
Gets a single group issue board.
```plaintext
GET /groups/:id/boards/:board_id
```
| Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
| --------- | ---- | -------- | ----------- |
| `id` | integer/string | yes | The ID or [URL-encoded path of the group](index.md#namespaced-path-encoding) owned by the authenticated user |
| `board_id` | integer | yes | The ID of a board |
```shell
curl --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/groups/5/boards/1"
```
Example response:
```json
{
"id": 1,
"name": "group issue board",
"group": {
"id": 5,
"name": "Documentcloud",
"web_url": "http://example.com/groups/documentcloud"
},
"milestone": {
"id": 12,
"title": "10.0"
},
"lists" : [
{
"id" : 1,
"label" : {
"name" : "Testing",
"color" : "#F0AD4E",
"description" : null
},
"position" : 1
},
{
"id" : 2,
"label" : {
"name" : "Ready",
"color" : "#FF0000",
"description" : null
},
"position" : 2
},
{
"id" : 3,
"label" : {
"name" : "Production",
"color" : "#FF5F00",
"description" : null
},
"position" : 3
}
]
}
```
Users on GitLab [Premium or higher](https://about.gitlab.com/pricing/) see
different parameters, due to the ability to have multiple group issue boards.
Example response:
```json
{
"id": 1,
"name": "group issue board",
"group": {
"id": 5,
"name": "Documentcloud",
"web_url": "http://example.com/groups/documentcloud"
},
"milestone": {
"id": 12,
"title": "10.0"
},
"lists" : [
{
"id" : 1,
"label" : {
"name" : "Testing",
"color" : "#F0AD4E",
"description" : null
},
"position" : 1
},
{
"id" : 2,
"label" : {
"name" : "Ready",
"color" : "#FF0000",
"description" : null
},
"position" : 2
},
{
"id" : 3,
"label" : {
"name" : "Production",
"color" : "#FF5F00",
"description" : null
},
"position" : 3
}
]
}
```
## Create a group issue board **(PREMIUM)**
Creates a Group Issue Board.
```plaintext
POST /groups/:id/boards
```
| Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
| --------- | ---- | -------- | ----------- |
| `id` | integer/string | yes | The ID or [URL-encoded path of the group](index.md#namespaced-path-encoding) owned by the authenticated user |
| `name` | string | yes | The name of the new board |
```shell
curl --request POST --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/groups/5/boards?name=newboard"
```
Example response:
```json
{
"id": 1,
"name": "newboard",
"project": null,
"lists" : [],
"group": {
"id": 5,
"name": "Documentcloud",
"web_url": "http://example.com/groups/documentcloud"
},
"milestone": null,
"assignee" : null,
"labels" : [],
"weight" : null
}
```
## Update a group issue board
> [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/merge_requests/5954) in GitLab 11.1.
Updates a Group Issue Board.
```plaintext
PUT /groups/:id/boards/:board_id
```
| Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
| ---------------------------- | -------------- | -------- | ----------- |
| `id` | integer/string | yes | The ID or [URL-encoded path of the group](index.md#namespaced-path-encoding) owned by the authenticated user |
| `board_id` | integer | yes | The ID of a board |
| `name` | string | no | The new name of the board |
| `hide_backlog_list` | boolean | no | Hide the Open list |
| `hide_closed_list` | boolean | no | Hide the Closed list |
| `assignee_id` **(PREMIUM)** | integer | no | The assignee the board should be scoped to |
| `milestone_id` **(PREMIUM)** | integer | no | The milestone the board should be scoped to |
| `labels` **(PREMIUM)** | string | no | Comma-separated list of label names which the board should be scoped to |
| `weight` **(PREMIUM)** | integer | no | The weight range from 0 to 9, to which the board should be scoped to |
```shell
curl --request PUT --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/groups/5/boards/1?name=new_name&milestone_id=44&assignee_id=1&labels=GroupLabel&weight=4"
```
Example response:
```json
{
"id": 1,
"project": null,
"lists": [],
"name": "new_name",
"group": {
"id": 5,
"name": "Documentcloud",
"web_url": "http://example.com/groups/documentcloud"
},
"milestone": {
"id": 44,
"iid": 1,
"group_id": 5,
"title": "Group Milestone",
"description": "Group Milestone Desc",
"state": "active",
"created_at": "2018-07-03T07:15:19.271Z",
"updated_at": "2018-07-03T07:15:19.271Z",
"due_date": null,
"start_date": null,
"web_url": "http://example.com/groups/documentcloud/-/milestones/1"
},
"assignee": {
"id": 1,
"name": "Administrator",
"username": "root",
"state": "active",
"avatar_url": "https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/e64c7d89f26bd1972efa854d13d7dd61?s=80&d=identicon",
"web_url": "http://example.com/root"
},
"labels": [{
"id": 11,
"name": "GroupLabel",
"color": "#428BCA",
"description": ""
}],
"weight": 4
}
```
## Delete a group issue board **(PREMIUM)**
Deletes a Group Issue Board.
```plaintext
DELETE /groups/:id/boards/:board_id
```
| Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
| --------- | ---- | -------- | ----------- |
| `id` | integer/string | yes | The ID or [URL-encoded path of the group](index.md#namespaced-path-encoding) owned by the authenticated user |
| `board_id` | integer | yes | The ID of a board |
```shell
curl --request DELETE --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/groups/5/boards/1"
```
## List group issue board lists
Get a list of the board's lists.
Does not include `open` and `closed` lists
```plaintext
GET /groups/:id/boards/:board_id/lists
```
| Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
| --------- | ---- | -------- | ----------- |
| `id` | integer/string | yes | The ID or [URL-encoded path of the group](index.md#namespaced-path-encoding) owned by the authenticated user |
| `board_id` | integer | yes | The ID of a board |
```shell
curl --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/groups/5/boards/1/lists"
```
Example response:
```json
[
{
"id" : 1,
"label" : {
"name" : "Testing",
"color" : "#F0AD4E",
"description" : null
},
"position" : 1
},
{
"id" : 2,
"label" : {
"name" : "Ready",
"color" : "#FF0000",
"description" : null
},
"position" : 2
},
{
"id" : 3,
"label" : {
"name" : "Production",
"color" : "#FF5F00",
"description" : null
},
"position" : 3
}
]
```
## Single group issue board list
Get a single board list.
```plaintext
GET /groups/:id/boards/:board_id/lists/:list_id
```
| Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
| --------- | ---- | -------- | ----------- |
| `id` | integer/string | yes | The ID or [URL-encoded path of the group](index.md#namespaced-path-encoding) owned by the authenticated user |
| `board_id` | integer | yes | The ID of a board |
| `list_id` | integer | yes | The ID of a board's list |
```shell
curl --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/groups/5/boards/1/lists/1"
```
Example response:
```json
{
"id" : 1,
"label" : {
"name" : "Testing",
"color" : "#F0AD4E",
"description" : null
},
"position" : 1
}
```
## New group issue board list
Creates a new Issue Board list.
```plaintext
POST /groups/:id/boards/:board_id/lists
```
| Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
| --------- | ---- | -------- | ----------- |
| `id` | integer/string | yes | The ID or [URL-encoded path of the group](index.md#namespaced-path-encoding) owned by the authenticated user |
| `board_id` | integer | yes | The ID of a board |
| `label_id` | integer | yes | The ID of a label |
```shell
curl --request POST --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/groups/4/boards/12/lists?milestone_id=7"
```
Example response:
```json
{
"id": 9,
"label": null,
"position": 0,
"milestone": {
"id": 7,
"iid": 3,
"group_id": 12,
"title": "Milestone with due date",
"description": "",
"state": "active",
"created_at": "2017-09-03T07:16:28.596Z",
"updated_at": "2017-09-03T07:16:49.521Z",
"due_date": null,
"start_date": null,
"web_url": "https://gitlab.example.com/groups/issue-reproduce/-/milestones/3"
}
}
```
## Edit group issue board list
Updates an existing Issue Board list. This call is used to change list position.
```plaintext
PUT /groups/:id/boards/:board_id/lists/:list_id
```
| Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
| --------- | ---- | -------- | ----------- |
| `id` | integer/string | yes | The ID or [URL-encoded path of the group](index.md#namespaced-path-encoding) owned by the authenticated user |
| `board_id` | integer | yes | The ID of a board |
| `list_id` | integer | yes | The ID of a board's list |
| `position` | integer | yes | The position of the list |
```shell
curl --request PUT --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/group/5/boards/1/lists/1?position=2"
```
Example response:
```json
{
"id" : 1,
"label" : {
"name" : "Testing",
"color" : "#F0AD4E",
"description" : null
},
"position" : 1
}
```
## Delete a group issue board list
Only for administrators and group owners. Deletes the board list in question.
```plaintext
DELETE /groups/:id/boards/:board_id/lists/:list_id
```
| Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
| --------- | ---- | -------- | ----------- |
| `id` | integer/string | yes | The ID or [URL-encoded path of the group](index.md#namespaced-path-encoding) owned by the authenticated user |
| `board_id` | integer | yes | The ID of a board |
| `list_id` | integer | yes | The ID of a board's list |
```shell
curl --request DELETE --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/groups/5/boards/1/lists/1"
```