Group labels API

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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.

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.
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 no Include descendant groups. Defaults to false.
only_group_labels boolean no Toggle to include only group labels or also project labels. Defaults to true.
search string no 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.
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.
only_group_labels boolean no 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
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
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
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
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
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
}