# Create an issue

> Open an issue on a repository.

<div class="g1t-endpoint"><span class="g1t-method" data-method="post">POST</span><code>/repos/{owner}/{name}/issues</code></div>

Labels are lowercased. A label not used before is created.

- **Authentication:** Required. Send an [access token](/reference/api/#authentication) as `Authorization: Bearer`.
- **MCP tool:** [`issue`](/reference/mcp/#issue) with `action` `create`, and the same inputs
- **Scope:** An access token needs [`issues:write`](/guides/authentication/#scopes).

## Path parameters

| Name | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `owner` | string | Yes | The workspace that owns the repository. |
| `name` | string | Yes | The repository's name. |

## Body parameters

Send a JSON object. Names are `snake_case`, as in responses; the `camelCase` spelling is accepted too.

| Name | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `title` | string | Yes | The problem or goal in one line. |
| `body` | string | No | Markdown. What an agent or a person needs to do the work: what is wrong or wanted, constraints, context. |
| `labels` | array of strings | No | What kind of issue this is, e.g. "bug" or "feature". [`list_labels`](/reference/api/issues/list-labels/) shows the labels in use; a new name creates a new label. |
| `checks` | array of strings | No | Commands that must pass for a pull request to be accepted. |

## Example request

```sh
curl -X POST https://api.g1t.sh/repos/flagon-io/hello/issues \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $G1T_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "title": "Greeting should name the caller",
    "body": "Take a name from the first argument; fall back to world.",
    "labels": [
      "feature"
    ],
    "checks": [
      "cargo test"
    ]
  }'
```

## Example response

A successful request answers `200` with:

```json
{
  "id": "iss_01m43shrzpfe49x74ga7sj1c6v",
  "repo_id": "rep_01m3m5q6p0e2qaw6mmjahk0qrr",
  "number": 12,
  "title": "Greeting should name the caller",
  "body": "Take a name from the first argument; fall back to world.",
  "labels": [
    "feature"
  ],
  "checks": [
    "cargo test"
  ],
  "state": "open",
  "reason": null,
  "resolved_by": null,
  "author": {
    "id": "usr_01kkntcg1eeb98j62xjm7eh09p",
    "username": "syntaqx",
    "kind": "user",
    "verified": false,
    "workspaces": []
  },
  "created_at": "2026-10-01T18:04:11.482Z",
  "updated_at": "2026-10-01T18:04:11.482Z",
  "closed_at": null,
  "pull_count": 0,
  "comment_count": 0,
  "assignees": [],
  "blocked_by": [],
  "queued": false,
  "agent": null
}
```

## Errors

A failed request answers with one of these statuses and a body like `{"error": {"code": "not_found", "message": "Repository not found."}}`. See [errors](/reference/api/#errors).

| Status | Code | When |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 401 | `unauthenticated` | A token is required, or the one sent is not valid. |
| 403 | `forbidden` | The token is valid but not allowed to do this, such as a member-only change or an agent token outside its repository. |
| 404 | `not_found` | It does not exist, or you cannot see it. |
| 409 | `conflict` | The request conflicts with the current state. |
| 422 | `invalid` | The input is not valid. `message` says which field and why. |