Group labels API (FREE ALL)

Introduced in GitLab 11.8.

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.

NOTE: The description_html - was added to response JSON in GitLab 12.7.

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`. (Introduced in GitLab 12.2)
`include_ancestor_groups`	boolean	no	Include ancestor groups. Defaults to `true`.
`include_descendant_groups`	boolean	no	Include descendant groups. Defaults to `false`. Introduced in GitLab 13.6
`only_group_labels`	boolean	no	Toggle to include only group labels or also project labels. Defaults to `true`. Introduced in GitLab 13.6
`search`	string	no	Keyword to filter labels by. Introduced in GitLab 13.6

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	no	Include descendant groups. Defaults to `false`. Introduced in GitLab 13.6
`only_group_labels`	boolean	no	Toggle to include only group labels or also project labels. Defaults to `true`. Introduced in GitLab 13.6

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 CSS color names
`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 CSS color names
`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
}

NOTE: 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"

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

Subscribe to a group label

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
}