Update work-item labels

Adds, removes, or replaces normalized labels and passes Jira-backed label changes through to Jira.

POST/api/v1/work-items/:id/labels

Authorization

work-items:linkapi key scoperequired

Required scope when calling with an API key.

Path parameters

idstringrequired

Canonical work-item ID

Example: work_01k2...

Request body

labelsarrayoptional

Replacement label set

addarrayoptional

Labels to add

removearrayoptional

Labels to remove

expected_versionnumberoptional

Optimistic work-item version guard

confirmbooleanrequired

Must be true

Example request

{
  "add": [
    "api"
  ],
  "remove": [
    "triage"
  ],
  "expected_version": 12,
  "confirm": true
}

Request

POST /api/v1/work-items/:id/labels

curl -X POST "https://www.digitalstack360.com/api/v1/work-items/work_01k2.../labels" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $DS_API_KEY" \
  -H "Idempotency-Key: work-42-labels-v1" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"add":["api"],"remove":["triage"],"expected_version":12,"confirm":true}'

Examples use a placeholder key from your environment. Store your key in $DS_API_KEY — never commit it.

Response

200 OK

{
  "data": {
    "work_item": {
      "id": "work_01k2...",
      "labels": [
        "api"
      ],
      "version": 13
    },
    "changed_fields": [
      "labels"
    ]
  }
}

Errors

401

missing_auth

No credentials provided

401

invalid_api_key

API key is invalid or revoked

400

bad_request

Missing or invalid request fields

403

scope_insufficient

Key lacks the required write scope

403

scope_insufficient

Key lacks work-items:link scope

400

label_not_allowed

Label value is not allowed