>**Note:** This feature was [introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/merge_requests/21368) in GitLab 11.8.
This API supports managing of [group labels](../user/project/labels.md#project-labels-and-group-labels). It allows to list, create, update, and delete group labels. Furthermore, users can subscribe and unsubscribe to and from group labels.
## List group labels
Get all labels for a given group.
```
GET /groups/:id/labels
```
| Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
| --------- | ---- | -------- | ----------- |
| `id` | integer/string | yes | The ID or [URL-encoded path of the group](README.md#namespaced-path-encoding) owned by the authenticated user |
| `id` | integer/string | yes | The ID or [URL-encoded path of the group](README.md#namespaced-path-encoding) owned by the authenticated user |
| `name` | string | yes | The name of the label |
| `color` | string | yes | The color of the label given in 6-digit hex notation with leading '#' sign (e.g. #FFAABB) or one of the [CSS color names](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/color_value#Color_keywords) |
| `description` | string | no | The description of the label |
```bash
curl --request POST --header"PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>"--header"Content-Type: application/json"--data'{"name": "Feature Proposal", "color": "#FFA500", "description": "Describes new ideas" }' https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/groups/5/labels
```
Example response:
```json
{
"id":9,
"name":"Feature Proposal",
"color":"#FFA500",
"description":"Describes new ideas",
"open_issues_count":0,
"closed_issues_count":0,
"open_merge_requests_count":0,
"subscribed":false
}
```
## Update a group label
Updates an existing group label. At least one parameter is required, to update the group label.
| `id` | integer/string | yes | The ID or [URL-encoded path of the group](README.md#namespaced-path-encoding) owned by the authenticated user |
| `name` | string | yes | The name of the label |
| `new_name` | string | no | The new name of the label |
| `color` | string | no | The color of the label given in 6-digit hex notation with leading '#' sign (e.g. #FFAABB) or one of the [CSS color names](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/color_value#Color_keywords) |
| `description` | string | no | The description of the label |
requires:name,type: String,desc: 'The name of the label to be updated'
requires:name,type: String,desc: 'The name of the label to be updated'
optional:new_name,type: String,desc: 'The new name of the label'
optional:new_name,type: String,desc: 'The new name of the label'
optional:color,type: String,desc: "The new color of the label given in 6-digit hex notation with leading '#' sign (e.g. #FFAABB) or one of the allowed CSS color names"
optional:color,type: String,desc: "The new color of the label given in 6-digit hex notation with leading '#' sign (e.g. #FFAABB) or one of the allowed CSS color names"
optional:description,type: String,desc: 'The new description of label'
optional:description,type: String,desc: 'The new description of label'