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stage: Plan
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group: Project Management
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info: To determine the technical writer assigned to the Stage/Group associated with this page, see https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/product/ux/technical-writing/#assignments
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---
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# Labels API **(FREE)**
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Interact with [labels](../user/project/labels.md) using the REST API.
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NOTE:
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The `description_html` - was [added](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/merge_requests/21413) to response JSON in GitLab 12.7.
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## List labels
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Get all labels for a given project.
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By default, this request returns 20 results at a time because the API results [are paginated](index.md#pagination).
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```plaintext
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GET /projects/:id/labels
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```
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| Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
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| --------- | ------- | -------- | --------------------- |
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| `id` | integer/string | yes | The ID or [URL-encoded path of the project](index.md#namespaced-path-encoding) owned by the authenticated user |
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| `with_counts` | boolean | no | Whether or not to include issue and merge request counts. Defaults to `false`. _([Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-foss/-/merge_requests/31543) in GitLab 12.2)_ |
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| `include_ancestor_groups` | boolean | no | Include ancestor groups. Defaults to `true`. |
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| `search` | string | no | Keyword to filter labels by. [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/259024) in GitLab 13.6 |
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```shell
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curl --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/1/labels?with_counts=true"
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```
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Example response:
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```json
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[
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{
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"id" : 1,
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"name" : "bug",
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"color" : "#d9534f",
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"text_color" : "#FFFFFF",
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"description": "Bug reported by user",
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"description_html": "Bug reported by user",
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"open_issues_count": 1,
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"closed_issues_count": 0,
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"open_merge_requests_count": 1,
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"subscribed": false,
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"priority": 10,
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"is_project_label": true
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},
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{
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"id" : 4,
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"color" : "#d9534f",
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"text_color" : "#FFFFFF",
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"name" : "confirmed",
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"description": "Confirmed issue",
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"description_html": "Confirmed issue",
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"open_issues_count": 2,
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"closed_issues_count": 5,
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"open_merge_requests_count": 0,
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"subscribed": false,
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"priority": null,
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"is_project_label": true
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},
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{
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"id" : 7,
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"name" : "critical",
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"color" : "#d9534f",
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"text_color" : "#FFFFFF",
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"description": "Critical issue. Need fix ASAP",
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"description_html": "Critical issue. Need fix ASAP",
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"open_issues_count": 1,
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"closed_issues_count": 3,
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"open_merge_requests_count": 1,
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"subscribed": false,
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"priority": null,
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"is_project_label": true
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},
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{
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"id" : 8,
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"name" : "documentation",
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"color" : "#f0ad4e",
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"text_color" : "#FFFFFF",
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"description": "Issue about documentation",
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"description_html": "Issue about documentation",
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"open_issues_count": 1,
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"closed_issues_count": 0,
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"open_merge_requests_count": 2,
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"subscribed": false,
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"priority": null,
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"is_project_label": false
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},
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{
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"id" : 9,
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"color" : "#5cb85c",
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"text_color" : "#FFFFFF",
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"name" : "enhancement",
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"description": "Enhancement proposal",
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"description_html": "Enhancement proposal",
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"open_issues_count": 1,
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"closed_issues_count": 0,
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"open_merge_requests_count": 1,
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"subscribed": true,
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"priority": null,
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"is_project_label": true
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}
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]
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```
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## Get a single project label
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Get a single label for a given project.
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```plaintext
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GET /projects/:id/labels/:label_id
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```
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| Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
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| --------- | ------- | -------- | --------------------- |
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| `id` | integer or string | yes | The ID or [URL-encoded path of the project](index.md#namespaced-path-encoding) owned by the authenticated user |
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| `label_id` | integer or string | yes | The ID or title of a project's label. |
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| `include_ancestor_groups` | boolean | no | Include ancestor groups. Defaults to `true`. |
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```shell
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curl --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/1/labels/bug"
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```
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Example response:
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```json
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{
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"id" : 1,
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"name" : "bug",
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"color" : "#d9534f",
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"text_color" : "#FFFFFF",
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"description": "Bug reported by user",
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"description_html": "Bug reported by user",
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"open_issues_count": 1,
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"closed_issues_count": 0,
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"open_merge_requests_count": 1,
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"subscribed": false,
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"priority": 10,
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"is_project_label": true
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}
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```
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## Create a new label
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Creates a new label for the given repository with the given name and color.
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```plaintext
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POST /projects/:id/labels
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```
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| Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
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| ------------- | ------- | -------- | ---------------------------- |
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| `id` | integer/string | yes | The ID or [URL-encoded path of the project](index.md#namespaced-path-encoding) owned by the authenticated user |
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| `name` | string | yes | The name of the label |
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| `color` | string | yes | The color of the label given in 6-digit hex notation with leading '#' sign (for example, #FFAABB) or one of the [CSS color names](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/color_value#Color_keywords) |
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| `description` | string | no | The description of the label |
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| `priority` | integer | no | The priority of the label. Must be greater or equal than zero or `null` to remove the priority. |
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```shell
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curl --data "name=feature&color=#5843AD" --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/1/labels"
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```
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Example response:
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```json
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{
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"id" : 10,
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"name" : "feature",
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"color" : "#5843AD",
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"text_color" : "#FFFFFF",
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"description":null,
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"description_html":null,
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"open_issues_count": 0,
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"closed_issues_count": 0,
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"open_merge_requests_count": 0,
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"subscribed": false,
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"priority": null,
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"is_project_label": true
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}
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```
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## Delete a label
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Deletes a label with a given name.
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```plaintext
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DELETE /projects/:id/labels/:label_id
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```
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| Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
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| --------- | ------- | -------- | --------------------- |
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| `id` | integer or string | yes | The ID or [URL-encoded path of the project](index.md#namespaced-path-encoding) owned by the authenticated user |
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| `label_id` | integer or string | yes | The ID or title of a group's label. |
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```shell
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curl --request DELETE --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/1/labels/bug"
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```
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NOTE:
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An older endpoint `DELETE /projects/:id/labels` with `name` in the parameters is still available, but deprecated.
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## Edit an existing label
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Updates an existing label with new name or new color. At least one parameter
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is required, to update the label.
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```plaintext
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PUT /projects/:id/labels/:label_id
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```
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| Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
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| --------------- | ------- | --------------------------------- | ------------------------------- |
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| `id` | integer or string | yes | The ID or [URL-encoded path of the project](index.md#namespaced-path-encoding) owned by the authenticated user |
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| `label_id` | integer or string | yes | The ID or title of a group's label. |
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| `new_name` | string | yes if `color` is not provided | The new name of the label |
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| `color` | string | yes if `new_name` is not provided | The color of the label given in 6-digit hex notation with leading '#' sign (for example, #FFAABB) or one of the [CSS color names](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/color_value#Color_keywords) |
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| `description` | string | no | The new description of the label |
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| `priority` | integer | no | The new priority of the label. Must be greater or equal than zero or `null` to remove the priority. |
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```shell
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curl --request PUT --data "new_name=docs&color=#8E44AD&description=Documentation" \
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--header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/1/labels/documentation"
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```
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Example response:
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```json
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{
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"id" : 8,
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"name" : "docs",
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"color" : "#8E44AD",
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"text_color" : "#FFFFFF",
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"description": "Documentation",
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"description_html": "Documentation",
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"open_issues_count": 1,
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"closed_issues_count": 0,
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"open_merge_requests_count": 2,
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"subscribed": false,
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"priority": null,
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"is_project_label": true
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}
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```
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NOTE:
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An older endpoint `PUT /projects/:id/labels` with `name` or `label_id` in the parameters is still available, but deprecated.
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## Promote a project label to a group label
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> - [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-foss/-/merge_requests/25218) in GitLab 12.3.
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> - In [GitLab 13.6 and later](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/231472), promoting a
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> project label keeps that label's ID and changes it into a group label. Previously, promoting a
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> project label created a new group label with a new ID and deleted the old label.
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Promotes a project label to a group label. The label keeps its ID.
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```plaintext
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PUT /projects/:id/labels/:label_id/promote
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```
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| Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
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| --------------- | ------- | --------------------------------- | ------------------------------- |
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| `id` | integer or string | yes | The ID or [URL-encoded path of the project](index.md#namespaced-path-encoding) owned by the authenticated user |
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| `label_id` | integer or string | yes | The ID or title of a group's label. |
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```shell
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curl --request PUT --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/1/labels/documentation/promote"
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```
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Example response:
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```json
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{
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"id" : 8,
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"name" : "documentation",
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"color" : "#8E44AD",
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"description": "Documentation",
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"description_html": "Documentation",
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"open_issues_count": 1,
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"closed_issues_count": 0,
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"open_merge_requests_count": 2,
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"subscribed": false
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}
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```
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NOTE:
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An older endpoint `PUT /projects/:id/labels/promote` with `name` in the parameters is still available, but deprecated.
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## Subscribe to a label
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Subscribes the authenticated user to a label to receive notifications.
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If the user is already subscribed to the label, the status code `304`
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is returned.
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```plaintext
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POST /projects/:id/labels/:label_id/subscribe
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```
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| Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
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| `id` | integer or string | yes | The ID or [URL-encoded path of the project](index.md#namespaced-path-encoding) owned by the authenticated user |
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| `label_id` | integer or string | yes | The ID or title of a project's label |
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```shell
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curl --request POST --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/5/labels/1/subscribe"
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```
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Example response:
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```json
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{
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"id" : 1,
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"name" : "bug",
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"color" : "#d9534f",
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"text_color" : "#FFFFFF",
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"description": "Bug reported by user",
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"description_html": "Bug reported by user",
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"open_issues_count": 1,
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"closed_issues_count": 0,
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"open_merge_requests_count": 1,
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"subscribed": true,
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"priority": null,
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"is_project_label": true
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}
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```
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## Unsubscribe from a label
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Unsubscribes the authenticated user from a label to not receive notifications
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from it. If the user is not subscribed to the label, the
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status code `304` is returned.
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```plaintext
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POST /projects/:id/labels/:label_id/unsubscribe
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```
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| Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
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| ---------- | ----------------- | -------- | ------------------------------------ |
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| `id` | integer or string | yes | The ID or [URL-encoded path of the project](index.md#namespaced-path-encoding) owned by the authenticated user |
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| `label_id` | integer or string | yes | The ID or title of a project's label |
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```shell
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curl --request POST --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/5/labels/1/unsubscribe"
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```
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