REST API endpoints for Project fields - GitHub Enterprise Cloud Docs

List project fields for organization

List all fields for a specific organization-owned project.

fine_grained_access

works_with_fine_grained_tokens:

permission_set:

"Projects" organization permissions (read)

allows_public_read_access

Parameters for "List project fields for organization"

Headers
Name, Type, Description
`accept` string Setting to `application/vnd.github+json` is recommended.

Path parameters
Name, Type, Description
`project_number` integer Required The project's number.
`org` string Required The organization name. The name is not case sensitive.

Query parameters
Name, Type, Description
`per_page` integer The number of results per page (max 100). For more information, see "Using pagination in the REST API." Default: `30`
`before` string A cursor, as given in the Link header. If specified, the query only searches for results before this cursor. For more information, see "Using pagination in the REST API."
`after` string A cursor, as given in the Link header. If specified, the query only searches for results after this cursor. For more information, see "Using pagination in the REST API."

http_status_code

status_code	Description
`200`	OK
`304`	Not modified
`401`	Requires authentication
`403`	Forbidden

code_samples

data_residency_notice

request_example

get/orgs/{org}/projectsV2/{project_number}/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/projectsV2/PROJECT_NUMBER/fields

Response

Status: 200

[
  {
    "id": 12345,
    "node_id": "PVTF_lADOABCD1234567890",
    "name": "Priority",
    "data_type": "single_select",
    "project_url": "https://api.github.com/projects/67890",
    "options": [
      {
        "id": "option_1",
        "name": {
          "html": "Low",
          "raw": "Low"
        },
        "color": "GREEN",
        "description": {
          "html": "Low priority items",
          "raw": "Low priority items"
        }
      },
      {
        "id": "option_2",
        "name": {
          "html": "Medium",
          "raw": "Medium"
        },
        "color": "YELLOW",
        "description": {
          "html": "Medium priority items",
          "raw": "Medium priority items"
        }
      },
      {
        "id": "option_3",
        "name": {
          "html": "High",
          "raw": "High"
        },
        "color": "RED",
        "description": {
          "html": "High priority items",
          "raw": "High priority items"
        }
      }
    ],
    "created_at": "2022-04-28T12:00:00Z",
    "updated_at": "2022-04-28T12:00:00Z"
  },
  {
    "id": 67891,
    "node_id": "PVTF_lADOABCD9876543210",
    "name": "Status",
    "data_type": "single_select",
    "project_url": "https://api.github.com/projects/67890",
    "options": [
      {
        "id": "option_4",
        "name": {
          "html": "Todo",
          "raw": "Todo"
        },
        "color": "GRAY",
        "description": {
          "html": "Items to be worked on",
          "raw": "Items to be worked on"
        }
      },
      {
        "id": "option_5",
        "name": {
          "html": "In Progress",
          "raw": "In Progress"
        },
        "color": "BLUE",
        "description": {
          "html": "Items currently being worked on",
          "raw": "Items currently being worked on"
        }
      },
      {
        "id": "option_6",
        "name": {
          "html": "Done",
          "raw": "Done"
        },
        "color": "GREEN",
        "description": {
          "html": "Completed items",
          "raw": "Completed items"
        }
      }
    ],
    "created_at": "2022-04-29T10:30:00Z",
    "updated_at": "2022-04-29T10:30:00Z"
  },
  {
    "id": 24680,
    "node_id": "PVTF_lADOABCD2468024680",
    "name": "Team notes",
    "data_type": "text",
    "project_url": "https://api.github.com/projects/67890",
    "created_at": "2022-05-15T08:00:00Z",
    "updated_at": "2022-05-15T08:00:00Z"
  },
  {
    "id": 13579,
    "node_id": "PVTF_lADOABCD1357913579",
    "name": "Story points",
    "data_type": "number",
    "project_url": "https://api.github.com/projects/67890",
    "created_at": "2022-06-01T14:30:00Z",
    "updated_at": "2022-06-01T14:30:00Z"
  },
  {
    "id": 98765,
    "node_id": "PVTF_lADOABCD9876598765",
    "name": "Due date",
    "data_type": "date",
    "project_url": "https://api.github.com/projects/67890",
    "created_at": "2022-06-10T09:15:00Z",
    "updated_at": "2022-06-10T09:15:00Z"
  },
  {
    "id": 11223,
    "node_id": "PVTF_lADOABCD1122311223",
    "name": "Sprint",
    "data_type": "iteration",
    "project_url": "https://api.github.com/projects/67890",
    "configuration": {
      "duration": 14,
      "start_day": 1,
      "iterations": [
        {
          "id": "iter_1",
          "title": {
            "html": "Sprint 1",
            "raw": "Sprint 1"
          },
          "start_date": "2022-07-01",
          "duration": 14
        },
        {
          "id": "iter_2",
          "title": {
            "html": "Sprint 2",
            "raw": "Sprint 2"
          },
          "start_date": "2022-07-15",
          "duration": 14
        }
      ]
    },
    "created_at": "2022-06-20T16:45:00Z",
    "updated_at": "2022-06-20T16:45:00Z"
  }
]

Add a field to an organization-owned project.

fine_grained_access

works_with_fine_grained_tokens:

permission_set:

"Projects" organization permissions (write)

allows_public_read_access

Parameters for "Add a field to an organization-owned project."

Headers
Name, Type, Description
`accept` string Setting to `application/vnd.github+json` is recommended.

Path parameters
Name, Type, Description
`project_number` integer Required The project's number.
`org` string Required The organization name. The name is not case sensitive.

Name, Type, Description

issue_field_id integer Required

The ID of the IssueField to create the field for.

name string Required

The name of the field.

data_type string Required

The field's data type.

Value: iteration

single_select_options array of objects

The options available for single select fields. At least one option must be provided when creating a single select field.

Properties of single_select_options

Name, Type, Description
`name` string The display name of the option.
`color` string The color associated with the option. Can be one of: `BLUE`, `GRAY`, `GREEN`, `ORANGE`, `PINK`, `PURPLE`, `RED`, `YELLOW`
`description` string The description of the option.

iteration_configuration object Required

The configuration for iteration fields.

Properties of iteration_configuration

Name, Type, Description

start_date string

The start date of the first iteration.

duration integer

The default duration for iterations in days. Individual iterations can override this value.

iterations array of objects

Zero or more iterations for the field.

Properties of iterations

Name, Type, Description
`title` string The title of the iteration.
`start_date` string The start date of the iteration.
`duration` integer The duration of the iteration in days.

http_status_code

status_code	Description
`201`	Response for adding a field to an organization-owned project.
`304`	Not modified
`401`	Requires authentication
`403`	Forbidden
`422`	Validation failed, or the endpoint has been spammed.

code_samples

data_residency_notice

request_examples

Select the example type

post/orgs/{org}/projectsV2/{project_number}/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/projectsV2/PROJECT_NUMBER/fields \
  -d '{"name":"Team notes","data_type":"text"}'

Response for adding a field to an organization-owned project.

Status: 201

{
  "id": 24680,
  "node_id": "PVTF_lADOABCD2468024680",
  "name": "Team notes",
  "data_type": "text",
  "project_url": "https://api.github.com/projects/67890",
  "created_at": "2022-05-15T08:00:00Z",
  "updated_at": "2022-05-15T08:00:00Z"
}

Get project field for organization

Get a specific field for an organization-owned project.

fine_grained_access

works_with_fine_grained_tokens:

permission_set:

"Projects" organization permissions (read)

allows_public_read_access

Parameters for "Get project field for organization"

Headers
Name, Type, Description
`accept` string Setting to `application/vnd.github+json` is recommended.

Path parameters
Name, Type, Description
`project_number` integer Required The project's number.
`field_id` integer Required The unique identifier of the field.
`org` string Required The organization name. The name is not case sensitive.

http_status_code

status_code	Description
`200`	OK
`304`	Not modified
`401`	Requires authentication
`403`	Forbidden

code_samples

data_residency_notice

request_example

get/orgs/{org}/projectsV2/{project_number}/fields/{field_id}

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/projectsV2/PROJECT_NUMBER/fields/FIELD_ID

Response

Status: 200

{
  "id": 12345,
  "node_id": "PVTF_lADOABCD1234567890",
  "name": "Priority",
  "data_type": "single_select",
  "project_url": "https://api.github.com/projects/67890",
  "options": [
    {
      "id": "option_1",
      "name": {
        "html": "Low",
        "raw": "Low"
      },
      "color": "GREEN",
      "description": {
        "html": "Low priority items",
        "raw": "Low priority items"
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "option_2",
      "name": {
        "html": "Medium",
        "raw": "Medium"
      },
      "color": "YELLOW",
      "description": {
        "html": "Medium priority items",
        "raw": "Medium priority items"
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "option_3",
      "name": {
        "html": "High",
        "raw": "High"
      },
      "color": "RED",
      "description": {
        "html": "High priority items",
        "raw": "High priority items"
      }
    }
  ],
  "created_at": "2022-04-28T12:00:00Z",
  "updated_at": "2022-04-28T12:00:00Z"
}

List project fields for user

List all fields for a specific user-owned project.

fine_grained_access

no_fine_grained_access

Parameters for "List project fields for user"

Headers
Name, Type, Description
`accept` string Setting to `application/vnd.github+json` is recommended.

Path parameters
Name, Type, Description
`project_number` integer Required The project's number.
`username` string Required The handle for the GitHub user account.

Query parameters
Name, Type, Description
`per_page` integer The number of results per page (max 100). For more information, see "Using pagination in the REST API." Default: `30`
`before` string A cursor, as given in the Link header. If specified, the query only searches for results before this cursor. For more information, see "Using pagination in the REST API."
`after` string A cursor, as given in the Link header. If specified, the query only searches for results after this cursor. For more information, see "Using pagination in the REST API."

http_status_code

status_code	Description
`200`	OK
`304`	Not modified
`401`	Requires authentication
`403`	Forbidden

code_samples

data_residency_notice

request_example

get/users/{username}/projectsV2/{project_number}/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/users/USERNAME/projectsV2/PROJECT_NUMBER/fields

Response

Status: 200

[
  {
    "id": 12345,
    "node_id": "PVTF_lADOABCD1234567890",
    "name": "Priority",
    "data_type": "single_select",
    "project_url": "https://api.github.com/projects/67890",
    "options": [
      {
        "id": "option_1",
        "name": {
          "html": "Low",
          "raw": "Low"
        },
        "color": "GREEN",
        "description": {
          "html": "Low priority items",
          "raw": "Low priority items"
        }
      },
      {
        "id": "option_2",
        "name": {
          "html": "Medium",
          "raw": "Medium"
        },
        "color": "YELLOW",
        "description": {
          "html": "Medium priority items",
          "raw": "Medium priority items"
        }
      },
      {
        "id": "option_3",
        "name": {
          "html": "High",
          "raw": "High"
        },
        "color": "RED",
        "description": {
          "html": "High priority items",
          "raw": "High priority items"
        }
      }
    ],
    "created_at": "2022-04-28T12:00:00Z",
    "updated_at": "2022-04-28T12:00:00Z"
  },
  {
    "id": 67891,
    "node_id": "PVTF_lADOABCD9876543210",
    "name": "Status",
    "data_type": "single_select",
    "project_url": "https://api.github.com/projects/67890",
    "options": [
      {
        "id": "option_4",
        "name": {
          "html": "Todo",
          "raw": "Todo"
        },
        "color": "GRAY",
        "description": {
          "html": "Items to be worked on",
          "raw": "Items to be worked on"
        }
      },
      {
        "id": "option_5",
        "name": {
          "html": "In Progress",
          "raw": "In Progress"
        },
        "color": "BLUE",
        "description": {
          "html": "Items currently being worked on",
          "raw": "Items currently being worked on"
        }
      },
      {
        "id": "option_6",
        "name": {
          "html": "Done",
          "raw": "Done"
        },
        "color": "GREEN",
        "description": {
          "html": "Completed items",
          "raw": "Completed items"
        }
      }
    ],
    "created_at": "2022-04-29T10:30:00Z",
    "updated_at": "2022-04-29T10:30:00Z"
  },
  {
    "id": 24680,
    "node_id": "PVTF_lADOABCD2468024680",
    "name": "Team notes",
    "data_type": "text",
    "project_url": "https://api.github.com/projects/67890",
    "created_at": "2022-05-15T08:00:00Z",
    "updated_at": "2022-05-15T08:00:00Z"
  },
  {
    "id": 13579,
    "node_id": "PVTF_lADOABCD1357913579",
    "name": "Story points",
    "data_type": "number",
    "project_url": "https://api.github.com/projects/67890",
    "created_at": "2022-06-01T14:30:00Z",
    "updated_at": "2022-06-01T14:30:00Z"
  },
  {
    "id": 98765,
    "node_id": "PVTF_lADOABCD9876598765",
    "name": "Due date",
    "data_type": "date",
    "project_url": "https://api.github.com/projects/67890",
    "created_at": "2022-06-10T09:15:00Z",
    "updated_at": "2022-06-10T09:15:00Z"
  },
  {
    "id": 11223,
    "node_id": "PVTF_lADOABCD1122311223",
    "name": "Sprint",
    "data_type": "iteration",
    "project_url": "https://api.github.com/projects/67890",
    "configuration": {
      "duration": 14,
      "start_day": 1,
      "iterations": [
        {
          "id": "iter_1",
          "title": {
            "html": "Sprint 1",
            "raw": "Sprint 1"
          },
          "start_date": "2022-07-01",
          "duration": 14
        },
        {
          "id": "iter_2",
          "title": {
            "html": "Sprint 2",
            "raw": "Sprint 2"
          },
          "start_date": "2022-07-15",
          "duration": 14
        }
      ]
    },
    "created_at": "2022-06-20T16:45:00Z",
    "updated_at": "2022-06-20T16:45:00Z"
  }
]

Add field to user owned project

Add a field to a specified user owned project.

fine_grained_access

no_fine_grained_access

Parameters for "Add field to user owned project"

Headers
Name, Type, Description
`accept` string Setting to `application/vnd.github+json` is recommended.

Path parameters
Name, Type, Description
`username` string Required The handle for the GitHub user account.
`project_number` integer Required The project's number.

Name, Type, Description

name string Required

The name of the field.

data_type string Required

The field's data type.

Value: iteration

single_select_options array of objects

The options available for single select fields. At least one option must be provided when creating a single select field.

Properties of single_select_options

Name, Type, Description
`name` string The display name of the option.
`color` string The color associated with the option. Can be one of: `BLUE`, `GRAY`, `GREEN`, `ORANGE`, `PINK`, `PURPLE`, `RED`, `YELLOW`
`description` string The description of the option.

iteration_configuration object Required

The configuration for iteration fields.

Properties of iteration_configuration

Name, Type, Description

start_date string

The start date of the first iteration.

duration integer

The default duration for iterations in days. Individual iterations can override this value.

iterations array of objects

Zero or more iterations for the field.

Properties of iterations

Name, Type, Description
`title` string The title of the iteration.
`start_date` string The start date of the iteration.
`duration` integer The duration of the iteration in days.

http_status_code

status_code	Description
`201`	Created
`304`	Not modified
`401`	Requires authentication
`403`	Forbidden
`422`	Validation failed, or the endpoint has been spammed.

code_samples

data_residency_notice

request_examples

Select the example type

post/users/{username}/projectsV2/{project_number}/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/users/USERNAME/projectsV2/PROJECT_NUMBER/fields \
  -d '{"name":"Team notes","data_type":"text"}'

Response

Status: 201

{
  "id": 24680,
  "node_id": "PVTF_lADOABCD2468024680",
  "name": "Team notes",
  "data_type": "text",
  "project_url": "https://api.github.com/projects/67890",
  "created_at": "2022-05-15T08:00:00Z",
  "updated_at": "2022-05-15T08:00:00Z"
}

Get project field for user

Get a specific field for a user-owned project.

fine_grained_access

no_fine_grained_access

Parameters for "Get project field for user"

Headers
Name, Type, Description
`accept` string Setting to `application/vnd.github+json` is recommended.

Path parameters
Name, Type, Description
`project_number` integer Required The project's number.
`field_id` integer Required The unique identifier of the field.
`username` string Required The handle for the GitHub user account.

http_status_code

status_code	Description
`200`	OK
`304`	Not modified
`401`	Requires authentication
`403`	Forbidden

code_samples

data_residency_notice

request_example

get/users/{username}/projectsV2/{project_number}/fields/{field_id}

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/users/USERNAME/projectsV2/PROJECT_NUMBER/fields/FIELD_ID

Response

Status: 200

{
  "id": 12345,
  "node_id": "PVTF_lADOABCD1234567890",
  "name": "Priority",
  "data_type": "single_select",
  "project_url": "https://api.github.com/projects/67890",
  "options": [
    {
      "id": "option_1",
      "name": {
        "html": "Low",
        "raw": "Low"
      },
      "color": "GREEN",
      "description": {
        "html": "Low priority items",
        "raw": "Low priority items"
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "option_2",
      "name": {
        "html": "Medium",
        "raw": "Medium"
      },
      "color": "YELLOW",
      "description": {
        "html": "Medium priority items",
        "raw": "Medium priority items"
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "option_3",
      "name": {
        "html": "High",
        "raw": "High"
      },
      "color": "RED",
      "description": {
        "html": "High priority items",
        "raw": "High priority items"
      }
    }
  ],
  "created_at": "2022-04-28T12:00:00Z",
  "updated_at": "2022-04-28T12:00:00Z"
}