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.TH "GH-LABEL-LIST" "1" "Apr 2026" "GitHub CLI 2.92.0" "GitHub CLI manual"

.SH NAME
gh-label-list - List labels in a repository


.SH SYNOPSIS
\fBgh label list [flags]\fR


.SH DESCRIPTION
Display labels in a GitHub repository.

.PP
When using the \fB--search\fR flag results are sorted by best match of the query.
This behavior cannot be configured with the \fB--order\fR or \fB--sort\fR flags.


.SH OPTIONS
.TP
\fB-q\fR, \fB--jq\fR \fB<expression>\fR
Filter JSON output using a jq expression

.TP
\fB--json\fR \fB<fields>\fR
Output JSON with the specified fields

.TP
\fB-L\fR, \fB--limit\fR \fB<int> (default 30)\fR
Maximum number of labels to fetch

.TP
\fB--order\fR \fB<string> (default "asc")\fR
Order of labels returned: {asc|desc}

.TP
\fB-S\fR, \fB--search\fR \fB<string>\fR
Search label names and descriptions

.TP
\fB--sort\fR \fB<string> (default "created")\fR
Sort fetched labels: {created|name}

.TP
\fB-t\fR, \fB--template\fR \fB<string>\fR
Format JSON output using a Go template; see "gh help formatting"

.TP
\fB-w\fR, \fB--web\fR
List labels in the web browser


.SH OPTIONS INHERITED FROM PARENT COMMANDS
.TP
\fB-R\fR, \fB--repo\fR \fB<[HOST/]OWNER/REPO>\fR
Select another repository using the [HOST/]OWNER/REPO format


.SH ALIASES
gh label ls


.SH JSON FIELDS
\fBcolor\fR, \fBcreatedAt\fR, \fBdescription\fR, \fBid\fR, \fBisDefault\fR, \fBname\fR, \fBupdatedAt\fR, \fBurl\fR


.SH EXIT CODES
0: Successful execution

.PP
1: Error

.PP
2: Command canceled

.PP
4: Authentication required

.PP
NOTE: Specific commands may have additional exit codes. Refer to the command's help for more information.


.SH EXAMPLE
.EX
# Sort labels by name
$ gh label list --sort name

# Find labels with "bug" in the name or description
$ gh label list --search bug

.EE


.SH SEE ALSO
\fBgh-label(1)\fR