---
title: "Create Label"
method: POST
path: "/api/v1/labels"
tags: ["Labels"]
---

# Create Label

`POST /api/v1/labels`

Create a personal label.

Premium limits apply to personal label creation. Free users who exceed the
plan limit receive a premium-only error.

## Request body

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  - `name` string, required — Name of the new label.
  - `order` integer, nullable — Position of the new label in the label list
  - `color` union
    - 'berry_red' | 'red' | 'orange' | 'yellow' | 'olive_green' | 'lime_green' | 'green' | 'mint_green' | 'teal' | 'sky_blue' | 'light_blue' | 'blue' | 'grape' | 'violet' | 'lavender' | 'magenta' | 'salmon' | 'charcoal' | 'grey' | 'taupe'
    - 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 | 47 | 48 | 49
  - `is_favorite` boolean — Whether the label is marked as a favorite.

## Response `200`

Successful Response

- LabelRestView
  - `id` string, required — String ID of the label.
  - `name` string, required — Label name.
  - `color` string, required — Label color name.
  - `order` integer, nullable, required — Position of the label in the label list, or `null` when no explicit order is set.
  - `is_favorite` boolean, required — Whether the label is marked as a favorite.

## Other responses

- `400` — Bad Request
- `401` — Unauthorized
- `403` — Forbidden
- `404` — Not Found

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