PATCH

Try PATCH /repos/{owner}/{repo}/labels/{name} — GitHub API

GitHub playground

Update a label

Credentials

GitHub token · sent as Authorization

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Headers

Accept · fixedX-GitHub-Api-Version · fixed

Path

owner · required · string The account owner of the repository. The name is not case sensitive. repo · required · string The name of the repository without the `.git` extension. The name is not case sensitive. name · required · string path parameter name.

Body application/json

4 body fields

new_name · optional · string — The new name of the label. Emoji can be added to label names, using either native emoji or colon-style markup. For example, typing `:strawberry:` will render the emoji ![:strawberry:](https://github.githubassets.com/images/icons/emoji/unicode/1f353.png ":strawberry:"). For a full list of available emoji and codes, see "[Emoji cheat sheet](https://github.com/ikatyang/emoji-cheat-sheet)."
color · optional · string — The [hexadecimal color code](http://www.color-hex.com/) for the label, without the leading `#`.
description · optional · string — A short description of the label. Must be 100 characters or fewer.
archived · optional · boolean — Whether to archive or unarchive the label. Archived labels cannot be added to issues or pull requests. For more information, see "[Archiving labels](https://docs.github.com/issues/organizing-your-work-with-labels/managing-labels)."