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# Group labels API **(FREE)**
> [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-foss/-/merge_requests/21368) in GitLab 11.8.
This API supports managing [group labels](../user/project/labels.md#types-of-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](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/merge_requests/21413) to response JSON in GitLab 12.7.
## List group labels
Get all labels for a given group.
```plaintext
GET /groups/:id/labels
```
| 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. |
| `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)_ |
| `include_ancestor_groups` | boolean | no | Include ancestor groups. Defaults to `true`. |
| `include_descendant_groups` | boolean | no | Include descendant groups. Defaults to `false`. [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/259024) in GitLab 13.6 |
| `only_group_labels` | boolean | no | Toggle to include only group labels or also project labels. Defaults to `true`. [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/259024) in GitLab 13.6 |
| `search` | string | no | Keyword to filter labels by. [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/259024) in GitLab 13.6 |
```shell
curl --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/groups/5/labels?with_counts=true"
```
Example response:
```json
[
{
"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.
```plaintext
GET /groups/:id/labels/:label_id
```
| Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
| --------- | ---- | -------- | ----------- |
| `id` | integer or string | yes | The ID or [URL-encoded path of the group](index.md#namespaced-path-encoding) 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](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/259024) in GitLab 13.6 |
| `only_group_labels` | boolean | no | Toggle to include only group labels or also project labels. Defaults to `true`. [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/259024) in GitLab 13.6 |
```shell
curl --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/groups/5/labels/bug"
```
Example response:
```json
{
"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.
```plaintext
POST /groups/:id/labels
```
| 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 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](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/color_value#Color_keywords) |
| `description` | string | no | The description of the label, |
```shell
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:
```json
{
"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.
```plaintext
PUT /groups/:id/labels/:label_id
```
| Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
| ------------- | ------- | -------- | ---------------------------- |
| `id` | integer or string | yes | The ID or [URL-encoded path of the group](index.md#namespaced-path-encoding) 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](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/color_value#Color_keywords) |
| `description` | string | no | The description of the label. |
```shell
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:
```json
{
"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.
```plaintext
DELETE /groups/:id/labels/:label_id
```
| Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
| --------- | ------- | -------- | --------------------- |
| `id` | integer or string | yes | The ID or [URL-encoded path of the group](index.md#namespaced-path-encoding) owned by the authenticated user |
| `label_id` | integer or string | yes | The ID or title of a group's label. |
```shell
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.
```plaintext
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](index.md#namespaced-path-encoding) owned by the authenticated user |
| `label_id` | integer or string | yes | The ID or title of a group's label. |
```shell
curl --request POST --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/groups/5/labels/9/subscribe"
```
Example response:
```json
{
"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.
```plaintext
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](index.md#namespaced-path-encoding) owned by the authenticated user |
| `label_id` | integer or string | yes | The ID or title of a group's label. |
```shell
curl --request POST --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/groups/5/labels/9/unsubscribe"
```
Example response:
```json
{
"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
}
```