REST API endpoints for issue fields

List issue fields for an organization

Lists all issue fields for an organization. OAuth app tokens and personal access tokens (classic) need the read:org scope to use this endpoint.

Tokens de acesso granular para "List issue fields for an organization"

Este endpoint funciona com os seguintes tipos de token granulares:

O token refinado deve ter os seguintes conjuntos de permissões:

"Issue Fields" organization permissions (read)

Parâmetros para "List issue fields for an organization"

Cabeçalhos
Nome, Tipo, Descrição
`accept` string Setting to `application/vnd.github+json` is recommended.

Parâmetros de caminho
Nome, Tipo, Descrição
`org` string Obrigatório The organization name. The name is not case sensitive.

Códigos de status de resposta HTTP para "List issue fields for an organization"

Código de status	Descrição
`200`	OK
`404`	Resource not found

Exemplos de código para "List issue fields for an organization"

Exemplo de solicitação

get/orgs/{org}/issue-fields

curl -L \
  -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \
  -H "X-GitHub-Api-Version: 2026-03-10" \
  https://api.github.com/orgs/ORG/issue-fields

Response

Status: 200

[
  {
    "id": 1,
    "node_id": "IFT_kwDNAd3NAZo",
    "name": "Text field",
    "description": "DRI",
    "data_type": "text",
    "created_at": "2024-12-11T14:39:09Z",
    "updated_at": "2024-12-11T14:39:09Z"
  },
  {
    "id": 2,
    "node_id": "IFSS_kwDNAd3NAZs",
    "name": "Priority",
    "description": "Level of importance",
    "data_type": "single_select",
    "options": [
      {
        "id": 1,
        "name": "High",
        "color": "red"
      },
      {
        "id": 2,
        "name": "Medium",
        "color": "yellow"
      },
      {
        "id": 3,
        "name": "Low",
        "color": "green"
      }
    ],
    "created_at": "2024-12-11T14:39:09Z",
    "updated_at": "2024-12-11T14:39:09Z"
  }
]

Create issue field for an organization

Creates a new issue field for an organization.

You can find out more about issue fields in Managing issue fields in an organization.

To use this endpoint, the authenticated user must be an administrator for the organization. OAuth app tokens and personal access tokens (classic) need the admin:org scope to use this endpoint.

Tokens de acesso granular para "Create issue field for an organization"

Este endpoint funciona com os seguintes tipos de token granulares:

O token refinado deve ter os seguintes conjuntos de permissões:

"Issue Fields" organization permissions (write)

Parâmetros para "Create issue field for an organization"

Cabeçalhos
Nome, Tipo, Descrição
`accept` string Setting to `application/vnd.github+json` is recommended.

Parâmetros de caminho
Nome, Tipo, Descrição
`org` string Obrigatório The organization name. The name is not case sensitive.

Nome, Tipo, Descrição

name string Obrigatório

Name of the issue field.

description string or null

Description of the issue field.

data_type string Obrigatório

The data type of the issue field.

Pode ser um dos: text, date, single_select, number

visibility string

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. Defaults to organization_members_only.

Pode ser um dos: organization_members_only, all

options array of objects or null

Options for single select fields. Required when data_type is 'single_select'.

Properties of options

Nome, Tipo, Descrição
`name` string Obrigatório Name of the option.
`description` string or null Description of the option.
`color` string Obrigatório Color for the option. Pode ser um dos: `gray`, `blue`, `green`, `yellow`, `orange`, `red`, `pink`, `purple`
`priority` integer Obrigatório Priority of the option for ordering.

Códigos de status de resposta HTTP para "Create issue field for an organization"

Código de status	Descrição
`200`	OK
`404`	Resource not found
`422`	Validation failed, or the endpoint has been spammed.

Exemplos de código para "Create issue field for an organization"

Exemplo de solicitação

post/orgs/{org}/issue-fields

curl -L \
  -X POST \
  -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \
  -H "X-GitHub-Api-Version: 2026-03-10" \
  https://api.github.com/orgs/ORG/issue-fields \
  -d '{"name":"Priority","description":"Level of importance for the issue","data_type":"single_select","options":[{"name":"High","description":"High priority","color":"red"},{"name":"Medium","description":"Medium priority","color":"yellow"},{"name":"Low","description":"Low priority","color":"green"}]}'

Response

Status: 200

{
  "id": 512,
  "node_id": "IF_kwDNAd3NAZr",
  "name": "Priority",
  "description": "Level of importance for the issue",
  "data_type": "single_select",
  "options": [
    {
      "id": 1,
      "name": "High",
      "description": "High priority",
      "color": "red",
      "priority": 1,
      "created_at": "2025-01-15T10:30:15Z",
      "updated_at": "2025-01-15T10:30:15Z"
    },
    {
      "id": 2,
      "name": "Medium",
      "description": "Medium priority",
      "color": "yellow",
      "priority": 2,
      "created_at": "2025-01-15T10:30:15Z",
      "updated_at": "2025-01-15T10:30:15Z"
    },
    {
      "id": 3,
      "name": "Low",
      "description": "Low priority",
      "color": "green",
      "priority": 3,
      "created_at": "2025-01-15T10:30:15Z",
      "updated_at": "2025-01-15T10:30:15Z"
    }
  ],
  "created_at": "2025-01-15T10:30:15Z",
  "updated_at": "2025-01-15T10:30:15Z"
}

Update issue field for an organization

Updates an issue field for an organization.

You can find out more about issue fields in Managing issue fields in an organization.

To use this endpoint, the authenticated user must be an administrator for the organization. OAuth app tokens and personal access tokens (classic) need the admin:org scope to use this endpoint.

Tokens de acesso granular para "Update issue field for an organization"

Este endpoint funciona com os seguintes tipos de token granulares:

O token refinado deve ter os seguintes conjuntos de permissões:

"Issue Fields" organization permissions (write)

Parâmetros para "Update issue field for an organization"

Cabeçalhos
Nome, Tipo, Descrição
`accept` string Setting to `application/vnd.github+json` is recommended.

Parâmetros de caminho
Nome, Tipo, Descrição
`org` string Obrigatório The organization name. The name is not case sensitive.
`issue_field_id` integer Obrigatório The unique identifier of the issue field.

Nome, Tipo, Descrição

name string

Name of the issue field.

description string or null

Description of the issue field.

visibility string

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.

Pode ser um dos: organization_members_only, all

options array of objects

Options for single select fields. Only applicable when updating single_select fields.

Properties of options

Nome, Tipo, Descrição
`name` string Obrigatório Name of the option.
`description` string or null Description of the option.
`color` string Obrigatório Color for the option. Pode ser um dos: `gray`, `blue`, `green`, `yellow`, `orange`, `red`, `pink`, `purple`
`priority` integer Obrigatório Priority of the option for ordering.

Códigos de status de resposta HTTP para "Update issue field for an organization"

Código de status	Descrição
`200`	OK
`404`	Resource not found
`422`	Validation failed, or the endpoint has been spammed.

Exemplos de código para "Update issue field for an organization"

Exemplo de solicitação

patch/orgs/{org}/issue-fields/{issue_field_id}

curl -L \
  -X PATCH \
  -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \
  -H "X-GitHub-Api-Version: 2026-03-10" \
  https://api.github.com/orgs/ORG/issue-fields/ISSUE_FIELD_ID \
  -d '{"name":"Priority","description":"Level of importance for the issue"}'

Response

Status: 200

{
  "id": 512,
  "node_id": "IF_kwDNAd3NAZr",
  "name": "Priority",
  "description": "Level of importance for the issue",
  "data_type": "single_select",
  "options": [
    {
      "id": 1,
      "name": "High",
      "description": "High priority",
      "color": "red",
      "priority": 1,
      "created_at": "2025-01-15T10:30:15Z",
      "updated_at": "2025-01-15T10:30:15Z"
    },
    {
      "id": 2,
      "name": "Medium",
      "description": "Medium priority",
      "color": "yellow",
      "priority": 2,
      "created_at": "2025-01-15T10:30:15Z",
      "updated_at": "2025-01-15T10:30:15Z"
    },
    {
      "id": 3,
      "name": "Low",
      "description": "Low priority",
      "color": "green",
      "priority": 3,
      "created_at": "2025-01-15T10:30:15Z",
      "updated_at": "2025-01-15T10:30:15Z"
    }
  ],
  "created_at": "2025-01-15T10:30:15Z",
  "updated_at": "2025-01-15T10:30:15Z"
}

Delete issue field for an organization

Deletes an issue field for an organization.

You can find out more about issue fields in Managing issue fields in an organization.

To use this endpoint, the authenticated user must be an administrator for the organization. OAuth app tokens and personal access tokens (classic) need the admin:org scope to use this endpoint.

Tokens de acesso granular para "Delete issue field for an organization"

Este endpoint funciona com os seguintes tipos de token granulares:

O token refinado deve ter os seguintes conjuntos de permissões:

"Issue Fields" organization permissions (write)

Parâmetros para "Delete issue field for an organization"

Cabeçalhos
Nome, Tipo, Descrição
`accept` string Setting to `application/vnd.github+json` is recommended.

Parâmetros de caminho
Nome, Tipo, Descrição
`org` string Obrigatório The organization name. The name is not case sensitive.
`issue_field_id` integer Obrigatório The unique identifier of the issue field.

Códigos de status de resposta HTTP para "Delete issue field for an organization"

Código de status	Descrição
`204`	A header with no content is returned.
`404`	Resource not found
`422`	Validation failed, or the endpoint has been spammed.

Exemplos de código para "Delete issue field for an organization"

Exemplo de solicitação

delete/orgs/{org}/issue-fields/{issue_field_id}

curl -L \
  -X DELETE \
  -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \
  -H "X-GitHub-Api-Version: 2026-03-10" \
  https://api.github.com/orgs/ORG/issue-fields/ISSUE_FIELD_ID

A header with no content is returned.

Status: 204