<p>From my understanding of <a href="https://developer.github.com/enterprise/2.13/v3/issues/labels/#add-labels-to-an-issue" rel="nofollow noreferrer">the docs</a>, you should directly send an array (which is valid JSON), without wrapping it in an object. That is <code>["bug"]</code> instead of <code>{"labels": ["bug"]}</code>.</p>

<p>So, the proper request should be:</p>

<pre><code>curl -X POST -u githuser:gittoken \
    https://api.github.mycompany.com/repos/team/repo/issues/560/labels \
    -H "Content-type: application/json" -k \
    -d '["bug"]' \
    -H "Accept: application/json"
</code></pre>

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2019-02-03T18:18:33.610Z
Thanks for sharing this, I was following https://developer.github.com/v3/issues/labels/#add-labels-to-an-issue
Nilesh
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2019-02-03T21:23:54.700Z
Interesting @Nilesh. As an Enterprise client, you should maybe open a ticket with the assistance to know more about the discrepancy between the two docs. Let us know the outcome if you do so ;)
Sylvain Leroux
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2019-02-04T17:03:06.450Z
I will check, may be I have to look for `enterprise` version of API and I was looking for some other docs :)
Nilesh
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2019-02-02T23:53:01.010Z
2019-02-02T23:53:01.010Z
Sylvain Leroux
<p>We are hosting GitHub enterprise for our development. I am able to access the reset api and create jira, create PR etc. </p>

<p>When I <a href="https://developer.github.com/v3/issues/labels/#add-labels-to-an-issue" rel="nofollow noreferrer">try to add label</a> to my PR, it gives error for array.</p>

<pre><code>curl -X POST -u githuser:gittoken https://api.github.mycompany.com/repos/team/repo/issues/560/labels -H "Content-type: application/json" -k -d '{"labels": ["bug"]}' -H "Accept: application/json"
{
  "message": "Invalid request.\n\nFor 'links/2/schema', {\"labels\"=&gt;[\"bug\"]} is not an array.",
  "documentation_url": "https://developer.github.com/enterprise/2.13/v3/issues/labels/#add-labels-to-an-issue"
}
</code></pre>

<p>I check, <code>bug</code> is valid label.</p>

<pre><code>curl -u githuser:gittoken -X GET \
  https://api.github.mycompany.com/repos/team/repo/labels
[
    {
        "id": 163461,
        "url": "https://github.mycompany.com/api/v3/repos/team/repo/labels/+1",
        "name": "+1",
        "color": "c2e0c6",
        "default": false
    },
    {
        "id": 382069,
        "url": "https://github.mycompany.com/api/v3/repos/team/repo/labels/Blocked",
        "name": "Blocked",
        "color": "fbca04",
        "default": false
    },
    {
        "id": 163462,
        "url": "https://github.mycompany.com/api/v3/repos/team/repo/labels/Changes%20Requested",
        "name": "Changes Requested",
        "color": "cc317c",
        "default": false
    },
    {
        "id": 404926,
        "url": "https://github.mycompany.com/api/v3/repos/team/repo/labels/Release%20Review",
        "name": "Release Review",
        "color": "5319e7",
        "default": false
    },
    {
        "id": 228780,
        "url": "https://github.mycompany.com/api/v3/repos/team/repo/labels/Review%20Pass",
        "name": "Review Pass",
        "color": "009800",
        "default": false
    },
    {
        "id": 228781,
        "url": "https://github.mycompany.com/api/v3/repos/team/repo/labels/Review%20Requested",
        "name": "Review Requested",
        "color": "eb6420",
        "default": false
    },
    {
        "id": 426113,
        "url": "https://github.mycompany.com/api/v3/repos/team/repo/labels/Staging%20Bug",
        "name": "Staging Bug",
        "color": "d6021a",
        "default": false
    },
    {
        "id": 163457,
        "url": "https://github.mycompany.com/api/v3/repos/team/repo/labels/bug",
        "name": "bug",
        "color": "fc2929",
        "default": true
    },
    {
        "id": 163458,
        "url": "https://github.mycompany.com/api/v3/repos/team/repo/labels/duplicate",
        "name": "duplicate",
        "color": "cccccc",
        "default": true
    },
    {
        "id": 163459,
        "url": "https://github.mycompany.com/api/v3/repos/team/repo/labels/enhancement",
        "name": "enhancement",
        "color": "84b6eb",
        "default": true
    },
    {
        "id": 163460,
        "url": "https://github.mycompany.com/api/v3/repos/team/repo/labels/help%20wanted",
        "name": "help wanted",
        "color": "159818",
        "default": true
    },
    {
        "id": 163463,
        "url": "https://github.mycompany.com/api/v3/repos/team/repo/labels/wontfix",
        "name": "wontfix",
        "color": "ffffff",
        "default": true
    }
]
</code></pre>

<p>I tried with other combinations, like string only, string with coma etc.. but its same error.</p>

<p>Actual command:
    <a href="https://i.sstatic.net/X3urQ.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/X3urQ.png" alt="actual command"></a></p>

<git><github><api>
Github rest api post label gives error for array input
Nilesh
# Github rest api post label gives error for array input

(Asked by: username_0 on 2019-02-01)

We are hosting GitHub enterprise for our development. I am able to access the reset api and create jira, create PR etc. 
When I try to add label to my PR, it gives error for array.
curl -X POST -u githuser:gittoken https://api.github.mycompany.com/repos/team/repo/issues/560/labels -H "Content-type: application/json" -k -d '{"labels": ["bug"]}' -H "Accept: application/json"
{
  "message": "Invalid request.\n\nFor 'links/2/schema', {\"labels\"=>[\"bug\"]} is not an array.",
  "documentation_url": "https://developer.github.com/enterprise/2.13/v3/issues/labels/#add-labels-to-an-issue"
}

I check, bug is valid label.
curl -u githuser:gittoken -X GET \
  https://api.github.mycompany.com/repos/team/repo/labels
[
    {
        "id": 163461,
        "url": "https://github.mycompany.com/api/v3/repos/team/repo/labels/+1",
        "name": "+1",
        "color": "c2e0c6",
        "default": false
    },
    {
        "id": 382069,
        "url": "https://github.mycompany.com/api/v3/repos/team/repo/labels/Blocked",
        "name": "Blocked",
        "color": "fbca04",
        "default": false
    },
    {
        "id": 163462,
        "url": "https://github.mycompany.com/api/v3/repos/team/repo/labels/Changes%20Requested",
        "name": "Changes Requested",
        "color": "cc317c",
        "default": false
    },
    {
        "id": 404926,
        "url": "https://github.mycompany.com/api/v3/repos/team/repo/labels/Release%20Review",
        "name": "Release Review",
        "color": "5319e7",
        "default": false
    },
    {
        "id": 228780,
        "url": "https://github.mycompany.com/api/v3/repos/team/repo/labels/Review%20Pass",
        "name": "Review Pass",
        "color": "009800",
        "default": false
    },
    {
        "id": 228781,
        "url": "https://github.mycompany.com/api/v3/repos/team/repo/labels/Review%20Requested",
        "name": "Review Requested",
        "color": "eb6420",
        "default": false
    },
    {
        "id": 426113,
        "url": "https://github.mycompany.com/api/v3/repos/team/repo/labels/Staging%20Bug",
        "name": "Staging Bug",
        "color": "d6021a",
        "default": false
    },
    {
        "id": 163457,
        "url": "https://github.mycompany.com/api/v3/repos/team/repo/labels/bug",
        "name": "bug",
        "color": "fc2929",
        "default": true
    },
    {
        "id": 163458,
        "url": "https://github.mycompany.com/api/v3/repos/team/repo/labels/duplicate",
        "name": "duplicate",
        "color": "cccccc",
        "default": true
    },
    {
        "id": 163459,
        "url": "https://github.mycompany.com/api/v3/repos/team/repo/labels/enhancement",
        "name": "enhancement",
        "color": "84b6eb",
        "default": true
    },
    {
        "id": 163460,
        "url": "https://github.mycompany.com/api/v3/repos/team/repo/labels/help%20wanted",
        "name": "help wanted",
        "color": "159818",
        "default": true
    },
    {
        "id": 163463,
        "url": "https://github.mycompany.com/api/v3/repos/team/repo/labels/wontfix",
        "name": "wontfix",
        "color": "ffffff",
        "default": true
    }
]

I tried with other combinations, like string only, string with coma etc.. but its same error.
Actual command:

**Tags:** git, github, api


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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2019-02-02. Score: 2 | Accepted answer

From my understanding of the docs, you should directly send an array (which is valid JSON), without wrapping it in an object. That is ["bug"] instead of {"labels": ["bug"]}.
So, the proper request should be:
curl -X POST -u githuser:gittoken \
    https://api.github.mycompany.com/repos/team/repo/issues/560/labels \
    -H "Content-type: application/json" -k \
    -d '["bug"]' \
    -H "Accept: application/json"

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: Thanks for sharing this, I was following https://developer.github.com/v3/issues/labels/#add-labels-to-an-issue  
> **username_1**: Interesting @username_0. As an Enterprise client, you should maybe open a ticket with the assistance to know more about the discrepancy between the two docs. Let us know the outcome if you do so ;)  
> **username_0**: I will check, may be I have to look for `enterprise` version of API and I was looking for some other docs :)  

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