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---
stage: Plan
group: Project Management
info: To determine the technical writer assigned to the Stage/Group associated with this page, see https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/engineering/ux/technical-writing/#designated-technical-writers
---
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# Issue Boards API
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Every API call to boards must be authenticated.
If a user is not a member of a project and the project is private, a `GET`
request on that project will result to a `404` status code.
## Project Board
Lists Issue Boards in the given project.
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```plaintext
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GET /projects/:id/boards
```
| Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
| --------- | ---- | -------- | ----------- |
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| `id` | integer/string | yes | The ID or [URL-encoded path of the project ](README.md#namespaced-path-encoding ) owned by the authenticated user |
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```shell
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curl --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: < your_access_token > " "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/5/boards"
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```
Example response:
```json
[
{
"id" : 1,
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"project": {
"id": 5,
"name": "Diaspora Project Site",
"name_with_namespace": "Diaspora / Diaspora Project Site",
"path": "diaspora-project-site",
"path_with_namespace": "diaspora/diaspora-project-site",
"http_url_to_repo": "http://example.com/diaspora/diaspora-project-site.git",
"web_url": "http://example.com/diaspora/diaspora-project-site"
},
"milestone": {
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"id": 12,
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"title": "10.0"
},
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"lists" : [
{
"id" : 1,
"label" : {
"name" : "Testing",
"color" : "#F0AD4E",
"description" : null
},
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"position" : 1,
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"max_issue_count": 0,
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"max_issue_weight": 0,
"limit_metric": null
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},
{
"id" : 2,
"label" : {
"name" : "Ready",
"color" : "#FF0000",
"description" : null
},
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"position" : 2,
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"max_issue_count": 0,
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"max_issue_weight": 0,
"limit_metric": null
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},
{
"id" : 3,
"label" : {
"name" : "Production",
"color" : "#FF5F00",
"description" : null
},
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"position" : 3,
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"max_issue_count": 0,
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"max_issue_weight": 0,
"limit_metric": null
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}
]
}
]
```
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## Single board
Get a single board.
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```plaintext
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GET /projects/:id/boards/:board_id
```
| Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
| --------- | ---- | -------- | ----------- |
| `id` | integer/string | yes | The ID or [URL-encoded path of the project ](README.md#namespaced-path-encoding ) owned by the authenticated user |
| `board_id` | integer | yes | The ID of a board |
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```shell
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curl --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: < your_access_token > " "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/5/boards/1"
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```
Example response:
```json
{
"id": 1,
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"name": "project issue board",
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"project": {
"id": 5,
"name": "Diaspora Project Site",
"name_with_namespace": "Diaspora / Diaspora Project Site",
"path": "diaspora-project-site",
"path_with_namespace": "diaspora/diaspora-project-site",
"http_url_to_repo": "http://example.com/diaspora/diaspora-project-site.git",
"web_url": "http://example.com/diaspora/diaspora-project-site"
},
"milestone": {
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"id": 12,
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"title": "10.0"
},
"lists" : [
{
"id" : 1,
"label" : {
"name" : "Testing",
"color" : "#F0AD4E",
"description" : null
},
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"position" : 1,
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"max_issue_count": 0,
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"max_issue_weight": 0,
"limit_metric": null
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},
{
"id" : 2,
"label" : {
"name" : "Ready",
"color" : "#FF0000",
"description" : null
},
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"position" : 2,
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"max_issue_count": 0,
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"max_issue_weight": 0,
"limit_metric": null
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},
{
"id" : 3,
"label" : {
"name" : "Production",
"color" : "#FF5F00",
"description" : null
},
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"position" : 3,
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"max_issue_count": 0,
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"max_issue_weight": 0,
"limit_metric": null
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}
]
}
```
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## Create a board **(STARTER)**
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Creates a board.
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```plaintext
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POST /projects/:id/boards
```
| Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
| --------- | ---- | -------- | ----------- |
| `id` | integer/string | yes | The ID or [URL-encoded path of the project ](README.md#namespaced-path-encoding ) owned by the authenticated user |
| `name` | string | yes | The name of the new board |
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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/boards?name=newboard"
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```
Example response:
```json
{
"id": 1,
"project": {
"id": 5,
"name": "Diaspora Project Site",
"name_with_namespace": "Diaspora / Diaspora Project Site",
"path": "diaspora-project-site",
"path_with_namespace": "diaspora/diaspora-project-site",
"http_url_to_repo": "http://example.com/diaspora/diaspora-project-site.git",
"web_url": "http://example.com/diaspora/diaspora-project-site"
},
"name": "newboard",
"milestone": {
"id": 12
"title": "10.0"
},
"lists" : [
{
"id" : 1,
"label" : {
"name" : "Testing",
"color" : "#F0AD4E",
"description" : null
},
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"position" : 1,
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"max_issue_count": 0,
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"max_issue_weight": 0,
"limit_metric": null
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},
{
"id" : 2,
"label" : {
"name" : "Ready",
"color" : "#FF0000",
"description" : null
},
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"position" : 2,
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"max_issue_count": 0,
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"max_issue_weight": 0,
"limit_metric": null
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},
{
"id" : 3,
"label" : {
"name" : "Production",
"color" : "#FF5F00",
"description" : null
},
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"position" : 3,
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"max_issue_count": 0,
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"max_issue_weight": 0,
"limit_metric": null
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}
]
}
```
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## Update a board **(STARTER)**
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> [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/merge_requests/5954) in [GitLab Starter](https://about.gitlab.com/pricing/) 11.1.
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Updates a board.
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```plaintext
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PUT /projects/:id/boards/:board_id
```
| Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
| ------------------- | -------------- | -------- | ----------- |
| `id` | integer/string | yes | The ID or [URL-encoded path of the project ](README.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 |
| `assignee_id` | integer | no | The assignee the board should be scoped to |
| `milestone_id` | integer | no | The milestone the board should be scoped to |
| `labels` | string | no | Comma-separated list of label names which the board should be scoped to |
| `weight` | integer | no | The weight range from 0 to 9, to which the board should be scoped to |
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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/5/boards/1?name=new_name& milestone_id=43& assignee_id=1& labels=Doing& weight=4"
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```
Example response:
```json
{
"id": 1,
"project": {
"id": 5,
"name": "Diaspora Project Site",
"name_with_namespace": "Diaspora / Diaspora Project Site",
"path": "diaspora-project-site",
"path_with_namespace": "diaspora/diaspora-project-site",
"created_at": "2018-07-03T05:48:49.982Z",
"default_branch": null,
"tag_list": [],
"ssh_url_to_repo": "ssh://user@example.com/diaspora/diaspora-project-site.git",
"http_url_to_repo": "http://example.com/diaspora/diaspora-project-site.git",
"web_url": "http://example.com/diaspora/diaspora-project-site",
"readme_url": null,
"avatar_url": null,
"star_count": 0,
"forks_count": 0,
"last_activity_at": "2018-07-03T05:48:49.982Z"
},
"lists": [],
"name": "new_name",
"group": null,
"milestone": {
"id": 43,
"iid": 1,
"project_id": 15,
"title": "Milestone 1",
"description": "Milestone 1 desc",
"state": "active",
"created_at": "2018-07-03T06:36:42.618Z",
"updated_at": "2018-07-03T06:36:42.618Z",
"due_date": null,
"start_date": null,
"web_url": "http://example.com/root/board1/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": 10,
"name": "Doing",
"color": "#5CB85C",
"description": null
}],
"weight": 4
}
```
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## Delete a board **(STARTER)**
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Deletes a board.
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```plaintext
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DELETE /projects/:id/boards/:board_id
```
| Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
| --------- | ---- | -------- | ----------- |
| `id` | integer/string | yes | The ID or [URL-encoded path of the project ](README.md#namespaced-path-encoding ) owned by the authenticated user |
| `board_id` | integer | yes | The ID of a board |
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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/5/boards/1"
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```
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## List board lists
Get a list of the board's lists.
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Does not include `open` and `closed` lists
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```plaintext
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GET /projects/:id/boards/:board_id/lists
```
| Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
| --------- | ---- | -------- | ----------- |
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| `id` | integer/string | yes | The ID or [URL-encoded path of the project ](README.md#namespaced-path-encoding ) owned by the authenticated user |
| `board_id` | integer | yes | The ID of a board |
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```shell
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curl --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: < your_access_token > " "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/5/boards/1/lists"
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```
Example response:
```json
[
{
"id" : 1,
"label" : {
"name" : "Testing",
"color" : "#F0AD4E",
"description" : null
},
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"position" : 1,
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"max_issue_count": 0,
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"max_issue_weight": 0,
"limit_metric": null
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},
{
"id" : 2,
"label" : {
"name" : "Ready",
"color" : "#FF0000",
"description" : null
},
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"position" : 2,
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"max_issue_count": 0,
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"max_issue_weight": 0,
"limit_metric": null
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},
{
"id" : 3,
"label" : {
"name" : "Production",
"color" : "#FF5F00",
"description" : null
},
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"position" : 3,
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"max_issue_count": 0,
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"max_issue_weight": 0,
"limit_metric": null
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}
]
```
## Single board list
Get a single board list.
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```plaintext
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GET /projects/:id/boards/:board_id/lists/:list_id
```
| Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
| --------- | ---- | -------- | ----------- |
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| `id` | integer/string | yes | The ID or [URL-encoded path of the project ](README.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 |
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```shell
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curl --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: < your_access_token > " "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/5/boards/1/lists/1"
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```
Example response:
```json
{
"id" : 1,
"label" : {
"name" : "Testing",
"color" : "#F0AD4E",
"description" : null
},
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"position" : 1,
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"max_issue_count": 0,
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"max_issue_weight": 0,
"limit_metric": null
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}
```
## New board list
Creates a new Issue Board list.
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```plaintext
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POST /projects/:id/boards/:board_id/lists
```
| Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
| --------- | ---- | -------- | ----------- |
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| `id` | integer/string | yes | The ID or [URL-encoded path of the project ](README.md#namespaced-path-encoding ) owned by the authenticated user |
| `board_id` | integer | yes | The ID of a board |
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| `label_id` | integer | no | The ID of a label |
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| `assignee_id` ** (PREMIUM)** | integer | no | The ID of a user |
| `milestone_id` ** (PREMIUM)** | integer | no | The ID of a milestone |
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NOTE: **Note:**
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Label, assignee and milestone arguments are mutually exclusive,
that is, only one of them are accepted in a request.
Check the [Issue Board docs ](../user/project/issue_board.md#summary-of-features-per-tier )
for more information regarding the required license for each list type.
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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/boards/1/lists?label_id=5"
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```
Example response:
```json
{
"id" : 1,
"label" : {
"name" : "Testing",
"color" : "#F0AD4E",
"description" : null
},
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"position" : 1,
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"max_issue_count": 0,
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"max_issue_weight": 0,
"limit_metric": null
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}
```
## Edit board list
Updates an existing Issue Board list. This call is used to change list position.
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```plaintext
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PUT /projects/:id/boards/:board_id/lists/:list_id
```
| Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
| --------- | ---- | -------- | ----------- |
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| `id` | integer/string | yes | The ID or [URL-encoded path of the project ](README.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 |
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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/5/boards/1/lists/1?position=2"
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```
Example response:
```json
{
"id" : 1,
"label" : {
"name" : "Testing",
"color" : "#F0AD4E",
"description" : null
},
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"position" : 1,
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"max_issue_count": 0,
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"max_issue_weight": 0,
"limit_metric": null
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}
```
## Delete a board list
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Only for admins and project owners. Deletes the board list in question.
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```plaintext
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DELETE /projects/:id/boards/:board_id/lists/:list_id
```
| Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
| --------- | ---- | -------- | ----------- |
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| `id` | integer/string | yes | The ID or [URL-encoded path of the project ](README.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 |
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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/5/boards/1/lists/1"
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```