POST /repos/{owner}/{repo}/issues/{issue_number}/issue-field-values

Add custom field values to an issue. You can set values for organization-level issue fields that have been defined for the repository's organization. Adding an empty array will clear all existing field values for the issue.

This endpoint supports the following field data types:

Only users with push access to the repository can add issue field values. If you don't have the proper permissions, you'll receive a 403 Forbidden response.

This endpoint triggers notifications. Creating content too quickly using this endpoint may result in secondary rate limiting. For more information, see "Rate limits for the API" and "Best practices for using the REST API."

Servers

Path parameters

Name Type Required Description
repo String Yes

The name of the repository without the .git extension. The name is not case sensitive.

issue_number Integer Yes

The number that identifies the issue.

owner String Yes

The account owner of the repository. The name is not case sensitive.

Request headers

Name Type Required Description
Content-Type String Yes The media type of the request body.

Default value: "application/json"

Request body fields

Name Type Required Description
issue_field_values[] Array No

An array of issue field values to add to this issue. Each field value must include the field ID and the value to set.

issue_field_values[].field_id Integer Yes

The ID of the issue field to set

issue_field_values[].value Yes

The value to set for the field. The type depends on the field's data type:

  • For text fields: provide a string value
  • For single_select fields: provide the option name as a string (must match an existing option)
  • For number fields: provide a numeric value
  • For date fields: provide an ISO 8601 date string

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