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=== Helix Versioning Engine Labels

[[get_p4_vX_labels]]
==== `GET /p4/v[api]/labels`
    
Lists available labels in the system.
The resources of this list are summaries of labels in the system.

===== Request URL Path Parameters

[cols="2*", options="header"]
|===
| Parameter
| Description

| `api`
| The Helix Versioning Engine API level.
|===

===== Request Headers

[cols="2*", options="header"]
|===
| Header Name
| Notes

| `Authorization`
| See <<authentication>>

| `Accept`
| `application/json`

| `Content-Type`
| `application/json`

| `X-Perforce-Helix_Web_Services-*`
| See <<per_request_configuration>>
|===

===== Response Headers

[cols="2*", options="header"]
|===
| Header Name
| Notes

| `Content-Type`
| `application/json`
|===

===== Response Body JSON

The values of this method are based on the result of the http://www.perforce.com/perforce/doc.current/manuals/cmdref/p4_labels.html[`p4 -ztag labels`] command.
For more field information refer to the http://www.perforce.com/perforce/doc.current/manuals/cmdref/p4_labels.html[command reference].

See <<error_responses>> for the format of failures.

An example response body might look like:

[source,json]
----
[
  {
    "label": "test-label",
    "Update": "1438120994",
    "Access": "1438120994",
    "Owner": "",
    "Options": "unlocked noautoreload",
    "Description": "The label for testing\n"
  }
]
----

===== Ruby Client

See link:./helix_web_services_client_ruby/HelixWebServicesClient.html#labels-instance_method[`HelixWebServicesClient#labels`]




[[post_p4_vX_labels]]
==== `POST /p4/v[api]/labels`
    
Creates a new label specification, like the `p4 label` command.

There are no other parameters to this method.

===== Request URL Path Parameters

[cols="2*", options="header"]
|===
| Parameter
| Description

| `api`
| The Helix Versioning Engine API level.
|===

===== Request Headers

[cols="2*", options="header"]
|===
| Header Name
| Notes

| `Authorization`
| See <<authentication>>

| `Accept`
| `application/json`

| `Content-Type`
| `application/json`

| `X-Perforce-Helix_Web_Services-*`
| See <<per_request_configuration>>
|===

===== Request Body JSON

Properties of the JSON object are the form fields of the http://www.perforce.com/perforce/doc.current/manuals/cmdref/p4_label.html[p4 label] command.

For example:

[source,json]
----
{
  "Label": "new_label",
  "Description": "A new label for stuff",
  "View": ["//depot/..."]
}
----

===== Response Headers

[cols="2*", options="header"]
|===
| Header Name
| Notes

| `Content-Type`
| `application/json`
|===

===== Ruby Client

See link:./helix_web_services_client_ruby/HelixWebServicesClient.html#create_label-instance_method[`HelixWebServicesClient#create_label`]




[[get_p4_vX_labels_label]]
==== `GET /p4/v[api]/labels/[label]`

Return label details, similar to the `p4 label -o` command.

===== Request URL Path Parameters

[cols="2*", options="header"]
|===
| Parameter
| Description

| `api`
| The Helix Versioning Engine API level.

| `label`
| The label name.
|===

===== Request Headers

[cols="2*", options="header"]
|===
| Header Name
| Notes

| `Authorization`
| See <<authentication>>

| `Accept`
| `application/json`

| `Content-Type`
| `application/json`

| `X-Perforce-Helix_Web_Services-*`
| See <<per_request_configuration>>
|===

===== Response Headers

[cols="2*", options="header"]
|===
| Header Name
| Notes

| `Content-Type`
| `application/json`
|===

===== Response Data

Returns the form fields of the http://www.perforce.com/perforce/doc.current/manuals/cmdref/p4_label.html[`p4 -ztag label [label name]`] command.
For more information, see the command reference.
The main difference between the details and list view is the inclusion of the View field.

===== Example JSON Response

[source,json]
----
{
  "Label": "test-label",
  "Update": "2015/07/28 15:03:14",
  "Access": "2015/07/28 15:03:14",
  "Description": "The label for testing\n",
  "Options": "unlocked noautoreload",
  "View": [
    "//depot/..."
  ]
}
----

===== Ruby Client

See link:./helix_web_services_client_ruby/HelixWebServicesClient.html#label-instance_method[`HelixWebServicesClient#label`]




[[patch_p4_vX_labels_label]]
==== `PATCH /p4/v[api]/labels/[label]`
    
Update label specifications, similar to the `p4 label` command.
Only the specified parameters in the body will be changed.

===== Request URL Path Parameters

[cols="2*", options="header"]
|===
| Parameter
| Description

| `api`
| The Helix Versioning Engine API level.

| `label`
| The name of the label
|===

===== Request Headers

[cols="2*", options="header"]
|===
| Header Name
| Notes

| `Authorization`
| See <<authentication>>

| `Accept`
| `application/json`

| `Content-Type`
| `application/json`

| `X-Perforce-Helix_Web_Services-*`
| See <<per_request_configuration>>
|===

===== Request Body JSON

A single JSON object containing form fields of the http://www.perforce.com/perforce/doc.current/manuals/cmdref/p4_label.html[`p4 -ztag label [label name]`] command.

===== Response Headers

[cols="2*", options="header"]
|===
| Header Name
| Notes

| `Content-Type`
| `application/json`
|===

===== Example JSON Request Body

[source,json]
----
{
  "Description": "The updated new-label description.\n"
}
----

===== Ruby Client

See link:./helix_web_services_client_ruby/HelixWebServicesClient.html#update_label-instance_method[`HelixWebServicesClient#update_label`]




[[delete_p4_vX_labels_label]]
===== `DELETE /p4/v[api]/labels/[label]`
    
Removes the label specification, similar to the `p4 label -d` command.

====== Request URL Path Parameters

[cols="2*", options="header"]
|===
| Parameter
| Description

| `api`
| The Helix Versioning Engine API level.

| `label`
| The name of the label
|===

===== Request Headers

[cols="2*", options="header"]
|===
| Header Name
| Notes

| `Authorization`
| See <<authentication>>

| `Accept`
| `application/json`

| `Content-Type`
| `application/json`

| `X-Perforce-Helix_Web_Services-*`
| See <<per_request_configuration>>
|===

===== Response Headers

[cols="2*", options="header"]
|===
| Header Name
| Notes

| `Content-Type`
| `application/json`
|===

===== Ruby Client

See link:./helix_web_services_client_ruby/HelixWebServicesClient.html#delete_label-instance_method[`HelixWebServicesClient#delete_label`]