curl -X PATCH 'https://api.github.com/orgs/example-org/issue-fields/10' \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $GITHUB_TOKEN" \
  -H 'Accept: application/vnd.github+json' \
  -H 'X-GitHub-Api-Version: 2026-03-10' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{}'

# PATCH /orgs/{org}/issue-fields/{issue_field_id} (GitHub API)
Base URL: https://api.github.com
Auth: Authorization; GitHub token; required.
Request formats: application/json.
Last verified: 2026-10-20

> Update issue field for an organization

## Critical Gotchas
* GitHub recommends an `Accept: application/vnd.github+json` header and an explicit `X-GitHub-Api-Version` header.
* Fine-grained tokens only authorize repositories and permissions selected when the token is created.

## cURL
curl -X PATCH 'https://api.github.com/orgs/example-org/issue-fields/10' \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $GITHUB_TOKEN" \
  -H 'Accept: application/vnd.github+json' \
  -H 'X-GitHub-Api-Version: 2026-03-10' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{}'

## Parameters
| Name | In | Type | Required | Description |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| org | path | string | Yes | The organization name. The name is not case sensitive. |
| issue_field_id | path | integer | Yes | The unique identifier of the issue field. |
| name | body | string | No | Name of the issue field. |
| description | body | string | No | Description of the issue field. |
| visibility | body | string | No | The visibility of the issue field. Can be `organization_members_only` (visibl... |
| options | body | object[] | No | Options for select fields. Only applicable when updating single_select or mul... |

## Response example
{"id":0,"node_id":"string"}

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PATCH /orgs/{org}/issue-fields/{issue_field_id} — GitHub API

GitHub token (required); https://api.github.com

GitHub API

Update issue field for an organization

Base URL: https://api.github.com
Auth: Authorization: Bearer <GITHUB_API_KEY>
Last verified: 2026-10-20 · upstream hash matched

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Critical gotchas

GitHub recommends an Accept: application/vnd.github+json header and an explicit X-GitHub-Api-Version header.

Fine-grained tokens only authorize repositories and permissions selected when the token is created.

cURL

curl -X PATCH 'https://api.github.com/orgs/example-org/issue-fields/10' \  -H "Authorization: Bearer $GITHUB_TOKEN" \  -H 'Accept: application/vnd.github+json' \  -H 'X-GitHub-Api-Version: 2026-03-10' \  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \  -d '{}'

Parameters

Name	In	Type	Required	Description
org	path	string	Yes	The organization name. The name is not case sensitive.
issue_field_id	path	integer	Yes	The unique identifier of the issue field.
name	body	string	No	Name of the issue field.
description	body	string	No	Description of the issue field.
visibility	body	string	No	The visibility of the issue field. Can be `organization_members_only` (visible only within the organization) or `all` (visible to all users who can see issues). Only used when the visibility settings feature is enabled.
options	body	object[]	No	Options for select fields. Only applicable when updating single_select or multi_select fields. When provided, this array replaces the entire existing set of options rather than adding to or updating individual options. To retain or update an existing option, include it in the array with its `id`. Options sent without an `id` are treated as new options and may cause existing options to be deleted and recreated.

Response 200 OK

{
  "id": 0,
  "node_id": "string",
  "name": "string",
  "description": "string",
  "data_type": "text",
  "visibility": "organization_members_only",
  "options": [
    {
      "id": 0,
      "name": "string",
      "description": "string",
      "color": "gray",
      "priority": 0,
      "created_at": "2026-09-03T00:00:00Z",
      "updated_at": "2026-09-03T00:00:00Z"
    }
  ],
  "created_at": "2026-09-03T00:00:00Z",
  "updated_at": "2026-09-03T00:00:00Z"
}

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