Labels

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Create and manage labels for organizing InfluxDB OSS v2 resources such as dashboards, tasks, and buckets.
GET /api/v2/labels

List all labels

Parameters

Query parameters
orgID string
The organization ID.
Header parameters
Zap-Trace-Span string
OpenTracing span context
Example request Ask AI about this
curl --request GET \
  "http://localhost:8086/api/v2/labels" \
  --header "Authorization: Bearer INFLUX_TOKEN"

Responses

200 Success. The response body contains a list of labels.
labels string
links string
500 Internal server error. The server encountered an unexpected situation.
code required string
code is the machine-readable error code.
Allowed: internal error , not implemented , not found , conflict , invalid , unprocessable entity , empty value , unavailable , forbidden , too many requests , unauthorized , method not allowed , request too large , unsupported media type
err string
Stack of errors that occurred during processing of the request. Useful for debugging.
message string
Human-readable message.
op string
Describes the logical code operation when the error occurred. Useful for debugging.
default Non 2XX error response from server.
code required string
code is the machine-readable error code.
Allowed: internal error , not implemented , not found , conflict , invalid , unprocessable entity , empty value , unavailable , forbidden , too many requests , unauthorized , method not allowed , request too large , unsupported media type
err string
Stack of errors that occurred during processing of the request. Useful for debugging.
message string
Human-readable message.
op string
Describes the logical code operation when the error occurred. Useful for debugging.
POST /api/v2/labels

Create a label

Request body required

The label to create.
Content-Type: application/json
name required string
orgID required string
properties object

Key-value pairs associated with this label.

To remove a property, send an update with an empty value ("") for the key.

Example: {"color":"ffb3b3","description":"this is a description"}
Example request Ask AI about this
curl --request POST \
  "http://localhost:8086/api/v2/labels" \
  --header "Authorization: Bearer INFLUX_TOKEN" \
  --header "Content-Type: application/json" \
  --data-raw '{
  "name": "NAME",
  "orgID": "ORGID",
  "properties": {
    "color": "ffb3b3",
    "description": "this is a description"
  }
}'

Responses

201 Success. The label was created.
label string
links string
500 Internal server error. The server encountered an unexpected situation.
code required string
code is the machine-readable error code.
Allowed: internal error , not implemented , not found , conflict , invalid , unprocessable entity , empty value , unavailable , forbidden , too many requests , unauthorized , method not allowed , request too large , unsupported media type
err string
Stack of errors that occurred during processing of the request. Useful for debugging.
message string
Human-readable message.
op string
Describes the logical code operation when the error occurred. Useful for debugging.
default Non 2XX error response from server.
code required string
code is the machine-readable error code.
Allowed: internal error , not implemented , not found , conflict , invalid , unprocessable entity , empty value , unavailable , forbidden , too many requests , unauthorized , method not allowed , request too large , unsupported media type
err string
Stack of errors that occurred during processing of the request. Useful for debugging.
message string
Human-readable message.
op string
Describes the logical code operation when the error occurred. Useful for debugging.
GET /api/v2/labels/{labelID}

Retrieve a label

Parameters

Path parameters
labelID required string
The ID of the label to update.
Header parameters
Zap-Trace-Span string
OpenTracing span context
Example request Ask AI about this
curl --request GET \
  "http://localhost:8086/api/v2/labels/{labelID}" \
  --header "Authorization: Bearer INFLUX_TOKEN"

Responses

200 Success. The response body contains the label.
label string
links string
500 Internal server error. The server encountered an unexpected situation.
code required string
code is the machine-readable error code.
Allowed: internal error , not implemented , not found , conflict , invalid , unprocessable entity , empty value , unavailable , forbidden , too many requests , unauthorized , method not allowed , request too large , unsupported media type
err string
Stack of errors that occurred during processing of the request. Useful for debugging.
message string
Human-readable message.
op string
Describes the logical code operation when the error occurred. Useful for debugging.
default Non 2XX error response from server.
code required string
code is the machine-readable error code.
Allowed: internal error , not implemented , not found , conflict , invalid , unprocessable entity , empty value , unavailable , forbidden , too many requests , unauthorized , method not allowed , request too large , unsupported media type
err string
Stack of errors that occurred during processing of the request. Useful for debugging.
message string
Human-readable message.
op string
Describes the logical code operation when the error occurred. Useful for debugging.
PATCH /api/v2/labels/{labelID}

Update a label

Parameters

Path parameters
labelID required string
The ID of the label to update.
Header parameters
Zap-Trace-Span string
OpenTracing span context

Request body required

A label update.
Content-Type: application/json
name string
properties object
Example: {"color":"ffb3b3","description":"this is a description"}
Example request Ask AI about this
curl --request PATCH \
  "http://localhost:8086/api/v2/labels/{labelID}" \
  --header "Authorization: Bearer INFLUX_TOKEN" \
  --header "Content-Type: application/json" \
  --data-raw '{
  "name": "NAME",
  "properties": {
    "color": "ffb3b3",
    "description": "this is a description"
  }
}'

Responses

200 Success. The response body contains the updated label.
label string
links string
401

Unauthorized. The error may indicate one of the following:

  • The Authorization: Token header is missing or malformed.
  • The API token value is missing from the header.
  • The token doesn’t have sufficient permissions to write to this organization and bucket.
code string
The HTTP status code description. Default is unauthorized.
Allowed: unauthorized
message string
A human-readable message that may contain detail about the error.
404

Not found. A requested resource was not found. The response body contains the requested resource type and the name value (if you passed it)–for example:

  • "organization name \"my-org\" not found"
  • "organization not found": indicates you passed an ID that did not match an organization.
code required string
code is the machine-readable error code.
Allowed: internal error , not implemented , not found , conflict , invalid , unprocessable entity , empty value , unavailable , forbidden , too many requests , unauthorized , method not allowed , request too large , unsupported media type
err string
Stack of errors that occurred during processing of the request. Useful for debugging.
message string
Human-readable message.
op string
Describes the logical code operation when the error occurred. Useful for debugging.
500 Internal server error. The server encountered an unexpected situation.
code required string
code is the machine-readable error code.
Allowed: internal error , not implemented , not found , conflict , invalid , unprocessable entity , empty value , unavailable , forbidden , too many requests , unauthorized , method not allowed , request too large , unsupported media type
err string
Stack of errors that occurred during processing of the request. Useful for debugging.
message string
Human-readable message.
op string
Describes the logical code operation when the error occurred. Useful for debugging.
default Non 2XX error response from server.
code required string
code is the machine-readable error code.
Allowed: internal error , not implemented , not found , conflict , invalid , unprocessable entity , empty value , unavailable , forbidden , too many requests , unauthorized , method not allowed , request too large , unsupported media type
err string
Stack of errors that occurred during processing of the request. Useful for debugging.
message string
Human-readable message.
op string
Describes the logical code operation when the error occurred. Useful for debugging.
DELETE /api/v2/labels/{labelID}

Delete a label

Parameters

Path parameters
labelID required string
The ID of the label to delete.
Header parameters
Zap-Trace-Span string
OpenTracing span context
Example request Ask AI about this
curl --request DELETE \
  "http://localhost:8086/api/v2/labels/{labelID}" \
  --header "Authorization: Bearer INFLUX_TOKEN"

Responses

204 Success. The delete was accepted.
401

Unauthorized. The error may indicate one of the following:

  • The Authorization: Token header is missing or malformed.
  • The API token value is missing from the header.
  • The token doesn’t have sufficient permissions to write to this organization and bucket.
code string
The HTTP status code description. Default is unauthorized.
Allowed: unauthorized
message string
A human-readable message that may contain detail about the error.
404

Not found. A requested resource was not found. The response body contains the requested resource type and the name value (if you passed it)–for example:

  • "organization name \"my-org\" not found"
  • "organization not found": indicates you passed an ID that did not match an organization.
code required string
code is the machine-readable error code.
Allowed: internal error , not implemented , not found , conflict , invalid , unprocessable entity , empty value , unavailable , forbidden , too many requests , unauthorized , method not allowed , request too large , unsupported media type
err string
Stack of errors that occurred during processing of the request. Useful for debugging.
message string
Human-readable message.
op string
Describes the logical code operation when the error occurred. Useful for debugging.
500 Internal server error. The server encountered an unexpected situation.
code required string
code is the machine-readable error code.
Allowed: internal error , not implemented , not found , conflict , invalid , unprocessable entity , empty value , unavailable , forbidden , too many requests , unauthorized , method not allowed , request too large , unsupported media type
err string
Stack of errors that occurred during processing of the request. Useful for debugging.
message string
Human-readable message.
op string
Describes the logical code operation when the error occurred. Useful for debugging.
default Non 2XX error response from server.
code required string
code is the machine-readable error code.
Allowed: internal error , not implemented , not found , conflict , invalid , unprocessable entity , empty value , unavailable , forbidden , too many requests , unauthorized , method not allowed , request too large , unsupported media type
err string
Stack of errors that occurred during processing of the request. Useful for debugging.
message string
Human-readable message.
op string
Describes the logical code operation when the error occurred. Useful for debugging.

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