GitHub · JSON Structure

Github Issue Structure

A GitHub issue used for tracking bugs, feature requests, tasks, and discussions within a repository.

Type: object Properties: 24 Required: 5
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GitHub Issue is a JSON Structure definition published by GitHub, describing 24 properties, of which 5 are required. It conforms to the https://json-structure.org/meta/core/v0/# meta-schema.

Properties

id node_id url html_url number state state_reason title body user labels assignee assignees milestone locked active_lock_reason comments pull_request created_at updated_at closed_at closed_by author_association reactions

Meta-schema: https://json-structure.org/meta/core/v0/#

JSON Structure

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{
  "$schema": "https://json-structure.org/meta/core/v0/#",
  "$id": "https://github.com/schemas/github/issue.json",
  "name": "GitHub Issue",
  "description": "A GitHub issue used for tracking bugs, feature requests, tasks, and discussions within a repository.",
  "type": "object",
  "required": [
    "id",
    "number",
    "title",
    "state",
    "user"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "id": {
      "type": "int32",
      "description": "The unique identifier of the issue."
    },
    "node_id": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "The GraphQL node ID for the issue."
    },
    "url": {
      "type": "uri",
      "description": "The API URL for the issue."
    },
    "html_url": {
      "type": "uri",
      "description": "The URL of the issue on GitHub."
    },
    "number": {
      "type": "int32",
      "minimum": 1,
      "description": "The issue number within the repository."
    },
    "state": {
      "type": "string",
      "enum": [
        "open",
        "closed"
      ],
      "description": "The current state of the issue."
    },
    "state_reason": {
      "type": "string",
      "enum": [
        "completed",
        "reopened",
        "not_planned",
        null
      ],
      "description": "The reason the issue state was changed."
    },
    "title": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "The title of the issue.",
      "minLength": 1
    },
    "body": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "The contents of the issue in Markdown format."
    },
    "user": {
      "$ref": "#/$defs/SimpleUser"
    },
    "labels": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "Labels applied to the issue.",
      "items": {
        "$ref": "#/$defs/Label"
      }
    },
    "assignee": {
      "oneOf": [
        {
          "$ref": "#/$defs/SimpleUser"
        },
        {
          "type": "null"
        }
      ],
      "description": "The primary user assigned to the issue."
    },
    "assignees": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "All users assigned to the issue.",
      "items": {
        "$ref": "#/$defs/SimpleUser"
      }
    },
    "milestone": {
      "oneOf": [
        {
          "$ref": "#/$defs/Milestone"
        },
        {
          "type": "null"
        }
      ],
      "description": "The milestone the issue is associated with."
    },
    "locked": {
      "type": "boolean",
      "description": "Whether the issue is locked."
    },
    "active_lock_reason": {
      "type": "string",
      "enum": [
        "off-topic",
        "too heated",
        "resolved",
        "spam",
        null
      ],
      "description": "The reason the issue was locked."
    },
    "comments": {
      "type": "int32",
      "minimum": 0,
      "description": "The number of comments on the issue."
    },
    "pull_request": {
      "type": "object",
      "description": "Pull request metadata if this issue is also a pull request.",
      "properties": {
        "url": {
          "type": "uri",
          "description": "API URL for the pull request."
        },
        "html_url": {
          "type": "uri",
          "description": "URL to the pull request on GitHub."
        },
        "diff_url": {
          "type": "uri",
          "description": "URL to the pull request diff."
        },
        "patch_url": {
          "type": "uri",
          "description": "URL to the pull request patch."
        }
      }
    },
    "created_at": {
      "type": "datetime",
      "description": "The date and time the issue was created."
    },
    "updated_at": {
      "type": "datetime",
      "description": "The date and time the issue was last updated."
    },
    "closed_at": {
      "type": "string",
      "format": "date-time",
      "description": "The date and time the issue was closed."
    },
    "closed_by": {
      "oneOf": [
        {
          "$ref": "#/$defs/SimpleUser"
        },
        {
          "type": "null"
        }
      ],
      "description": "The user who closed the issue."
    },
    "author_association": {
      "type": "string",
      "enum": [
        "COLLABORATOR",
        "CONTRIBUTOR",
        "FIRST_TIMER",
        "FIRST_TIME_CONTRIBUTOR",
        "MANNEQUIN",
        "MEMBER",
        "NONE",
        "OWNER"
      ],
      "description": "How the author is associated with the repository."
    },
    "reactions": {
      "$ref": "#/$defs/Reactions"
    }
  },
  "$defs": {
    "SimpleUser": {
      "type": "object",
      "description": "A simplified representation of a GitHub user.",
      "required": [
        "login",
        "id"
      ],
      "properties": {
        "login": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "The username of the user."
        },
        "id": {
          "type": "integer",
          "description": "The unique identifier for the user."
        },
        "node_id": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "The GraphQL node ID."
        },
        "avatar_url": {
          "type": "string",
          "format": "uri",
          "description": "URL to the user's avatar image."
        },
        "html_url": {
          "type": "string",
          "format": "uri",
          "description": "URL to the user's GitHub profile."
        },
        "type": {
          "type": "string",
          "enum": [
            "User",
            "Organization",
            "Bot"
          ],
          "description": "The type of account."
        }
      }
    },
    "Label": {
      "type": "object",
      "description": "A label applied to an issue or pull request.",
      "required": [
        "id",
        "name"
      ],
      "properties": {
        "id": {
          "type": "integer",
          "description": "The unique identifier of the label."
        },
        "node_id": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "The GraphQL node ID."
        },
        "name": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "The name of the label."
        },
        "description": {
          "type": [
            "string",
            "null"
          ],
          "description": "A description of the label."
        },
        "color": {
          "type": "string",
          "pattern": "^[0-9a-fA-F]{6}$",
          "description": "The hex color code of the label without the # prefix."
        },
        "default": {
          "type": "boolean",
          "description": "Whether this is a default label."
        }
      }
    },
    "Milestone": {
      "type": "object",
      "description": "A milestone used to track progress on groups of issues and pull requests.",
      "required": [
        "id",
        "number",
        "title",
        "state"
      ],
      "properties": {
        "id": {
          "type": "integer",
          "description": "The unique identifier of the milestone."
        },
        "node_id": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "The GraphQL node ID."
        },
        "number": {
          "type": "integer",
          "description": "The milestone number."
        },
        "title": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "The title of the milestone."
        },
        "description": {
          "type": [
            "string",
            "null"
          ],
          "description": "A description of the milestone."
        },
        "state": {
          "type": "string",
          "enum": [
            "open",
            "closed"
          ],
          "description": "The state of the milestone."
        },
        "open_issues": {
          "type": "integer",
          "description": "The number of open issues in the milestone."
        },
        "closed_issues": {
          "type": "integer",
          "description": "The number of closed issues in the milestone."
        },
        "due_on": {
          "type": [
            "string",
            "null"
          ],
          "format": "date-time",
          "description": "The due date of the milestone."
        },
        "created_at": {
          "type": "string",
          "format": "date-time",
          "description": "When the milestone was created."
        },
        "closed_at": {
          "type": [
            "string",
            "null"
          ],
          "format": "date-time",
          "description": "When the milestone was closed."
        }
      }
    },
    "Reactions": {
      "type": "object",
      "description": "Reaction counts for the issue.",
      "properties": {
        "url": {
          "type": "string",
          "format": "uri",
          "description": "API URL for the reactions."
        },
        "total_count": {
          "type": "integer",
          "minimum": 0,
          "description": "Total number of reactions."
        },
        "+1": {
          "type": "integer",
          "minimum": 0,
          "description": "Number of thumbs up reactions."
        },
        "-1": {
          "type": "integer",
          "minimum": 0,
          "description": "Number of thumbs down reactions."
        },
        "laugh": {
          "type": "integer",
          "minimum": 0,
          "description": "Number of laugh reactions."
        },
        "hooray": {
          "type": "integer",
          "minimum": 0,
          "description": "Number of hooray reactions."
        },
        "confused": {
          "type": "integer",
          "minimum": 0,
          "description": "Number of confused reactions."
        },
        "heart": {
          "type": "integer",
          "minimum": 0,
          "description": "Number of heart reactions."
        },
        "rocket": {
          "type": "integer",
          "minimum": 0,
          "description": "Number of rocket reactions."
        },
        "eyes": {
          "type": "integer",
          "minimum": 0,
          "description": "Number of eyes reactions."
        }
      }
    }
  }
}