Labels

Labels classify issues. Manage them at /:owner/:repo/labels.

Creating a label

A label has a name, a colour, and an optional description. Names are unique within a repository.

Applying labels

Apply them from an issue, or when creating one. An issue may carry any number.

Deleting a label

Deleting removes it from every issue that carries it. The issues themselves are untouched.

Names with spaces

A label named good first issue is valid. In a URL its spaces are encoded, so prefer the API's label endpoints over hand-written URLs when scripting.